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Fruit and News of the Week: April 13th

THIS WEEK’S FRUIT Hayward Kiwis Chiechi Farm, Live Oak, CA Originally known as the Chinese gooseberry due to its Chinese origins. Hawyward Wright, a New Zealand nurseryman propagated his plants by grafting, and they eventually became the preferred cultivar of

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Farm Focus: A Little Peach

A Little Peach by Eugene Field A little peach in the orchard grew, A little peach of emerald hue; Warmed by the sun and wet by the dew, It grew. One day, passing that orchard through, That little peach dawned

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Anna’s Farm Lunch

Ingredients 1 small garlic, minced 1 tbsp orange juice 3 generous pinches of salt 3 TBSP of Frog Hollow Farm olive oil Salad: Mixed greens including kale, mustard, and red romaine, finely chopped 1⁄2 an Avocado diced 2 oranges, supremed

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Fruit and News of the Week: April 6th

THIS WEEK’S FRUIT Hayward Kiwis Chiechi Farm, Live Oak, CA Originally known as the Chinese gooseberry due to its Chinese origins. Hawyward Wright, a New Zealand nurseryman propagated his plants by grafting, and they eventually became the preferred cultivar of growers due

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Recipe: Citrus Soaked Pudding Cake

Thanks to CSA member Kathy Faix for submitting this recipe! Send us a recipe. If we print it, we’ll send you a treat in your next box. Ingredients:  You will need 2-3 oranges for this recipe (yield 2 teaspoons grated peel,

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Recent Posts

  • 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…