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Week of February 27th, 2012

Week of Feb 27th CSA Box

In This Week’s Box [box_list] Navel Oranges, Fuerte & Hass Avocados, (one type only will be in your box) Olsen Organic Farm, Lindsay, CA Kiwis, Chiechi Farms, Gridley, CA Pink Lady Apples, Cuyama, New Cuyama, CA Grapefruit, Rucker Homestead, Mecca,

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Week of March 14th 2011

CSA box with apples, oranges, tangelos, avocados.

Our second annual Blossom Festival was a big success, with good weather and great “bee” talks by our honeybee beekeeper, Alan Hawkins, and our native bee specialist, Marissa Ponder from UC Berkeley.

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Week of February 22nd 2011

A citrus-heavy CSA box filled with oranges, tangerines, apples, and two avocados.

It is a beautiful day here on the farm. To the west is Mt. Diablo, covered in snow and towering 4500 feet over the vast central valley.

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