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In the southwestern part of the orchard there is a broad farm road that divides our farm from a neighbor. Though both farms are home to rows of trees, the contrast between the two orchard blocks is quite striking. The…
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Farm Focus: A Tale of Two Orchards
Posted in Newsletter, Recipes Tagged with: Clean Orchard, CSA, Farmer Al, Farming Organically, Frog Hollow Farm, Organic
Fruit and News of the Week: January 13th
FRUIT AND NEWS OF THE WEEK Tarocco Blood Oranges 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 and its flavor is…
Posted in Newsletter Tagged with: blood oranges, Citrus, Community, CSA, Farmer Al, Frog Hollow, Frog Hollow Farm, meyer lemon marmalade, meyer lemons, Navel Oranges, Organic, strawberry blood orange marmalade
Recipe: Roasted Beets with Oranges
Ingredients 2 bunches baby red beets, stems removed and scrubbed 2 sprigs fresh thyme 2 cloves garlic, crushed 1 shallot, cut in half 1 Tbs extra-virgin olive oil 1 Tbs water salt and freshly ground black pepper 2 oranges, segmented…
Fruit and News of the Week: January 6th
THIS WEEKS FRUIT Hayward Kiwi Chieci Farm, Live Oak, CA Originally known as the Chinese gooseberry due to its Chinese origins. Hawyward Wright, a New Zealand nurseryman propagated his plants by grafting. They eventually became the preferred cultivar of growers…
Posted in Newsletter Tagged with: Apples, Citrus, Community, CSA, Farmer Al, Farming Organically, Frog Hollow, Frog Hollow Farm, Kiwi, mandarin, Navel Oranges, Organic
Farm Focus: Sour Clover
As winter settles in on the farm and our production slows, we have a brief respite to plan for the year ahead and try out new things. This week, we’ve been looking for a creative method for managing gophers. These…
Posted in Newsletter Tagged with: cover crops, CSA, Farmer Al, Farming Organically, Frog Hollow Farm, Gophers, Organic, Sour Clover, sustainability
