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Farm Focus: Planting Pollenator Habitat at Frog Hollow

As many of you might know, we take supporting beneficial insects very seriously at Frog Hollow. We’ve been working with UC Berkeley Scientist Gordon Frankie for several years now to bolster native bee populations at Frog Hollow. But this work has until now

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Farm Focus: Delectable Desserts for Thanksgiving from our Farm Kitchen

Holiday Crostada

Everyone at your table will be delighted with each bite Add-On by Friday for Thanskgiving week delivery

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Recipe: Persimmon Scones

from happyyolks.com Ingredients: 3 cups persimmons, chopped 1 tsp vanilla 2 tsp butter 3 tsp sugar 4 3/4 cup all-purpose flour 1 T. baking powder 3/4 tsp. baking soda 1/2 cup sugar 1 1/4 tsp salt 1 cup unsalted butter,

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Fruit and News of the Week: November 9th

THIS WEEK’S FRUIT Warren Pear Frog Hollow Farm, Brentwood, CA This is Frog Hollow Farm’s signature pear for good reason. Too difficult to grow for most farmers, it’s never caught on commercially but, Farmer Al has never shied away from

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Farm Focus: Farm to School Month

Did you know that October was Farm to School Month? This very special occasion marks a time for students across the country to learn more about their food through hands-on learning. Schools and community organizations in all 50 states are getting into

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  • Recipe: Pork Chops with Apples and Onions

    Pork Chops with Apples and Onions
    via Martha Stewart

     
    Ingredients:
    6 bone-in pork chops (loin or shoulder), cut 3/4 inch thick
    Coarse salt and fres…

  • Farm Focus: The Buzz with Bees

    Spring is synonymous with blooming flowers and where there are blooming flowers there are bees! And while most people think  of European honey bees, we  w…

  • Fruit & News of the Week: April 9, 2018

    This Week’s Fruit:
    Minneloa Tangelos
    Twin Girls Farm, Dinuba, CA
    The Tangelo is a cross between a mandarin and grapefruit. Its skin is easy to peel and its f…

  • Recipe: DIY Orange Soda

    Via Food52

    Ingredients:

    4 oranges
    1 lime
    1 cup granulated sugar
    Lemon lime seltzer water

    Method:

    Zest the oranges and the lime and add all o…

  • Farm Focus: Jim Churchill of Churchill-Brenneis Orchard

    Jim of Churchill-Brenneis Orchard, never imagined himself becoming a farmer, though he grew up walking through friends orchards on weekend trips from LA. His pa…