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As fruit harvesting tappers, pruning kicks into full swing. Here at the farm, our field crew always stays busy. Most fruit orchards are pruned mechanically, with what essentially looks like an overhead mower. As all of you know, everything at…
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Farm Focus: A Note from Farmer Kristin
Posted in Blog Tagged with: apricots, canopy, hand-pruning, harvesting, mechanically, Nectarines, open vase, peaches, Plums, pruning, thinning
Fruit & News of the Week: September 5th
THIS WEEK’S FRUIT: Autumn Flame Peach Frog Hollow Farm, Brentwood, CA The Autumn Flame brings the peach harvest to a close with a truly nostalgic peach sweetness. The Autumn Flame is naturally more firm, but softens beautifully if aged properly…
Posted in Newsletter Tagged with: Apples, apricots, Autumn Flame Peach, bread, Emerald Beaut Plum, Eutypa, fall fruit, figs, Hosui Asian Pear, late harvest plums, nuts, pastries, pears, persimmons, pomegranates, pruning, rain, Red Seedless Grapes, science, staple, unhealthy, warren pear, wheat
Farm Focus: Trying New Things
We recently had a fantastic group of Girl Scouts visit Frog Hollow and their transformation in attitude during their visit was fabulous. The group arrived at 3:45 pm, and the air was heavy with 100-degree heat. They piled out of the car…
Posted in Blog Tagged with: ants, apricots, attitude, bird, blossoms, girl scouts, heat, orchard, porta-potty, transformation, try new things
Fruit & News of the Week: June 13th
THIS WEEK’S FRUIT: Emeraude Nectarine Frog Hollow Farm, Brentwood, CA A white flesh nectarine similar in flavor to the Jade, Emeraude’s subtlesweetness and low acidity makes it a great contrast to our early-season yellow peaches. Santa Rosa Plum Frog Hollow…
Recipe: Shrimp & Apricot Skewars
From Sunset Magazine Ingredients: 2 teaspoons toasted sesame oil 1 teaspoon minced garlic 1 teaspoon minced fresh ginger 1/4 cup apricot jam 1/3 cup fresh orange juice 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice 2 tablespoons reduced-sodium soy sauce 12 paper-thin slices…
