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Farm Focus: 5% for Schools

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In this season of giving we are very excited to launch a new program for our school site hosts. We currently have five schools which host a Happy Child CSA pick-up for for parents and staff. We very much appreciate

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Farm Focus: Eat, Gift, and Be Merry – Give the gift of good food!

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During this time of gifting and feasting we hope you will consider sharing the gift of good food. There are so many presents given and received that are stored away in closets or garages. Good food however, may be stored

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Fruit and News: Week of November 26th 2012

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THIS WEEK’S FRUIT Warren Pears The Warren is to our pears as the Cal Red is to our peaches and the Flavor King to our pluots. This is Frog Hollow Farm’s signature pear and for good reason. Too difficult to

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Fruit and News: Week of November 12th 2012

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THIS WEEK’S FRUIT Shinko Asian Pears Asian pears are also known as “apple pears” as they’re often described as having the texture and shape of the apple but with the smooth sweetness of a pear. Botanically, they’re true pears and

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Farm Focus: Calling All Worms!

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Exciting news on the vermiculture front! Christophe Kreis, molecular biologist, and the mastermind behind our compost operation, recently returned from North Carolina State University’s 13th annual three-day conference on vermiculture. He learned a lot and we are looking forward to

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    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…