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Farm Focus: URGENCI CSA Conference

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The URGENCI International CSA conference was held for the first time in the United States last week in Pacific Grove. I feel fortunate to have had the opportunity to attend and hear from farmers, food policy folks, and sustainable food

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Recipe: Roasted Chicken with Ginger and Blood Orange Marinade

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Marinate your chicken the night before, and dinner will be a breeze! Super tasty too. Ingredients 3 pounds bone-in, skin-on chicken parts Marinade juice of 2 blood oranges (about 1/4 cup) 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 3 cloves of garlic,

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Fruit and News: Week of January 21st 2013

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This Week’s Fruit Pink Lady Apples & Fuji Apples Cayuma Orchards, New Cayuma, CA A cross between the Golden Delicious and Lady Williams, the Pink Lady is a crisp and juicy apple with a tart finish. A creamy white colored

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Farm Focus: Winter Visits

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Last week was a fun one! We were excited to welcome site hosts, the Piedmont Middle School Green Team, out to the farm for a tour of the Orchard. Our compost operation was a topic of particular interest to the

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Recipe: Becky’s Fresh Meyer Lemon Cake with Lemon Glaze

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Send us your tried and tested recipes. If we use one for our Newsletter we will send you a free bag of our granola in your next box! Ingredients 1/2 cup ground meyer lemons, or about 2 medium lemons 1

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    Twin Girls Farm, Dinuba, CA
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  • Recipe: DIY Orange Soda

    Via Food52

    Ingredients:

    4 oranges
    1 lime
    1 cup granulated sugar
    Lemon lime seltzer water

    Method:

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