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THIS WEEK’S FRUIT: Cal Red Peach Frog Hollow Farm, Brentwood, CA 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…
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Fruit & News of the Week: August 15th
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Fruit and News of the Week: April 4th
THIS WEEK’S FRUIT: Hass Avocado Churchill, Ojai, CA Creamy in texture, nutty in flavor, with a small to medium seed. The Hass skin is easy to peel and darkens from green to purplish-black as it ripens. Pink Lady Apple Cuyama,…
Recipe: Apple Salad with Walnuts and Lime
from bon appetit Ingredients SERVINGS: 6 1/2 cup walnut halves 2 Pink Lady apples, thinly sliced 4 scallions, thinly sliced 1/4cup fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves 1/4 cup fresh lime juice 1/2 tsp. crushed red pepper flakes Kosher salt and freshly…
Fruit and News of the Week: January 20th
THIS WEEK’S FRUIT Torocco Blood Oranges A beautiful orange to deep red flesh is revealed when you slice open a Tarocco. The flesh of the blood orange is firmer and more dense than an orange and its flavor is a…
Posted in Newsletter, Uncategorized Tagged with: Apples, blood oranges, Citrus, Community, CSA, Farmer Al, Frog Hollow, Frog Hollow Farm, Fuji apples, meyer lemons, Navel Oranges
Fruit and News of the Week: January 6th
THIS WEEKS FRUIT Hayward Kiwi Chieci Farm, Live Oak, CA Originally known as the Chinese gooseberry due to its Chinese origins. Hawyward Wright, a New Zealand nurseryman propagated his plants by grafting. They eventually became the preferred cultivar of growers…
Posted in Newsletter Tagged with: Apples, Citrus, Community, CSA, Farmer Al, Farming Organically, Frog Hollow, Frog Hollow Farm, Kiwi, mandarin, Navel Oranges, Organic
