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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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Fruit & News of the Week: November 28th
Posted in Newsletter Tagged with: Apples, Chiechi Farm, Clementine, cold, Cuyama, energy, foggy, fruit buds, fuji, fuyu, Hayward, Kiwis, Lindsay, Live Oak, Mandarins, muddy, Navel, olsen organics, orange, persimmons, pomegranates, pruning, rootstock incompatibility, tree team, Twin Girls Farm, Warren Pear trees, Yettem
Fruit and News of the Week: December 16th
THIS WEEK’S FRUIT Warren Pears This pear has a classic European texture. It’s soft and juicy with a silky sweetness that avoids the typical grittiness found in most pears. Pears are ripe when wrinkled and yielding slightly near the…
Posted in Newsletter, Uncategorized Tagged with: Bosc, Clementine, Farmer Al, Frog Hollo Farm, Hayward Kiwi, Warren Pears
Fruit and News of the Week: December 2nd
THIS WEEK’S FRUIT Pink Lady Apples A cross between the Golden Delicious and Lady Williams, the Pink Lady is a crisp and juicy apple with a tart finish. Pink skins and a creamy white colored flesh that resists browning makes,…
Posted in Newsletter Tagged with: Carbon footprint, cherries, Clementine, Climate Change, Farmer Al, fuji apple, Fuyu Persimmons, Hayward Kiwi, pink lady apples, Warren Pears
Farm Focus: Ken Olsen
Ken Olsen, our Clementine grower was always interested in agriculture. He grew up south of Watsonville, CA on what he calls a mini-farm. He worked along side his Danish father tending chickens, pigs, rabbits, and calves. He also helped with…
Week of January 17th 2011
On Tuesday the 11th, I visited with Rebecca Klein of Lafayette who is creating a wonderful new vision for CSAs and for connecting schools and churches with local farmers for their food needs. Her CSA site is located at Temple Isaiah in Lafayette.
Posted in Newsletter Tagged with: advisory committee, Apples, Clementine, CSA, Frog Hollow Farm pears, Hass Avocados, Kiwi, Mandarins, Navel Oranges, Organic, Pink Lady, warren pear
