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THIS WEEK’S FRUIT: Navel Oranges Olson Organics, Lindsay, CA California Navel Oranges are considered to be the best Navels for eating out of hand. They have a thick skin that is easy to peel, are seedless and have a meaty…
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Fruit & News of the Week: April 17th
Posted in Newsletter Tagged with: apricots, bravocado, cherries, churchill orchard, fire blight, global warming, golden sweet, harvest, hass avocado, irrigation, linden, Lindsay, los angeles, mildew, Navel Orange, ojai, Olson Organics, pears, pink lady apple, pixie tangerine, premium citrus, rain, san diego, Sarah, smit farm, tango mandarins, tomatoes
Fruit and News of the Week: Sept 15th
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 of…
Posted in Newsletter, Uncategorized Tagged with: Emerald Beaut, fire blight, Flavor Heart Pluot, Hosui Pear, warren pear
Farm Focus: Fire Blight
There is one phrase that can strike fear in the heart of pear and apple farmers across the country – Fire Blight. This bacteria is a virulent killer. It can kill an entire orchard in a single growing season. Here…
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged with: apple farmer, compost tea, Farmer Al, fire blight, Frog Hollow Farm, National Organic Standards Board, Organic, pear farmer
Fruit and News: Week of April 1st 2013
This Week’s Fruit Hass Avocados Las Palmalitas, Carpinteria, CA Creamy in texture, nutty in flavor, with a small to medium seed. The Hass skin is easy to peel and darkens from green to purplish-black as it ripens. You can tell…
Posted in Newsletter, Uncategorized Tagged with: cherries, CSA, disease, fire blight, Organic, spring rain
