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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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Fruit and News of the Week: September 30th

  Flavor Treat Pluot One of our last stone-fruits of the season, the Flavor Treats are reddish-purple over tender, yellow flesh that’s extremely juicy. These pluots can be enjoyed for a few days if left on the counter. Don’t stack

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Farm Focus: Prepare A Pear Recipe Contest!

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For some good old fashioned fun and to embrace the scrumptiousness our pears lend to prepared food, we are sponsoring the Prepare A Pear recipe contest! Last fall, Mark Bittman urged New York Times readers to reconsider the pear for

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Fruit and News of the Week: September 23rd

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This Week’s Fruit     Flavor Treat Pluot One of our last stone-fruits of the season, the Flavor Treats are reddish-purple over tender, yellow flesh that’s extremely juicy. These pluots can be enjoyed for a few days if left on

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Fruit and News: Week of June 24th 2013

This Week’s Fruit Golden Sweet Apricots A smaller apricot that makes up for whatever it lacks in size with its rich flavor. Though we may bake pastries featuring other varieties, the Golden Sweet is our variety of choice for our

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    Twin Girls Farm, Dinuba, CA
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    Via Food52

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    1 lime
    1 cup granulated sugar
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