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Fruit & News of the Week: February 20th

THIS WEEK’S FRUIT: Tarocco Blood Oranges Frog Hollow Farm, Brentwood, CA A beautiful orange to deep red flesh is revealed when you slice open a Tarocco. The flesh of the blood orange is firmer and more dense than an orange

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Farm Focus: The Day in the Life of a Vegetable Farmer…

A Note from Farmer Kristin: A day in the life of a veggie farmer… As I show up to the farm the air is cold and crisp. It’s the first blue sky I’ve seen at the farm for several days

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Recipe: Sticky Orange Sunflower Chicken with Sesame Broccoli

from Melissa Joulwan from Well Fed Weeknights Ingredients: Sticky Sauce: 1 medium navel orange 2 cloves garlic 1/4 cup coconut aminos 1/4 cup sunflower seed butter 1 tablespoon tomato paste 1 tablespoon unseasoned rice vinegar 1 tablespoon fish sauce 1

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Fruit & News of the Week: December 12th

THIS WEEK’S FRUIT: Fuyu Persimmons Chiechi Farm, Live Oak, CA The Fuyu has a crisp texture with a rich honey sweet flavor. They have a beautiful orange to red hue when ripe, often with tiny brown speckles on the skin.

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Recipe: Rainbow Red Cabbage Salad

from Practical Paleo Ingredients: 1 cup thinly sliced or shredded red cabbage (a mandoline works wonderfully for this) 1/2 cup shredded carrots 1/2 cup shredded broccoli stems 1 apple cut into matchsticks Juice of 2 limes 2 tablespoons olive oil

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