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Farm Focus: Happy New Year from Frog Hollow Farm!

Happy New Year from Farmer Al, the Tree Team, Una, and Blue

Our citrus orchard is looking beautiful as we head into the the new year! We look forward to many delicious seasons together!

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Farm Focus: Food Day with Farmer Al at Nixon Elementary

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In celebration of Food Day and National Farm to School Month, Farmer Al visited the L.M. Nixon School in Palo Alto last Friday for a meet and greet. The school invited Frog Hollow so the children could have an opportunity to build a personal connection to where food comes from and those

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Fruit and News of the Week: October 13th

THIS WEEKS FRUIT Pink Lady Apple 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 this an

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Fruit and News of the Week: Sept 29th

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THIS WEEKS FRUIT Emerald Beaut Plums A freestone plum, the Emerald Beaut is a delicate green that turns golden with a hint of a blush. It has a firmer texture than the Santa Rosa with a crisp almost crunchy mouthfeel. One

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Farm Focus: Can the Soil Save Us from Climate Change?

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This is a great article written by cuesa.org‘s Brie Mazurek as a follow up to the panel discussion and book reading Can the Soil Save Us from Climate Change? by Kristin Ohlson. Frog Hollow’s Farmer Al was a panelist in the discussion. Enjoy

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    Pork Chops with Apples and Onions
    via Martha Stewart

     
    Ingredients:
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    Coarse salt and fres…

  • Farm Focus: The Buzz with Bees

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

    This Week’s Fruit:
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    Twin Girls Farm, Dinuba, CA
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  • 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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