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Fruit of the Week: Flavor Rich Pluots Frog Hollow Farm, Brentwood, CA A small pluot about the size of golf ball with deep purple skin and a golden flesh that has an excellent balance of acidity and sweetness. Red Flame…
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Fruit & News of the Week: October 9th, 2017
Posted in Newsletter Tagged with: Asian, bay area farm, california farms, orchard management, Organic Farming, organic orchard management, pears, Pomegranate, regenerative farming, sustainable farming
Fruit & News of the Week: October 24th
THIS WEEK’S FRUIT: Shinko Asian Pears Frog Hollow Farm, Brentwood, CA The Shinko has a round shape which is slightly flattened. The skin is bronze with brown russeting and its juicy, creamy white flesh has a subtly rich flavor. One…
Fruit & News of the Week: October 17th
THIS WEEK’S FRUIT: Shinko Asian Pears Frog Hollow Farm, Brentwood, CA The Shinko has a round shape which is slightly flattened. The skin is bronze with brown russeting and its juicy, creamy white flesh has a subtly rich flavor. One…
Posted in Newsletter Tagged with: apple, Asian, clay, flavor profile, fuji, ground team, ladders, loam, olive harvest, Pear, Pomegranate, pruning, rain, shears, shinko, snow, sticky, tree team, wait, warren, wind
Fruit & News of the Week: October 10th
THIS WEEK’S FRUIT: Shinko Asian Pears Frog Hollow Farm, Brentwood, CA The Shinko has a round shape which is slightly flattened. The skin is bronze with brown russeting and its juicy, creamy white flesh has a subtly rich flavor. One…
Posted in Newsletter Tagged with: Anti-Cancer, apple, arils, Asia, Asian, Brain Function, East Indies, european, fuji, health, Heart Disease, Himalayas, india, Iran, Malaya, Memory, Pear, Pomegranate, shinko, Spanish settlers, tropical Africa, warren
Farm Focus: The History of the Pear
We love our pears at Frog Hollow! Pears are one of the world’s oldest and most beloved fall fruits. Cultivation of most modern pear varieties began as early as the 17th century in Europe and Asia, while early pear records…
Posted in Blog Tagged with: America, Asian, Asian Pears, Comice, diversity, Europe, history, Pacific Northwest, pears, pioneers, savory, Seckel, sweet, Thomas Warren, varieties, warren pear
