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Farm Focus: Varieties Part 2

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Varieties Part 2: In 1938 Dave Wilson established a Nursery on a small piece of ground near Modesto. Today the Dave Wilson Nursery (DWN) is one of the largest growers of fruit and nut trees in California. The DWN is

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Recipe: Jane’s Summer Peach Salsa

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Veteran’s to CSA’s but new to Frog Hollow and California, Jane and her husband Curtis are loving the sweet fruits of their Happy Child Box. They haven’t been able to decide on a favorite fruit yet, but peaches are up

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Farm Focus: Varieties Part 1 of 2

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As members of our CSA, we know you value superior flavor. In order to ensure we are enjoying the sweetest and most delicious fruit around, Farmer Al is extremely careful about every aspect of fruit production. You have to start

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Fruit and News: Week of July 23rd 2012

THIS WEEK’S FRUIT Suncrest Peaches A Slow Food Ark heritage variety, the Suncrest has all the old-fashioned taste of days gone by. Its a truly memorable peach whose firm but juicy flesh provides a real eat-over-the-sink experience. Gently tapered, the

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Fruit and News: Week of July 16th 2012

THIS WEEK’S FRUIT Suncrest Peaches A Slow Food Ark heritage variety, the Suncrest has all the old-fashioned taste of days gone by. Its a truly memorable peach whose firm but juicy flesh provides a real eat-over-the-sink experience. Gently tapered, the

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