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Farm Focus: Spring is in the Air

Though Spring is still officially a little over two weeks away, you wouldn’t know it in the orchard. The trees are putting on their annual show of breathtaking beauty, the air and earth smell of freshness and the grass is

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Fruit and News of the Week: February 23rd

THIS WEEK’S FRUIT Tarocco Blood Orange Frog Hollow Farm, Brentwood, CA A beautiful orange to deep red flesh is revealed when you slice open a Tarocco. The flesh of the blood orange is firmer and more dense than an orange

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Farm Focus: Composting to Save the Planet

An excerpt from Cheryl Angelina Koehler’s excellent article on Frog Hollow’s compost program in this month’s Edible East Bay – Composting to Save the Planet. To read more please see their print magazine or edibleeastbay.com  Illustation by Lila Volkas lilavolkas.com

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Recipe: Blood Orange Buttermilk Poundcake

Recipe Source: WhiteOnRiceCouple.com Ingredients: 1 3/4 cups (220g) all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon kosher or sea salt 1/2 cup (113g or one stick) unsalted butter, at room temperature 1 cup (200g) sugar finely grated zest of 2

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Fruit and News of the Week: February 9th

THIS WEEKS FRUIT Tarocco Blood Orange Frog Hollow Farm, Brentwood, CA A beautiful orange to deep red flesh is revealed when you slice open a Tarocco. The flesh of the blood orange is firmer and more dense than an orange

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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…