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THIS WEEK’S FRUIT Valencia Oranges Pleasant Valley Ranch, Springville, CA Valencia Oranges are a late season orange known for their very sweet tasting and brightly colored juice. They are one of the most popular varieties used for bottled juices because of

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Flatbread Pizza w/ Dried Apricot Sauce, Carmondy Cheese, and Arugula

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  This pizza recipe is a variation of a flat bread pizza wit fig jam that I learned form Chef Mario from Cookin’ the Market. Instead of using figs and goat cheese, Chef Becky and I wanted to highlight the

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Fruit and News: Week of June 10th 2013

Blenheim Apricots Frog Hollow Farm, Brentwood, CA A Slow Food Arc of Taste apricot that has been growing in the Santa Clara Valley since the 1900’s. Small in size like our Golden Sweet the Blenheims are prized for their sweet

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Fruit and News: Week of June 3rd

This Week’s Fruit Crimson Lady Peaches Frog Hollow Farm, Brentwood, CA The Crimson Lady is one of the first peach varieties off the tree. It has a firm texture that is more springy than the meltingly juicy quality typical of

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Fermented Fruit Soda

Join the fermentation revolution! Thanks to CSA Member Naomi Lewis (Berkeley), Nutrionist and Mama to two daughters, for passing along this probiotic recipe. Ingredients and Supplies 1 glass quart jar 1/3 cup water kefir grains (can be purchased online or

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  • Recipe: Pork Chops with Apples and Onions

    Pork Chops with Apples and Onions
    via Martha Stewart

     
    Ingredients:
    6 bone-in pork chops (loin or shoulder), cut 3/4 inch thick
    Coarse salt and fres…

  • Farm Focus: The Buzz with Bees

    Spring is synonymous with blooming flowers and where there are blooming flowers there are bees! And while most people think  of European honey bees, we  w…

  • Fruit & News of the Week: April 9, 2018

    This Week’s Fruit:
    Minneloa Tangelos
    Twin Girls Farm, Dinuba, CA
    The Tangelo is a cross between a mandarin and grapefruit. Its skin is easy to peel and its f…

  • Recipe: DIY Orange Soda

    Via Food52

    Ingredients:

    4 oranges
    1 lime
    1 cup granulated sugar
    Lemon lime seltzer water

    Method:

    Zest the oranges and the lime and add all o…

  • Farm Focus: Jim Churchill of Churchill-Brenneis Orchard

    Jim of Churchill-Brenneis Orchard, never imagined himself becoming a farmer, though he grew up walking through friends orchards on weekend trips from LA. His pa…