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Fruit and News of the Week: June 9th

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THIS WEEKS FRUIT Gold Dust Peaches Frog Hollow Farm, Brentwood, CA Its 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 branch

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Farm Focus: Learning About Compost with Piedmont Middle School

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Last week we had the pleasure of welcoming the student’s of Piedmont Middle School’s Green Team to the farm. For the past couple years, Piedmont Middle School has be one of the handful of awesome schools that host pick up locations for

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Recipe: Apricot Oat Smoothie

This recipe has been adapted from The Minimalist Baker, for more yummy recipes see the blog here.  Ingredients: 4 ripe apricots, quartered, pits removed 1 tbsp chia seeds 1/4 cup rolled oats 1/2 frozen banana 1/4 cup fresh orange juice

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Fruit and News of the Week: May 26th

THIS WEEKS FRUIT Robada Apricots Frog Hollow Farm, Brentwood, CA Our stone fruit season has fully arrived when the Robadas are ready to pick. A large and robust apricot, the Robada has a particularly vibrant blush that makes the fruit

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Farm Focus: Meet Molly James!

Many of you may have met our beloved Outreach Coordinator, Molly James. Some of you may know her as the woman who calls you when your subscription expires or the blonde who signed you up for the CSA program, and

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