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Farm Focus: Organic Agriculture – It is good for us

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The Conventional Farm Across Our Canal Our Orchard A recent study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine by a group of researchers out of Stanford’s School of Medicine has caused a lot of commotion on both sides of the

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Recipe: Marinated Chicken with Peaches

Thanks to Theresa (Rockridge) for this yummy recipe! Theresa’s family loves to cook together to make their own recipes. For her family, the CSA acts as a seasonal guide to what is freshest and best. Ingredients Ingredients 2 lbs. boneless,

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Farm Focus: Gloria Tapia

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Gloria Tapia has a magic touch with all things en La Cocina (the kitchen). She grew up in Vera Cruz, Mexico and started cooking with her Mother at a young age. Her mother taught her a love of cooking and

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Recipe: Baby Greens with Plums, Chevre, and Prosciutto

Ingredients 8 ounces small or tender salad greens 4-6 plums 2 teaspoons minced shallot 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard 1 teaspoon honey 4 teaspoons white wine or champagne vinegar 4 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil Sea salt 8 ounces chevre 6 thin

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Fruit and News: Week of September 3rd 2012

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Summerset Peaches The Summerset matures into a very large peach, some weighing in at more than two pounds! Bright yellow with hardly no blush to speak of, the Summerset is a freestone that boasts a bold flesh that has a

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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…