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Farm Focus: The Twig

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THE TWIG By Master Composter Russel Levari There once was a story a story so big; but it all began with just one little twig. A twig indeed is a fine thing while live; but after it’s dead it’s still

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Recipe: Baked Nectarines with Pistachios and Creme Fraiche

A delicious dessert or a special afternoon snack. You will surely be a playdate pleaser with this one! Ingredients 4 tablespoons shelled pistachios 2 tablespoons unsalted butter 1/4-1/2 cup confectioners’ sugar 2 drops (less than 1/8 teaspoon) almond extract 1/8

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Fruit and News: Week of August 13 2012

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THIS WEEK’S FRUIT Cal Red Peaches The beloved Cal Red is in a class by itself and is the “Oh my God” peach! A relatively new variety and a California native, the Cal Red was bred by University of California

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Farm Focus: Battle of the Peaches & Ripe the cookbook

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A few months back Farmer Al joined cookbook author and blogger Chery Sternman Rule at Omnivore Books in San Francisco for a book reading and signing of her recently released cookbook Ripe: A Fresh, Colorful Approach to Fruits and Vegetables. 

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Recipe: Peach Mascarpone Flatbreads

Peach Mascarpone Flatbreads Recipe reprinted with permission from RIPE © 2012 by Cheryl Sternman Rule, Running Press, a member of the Perseus Book Group. Photo provided by Paulette Phlipot Photography © 2012 Ingredients 1 orange 4 whole-wheat prepared flatbreads 2

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  • Recipe: Pork Chops with Apples and Onions

    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…