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- Warren Pears, Frog Hollow Farm
- Seckle Pears, Frog Hollow Farm
- Candy Crisp Apples, Rider Farm, Watsonville
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Dear CSA Members,
It’s October 3rd, and it really feels like Fall at Frog Hollow Farm, as we start planning for the Fall/Winter Season, (which will be ready for enrollment soon), harvest the last of our fruit from the orchard, watch the first rains trickle down outside, and begin sampling the winter treats made with apples and pears we will soon have available on www.froghollow.com. This is also the first week we are using fruit from another farm since May!
The Candycrisp Apples from Watsonville, CA are so fresh and delicious, if you’ve had an apple this summer you probably realize since it’s been stored in a cooler since last Fall. It’s nice to have fresh Apples again.
This week I posted a pear canning link on our facebook page in the hopes some of you might try your hand at canning. It’s not too late! I only made one batch of peach jam this year, but luckily we can capture the flavors of Fall by canning some pears. It’s not as hard as you’d think.
Just a reminder that the wrinkles on pears near the stem are an indication of approaching ripeness, but you’ll need to keep them unrefrigerated for just a bit longer to really soften them, if that’s how you like your pears.
Enjoy the Season,
Melissa
CSA Coordinator
A Pear Affair
Mark your calendars for October 23rd, from 11 am to 3 pm. We’re inviting all of our CSA Members, and their Friends and Family to come out to the farm to enjoy the orchard. Bring a picnic lunch, and we’ll supply desserts.
We’ll have some games for children, baked goods and farm products for sale, a composting demo and everyone is welcome to walk around and enjoy the orchard at this beautiful time of year.
Pears, Apples, and other Kitchen items will be available for sale. We’re also working with local farms to offer you other activities in Brentwood for the Harvest. In addition to Family Friendly activities, there’s also some wine tasting in the area if you’re up for that!
An eventbrite invitation will be available this week so you can RSVP and give us an idea of how many people to expect.
*event is weather permitting and no dogs are allowed, sorry!*
Suggestions for local area fun after your visit to FHF for ‘A Pear Affair’:
Smith Family Farms–just minutes away from FHF, they have a wonderful Pumpkin Patch and farm stand in Knightsen, CA.
Just before you reach Smith Family Farms, there’s a museum that just happens to be open 10/23, the E. Contra Costa Historical Society and Museum. Lots of old tractors and a rural farmstead to tour. Very Cool.
Hanna Nicole Vineyards has wine tasting just minutes from the farm, as well. Open from 11-5
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