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Farm Focus: Meet 18 Reasons

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Those of you based in San Francisco may already have heard about or even visited 18 Reason’s community space in the heart of the mission. Just a couple doors down from BiRite Creamery, their gorgeous space is hard to miss. Inside the elegant

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Recipe: PLUM AND POLENTA CAKE

From the Tucci Cookbook Ingredients 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons finely ground cornmeal or semolina flour 1 cup all-purpose flour 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder Pinch of kosher salt 13 tablespoons butter, softened 3/4 cup granulated sugar 4 large egg

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Farm Focus: Suprise Visit From Tom Hughes, the co-founder of The FOOD Museum

Last week Tom Hughes, the co-founder of The FOOD Museum, stopped by the farm to see what he would find. Tom and his wife Meredith Sayles created the online project to collect, preserve, exhibit and explain the history and social significance of

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Recipe: Roast Chicken with Ginger and Peaches

  From the New York Times by Melissa Clark Ingredients 2 peaches or nectarines 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken thighs, cut into 1-inch strips 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil 2 tablespoons dry (fino) sherry 2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil 2

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Fruit and News: Week of August 17th 2015

THIS WEEK’S FRUIT  Cal Red Peach The beloved Cal Red is in a class by itself and is the “Oh my God” peach! A relatively new variety and a California native, the Cal Red was bred by University of California botanist

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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…