{"id":4246,"date":"2015-01-13T01:41:16","date_gmt":"2015-01-13T01:41:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/happychildcsa.com\/?p=4246"},"modified":"2016-04-08T10:41:14","modified_gmt":"2016-04-08T10:41:14","slug":"fruit-and-news-of-the-week-january-12th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/happychildcsa.com\/froghollowCSA\/fruit-and-news-of-the-week-january-12th\/","title":{"rendered":"Fruit and News of the Week: January 12th"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>THIS WEEK'S FRUIT<\/h3>\r\n<strong>Tarocco Blood Orange<\/strong>\r\n\r\n<em>Frog Hollow Farm, Brentwood, CA<\/em>\r\n\r\nA beautiful orange to deep red flesh is revealed when you slice open a Tarocco. The\u00a0flesh of the blood orange is firmer and more dense than an orange and its flavor is a\u00a0little more tart. These beauties sweeten and darken in color as the season progresses.\r\n\r\n<strong>Owari Mandarins<\/strong>\r\n\r\n<em>Abounding Harvest Mountain Farm, Los Gatos, CA<\/em>\r\n\r\nOwari mandarins are typically seedless with a thin skin that is loosely attached to the\u00a0flesh making them very easy to peel. The flesh of the mandarin is very sweet and delicate leaving them susceptible to bruising, so handle with care.\r\n\r\n<strong>Algerian Tangerine<\/strong>\r\n\r\n<em>Abounding Harvest Mountain Farm, Los Gatos, CA<\/em>\r\n\r\nThis tangerines skin is a beautiful red orange hue and is so thin that it peels very easily.\u00a0Inside the fruit is succulent and very sweet.\r\n\r\n<strong>Cara\u00a0Cara Oranges<\/strong>\r\n\r\n<em>Home Grown Farm, Porterville, CA<\/em>\r\n\r\nA medium sized red fleshed seedless navel orange. Cara caras are a low acid orange\u00a0that makes the flesh sweeter and more complex than most navels.\r\n\r\n<strong>Pink Lady Apple<\/strong>\r\n\r\n<em>Cuyama Farm, New Cuyama, CA<\/em>\r\n\r\nA cross between the Golden Delicious and Lady Williams, the Pink Lady is a crisp\u00a0and juicy apple with a tart finish. Pink skins and a creamy white colored flesh that\u00a0resists browning makes this an excellent apple for salads and slicing.\r\n\r\n<strong>Fuji Apples<\/strong>\r\n\r\n<em>Cuyama Farm, New Cuyama, CA<\/em>\r\n\r\nFujis are a cross between Red Delicious and Ralls Janet, an heirloom apple dating back\u00a0to Thomas Jefferson. Fujis are loved by many for their crisp, sweet, and juicy character.\r\n\r\n<strong>Hayward Kiwis<\/strong>\r\n\r\n<em>Chiechi Farm, Live Oak, CA<\/em>\r\n\r\nOriginally known as the Chinese gooseberry due to its Chinese origins. Hawyward\u00a0Wright, a New Zealand nurseryman propagated his plants by grafting, and they eventually became the preferred cultivar of growers due to their sweet flavor and thin skin.\r\n\r\n<strong>Hass Avocado<\/strong>\r\n\r\n<em>Sundance Organics, Oceanside, CA<\/em>\r\n\r\nCreamy in texture, nutty in flavor, with a small to medium seed. The Hass skin is easy\u00a0to peel and darkens from green to purplish-black as it ripens.\r\n\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THIS WEEK&#8217;S FRUIT Tarocco Blood Orange Frog Hollow Farm, Brentwood, CA A beautiful orange to deep red flesh is revealed when you slice open a Tarocco. The\u00a0flesh of the blood orange is firmer and more dense than an orange and its flavor is a\u00a0little more tart. 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