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THIS WEEK’S FRUIT: Cal Red Peach 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 was bred…
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Fruit & News of the Week: August 15th
Posted in Newsletter, Uncategorized Tagged with: 3000 pounds, Apples, Asian Pears, August Red, autumn flame, basil, Cal Red, cold storage, conserve, crimson royale, cucumbers, dried fruit, eggplant, emerald beauts, Flavor Heart, Flavor King, freezing, garden, Grapes, gravensteins, harvest, heirlooms, hosui, ketchup, kitchen, nectarine, orchard, pallets, peach, Peppers, pesto, pink pearls, Pluot, pomegranate jelly, roasted, sandwich, sauce, shinko, shinseki, soup, squash, summerset, tomato conserva, tomatoes, varieties, zucchini
Farm Focus: Souper Seconds
In the U.S., a whopping 40% of our food goes to waste. At Frog Hollow, we strive to reduce our own food waste through our homemade compost, our farm kitchen, and our dried fruit production. Recently, however, a new and…
Posted in Blog Tagged with: Compost, dried fruit, farm kitchen, food industry, food waste, Inna Jam, local food, Souper Seconds
Fruit and News of the Week: May 9th
THIS WEEK’S FRUIT: Apache Apricots or Kettleman Apricots Frog Hollow Farm, Brentwood, CA The Apache is one of the newest varieties of apricots introduced to growers and was developed by the USDA Agricultural Research Service. It’s early off the tree but doesn’t…
Posted in Newsletter Tagged with: apricots, crisps, dried fruit, drying trays, free irrigation, gales, kitchen, rain, shade cloth, sun, tartlets, warm
Farm Focus: Frog Hollow Dried Fruit
There is a brief period of time at Frog Hollow Farm where there is no fruit to harvest. The last citrus has been picked and the first stone fruits are beginning to show their form. This time opens the perfect…
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged with: CSA, dried fruit, Farmer Al, Frog Hollow Farm, Girl Scott Samoa cookies, recipe
Recipe: Dried Fruit Truffles
These truffles are a healthy and delicious snack that can be enjoyed by the whole family. They are simple to make and will store in the fridge for a week, and in the freezer for up to a year.…
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged with: chocolate, dried fruit, Farmer Al, Frog Hollow, Girl Scott Samoa cookies
