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Fruit and News of the Week: October 7th

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This Week’s Fruit Pomegranate Native to the regions of Persia and the Western Himalayan range, pomegran- ates have been cultivated for several millennia. When sliced open a beautiful array of jewel like seeds are displayed. The aril is the colorful

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Brix and Your Fruit

For those new to our CSA this season, you may not have heard us use the term Brix. Brix is the ratio of Total Soluble Solids (TSS) to water in solution and is used within the industry to measure the

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Fruit and News: Week of June 3rd

This Week’s Fruit Crimson Lady Peaches Frog Hollow Farm, Brentwood, CA The Crimson Lady is one of the first peach varieties off the tree. It has a firm texture that is more springy than the meltingly juicy quality typical of

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Yoga in the Orchard

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Fermented Fruit Soda

Join the fermentation revolution! Thanks to CSA Member Naomi Lewis (Berkeley), Nutrionist and Mama to two daughters, for passing along this probiotic recipe. Ingredients and Supplies 1 glass quart jar 1/3 cup water kefir grains (can be purchased online or

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    via Martha Stewart

     
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  • Fruit & News of the Week: April 9, 2018

    This Week’s Fruit:
    Minneloa Tangelos
    Twin Girls Farm, Dinuba, CA
    The Tangelo is a cross between a mandarin and grapefruit. Its skin is easy to peel and its f…

  • Recipe: DIY Orange Soda

    Via Food52

    Ingredients:

    4 oranges
    1 lime
    1 cup granulated sugar
    Lemon lime seltzer water

    Method:

    Zest the oranges and the lime and add all o…

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    Jim of Churchill-Brenneis Orchard, never imagined himself becoming a farmer, though he grew up walking through friends orchards on weekend trips from LA. His pa…