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Fruit & News of the Week: August 14, 2017

Fruit of the Week: Cal Red Peaches 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

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Fruit & News of the Week: August 7, 2017

Fruit of the Week: O’Henry Peaches Frog Hollow Farm, Brentwood, CA Farmer Al’s favorite peach to grill, the O’Henry has the flavor, size, and crimson blush that makes for a truly memorable peach. It’s elegantly pointed shape slices to an

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Farm Focus: Garden Mania

Our garden is in full swing right now and we are rejoicing at the bounty of good food all around us. We started our fledgling garden in 2014 with just a few rows of tomatoes and peppers. We are now

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Recipe: Summer Salad

Thanks to Chef Mario Hernandez from Order of the Fat Tongue for this delightful recipe Ingredients: 4 peaches or nectarines, de-seeded and cut into bite sized cubes 4 tomatoes, cut into bite sized cubed 1 Loose cup of Haricot Verts,

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Recipe: Pluot and Avocado Salad

Pluot and Avocado Salad from Food 52 Ingredients: 2 medium ripe Avocados 5 medium sized ripe pluots 1 cup chopped fresh cilantro 1 small clove of garlic several pinches sea salt 1 medium lemon A few glugs of olive oil

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