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Farm Focus: Summer Pick and Jam Event 2014

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This sunday we had our 3rd Annual Summer Pick and Jam event. It was a blast. Thanks to everyone who came out and look forward to seeing all of you and more again in the fall.            

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Recipe: Grilled Peaches in Pancetta

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Chef Becky demonstrated how to make these at Sunday’s Pick and Jam. Here’s the recipe for those who couldn’t make it! Ingredients Serves 4 4 medium to large, ripe peaches, peeled and quartered 2 oz thinly slices pancetta or bacon 8

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Fruit and News of the Week: June 16th

THIS WEEK’S FRUIT Flavorcrest Peaches Frog Hollow Farm, Brentwood, CA It’s a well-known peach whose attractiveness and bold sweetness makes it the third most widely planted fresh-market peach in California. Flavor Crests at Frog Hollow enjoy more time on the

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Farm Focus: How to Frog Hollow’s Staying Delicious on Hot Days

For the past couple weeks we have been experiencing some very high temperatures in Brentwood. The fruit seems to be coming in faster than ever, which means everyone is working hard to make sure it gets picked, packaged and sent

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Recipe: Peach Ice Cream

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Ingredients SERVES 6 – 8 1 1⁄2 cups whole milk 2 eggs 2 egg yolks 1 1⁄4 cups sugar 1 1⁄4 cup heavy cream 1 pint ripe peaches, chopped, with peel on Juice of 1⁄2 lemon Preparation 1. Combine peaches,

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