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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 & News of the Week: April 10th
THIS WEEK’S FRUIT: Pixie Tangerines Churchill-Brennies Orchard, Ojai, CA Pixie tangerines are a late season variety that begin ripening in March and April. Their tough skin gives way to fruit with a very robust flavor. Golden Nugget Mandarins Abounding Harvest…
Posted in Newsletter Tagged with: apple cider, Avocado, Bay Area, California, Drought, gold nugget, hass, irrigation, ojai, Organic Farming, Pink Lady, pixie, rain, tangerines
Farm Focus: The Day in the Life of a Vegetable Farmer…
A Note from Farmer Kristin: A day in the life of a veggie farmer… As I show up to the farm the air is cold and crisp. It’s the first blue sky I’ve seen at the farm for several days…
Posted in Blog Tagged with: animals, blue sky, brassica leaf, broccoli, chickens, construction, evaporation, germinate, Gophers, greenhouse, hawks, heat mats, irrigation, mud, munched, pepper, planting, pruning, purple cabbage, rabbits, rain, seed orders, seeds, striped green tomato, summer, summer vegetables, tomato, vegetable farmer, white fabric
Fruit & News of the Week: January 2nd
THIS WEEK’S FRUIT: Navel Oranges Twin Girls Farm, Yettem, 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…
Posted in Newsletter Tagged with: blossoms, bud-break, Chiechi Farm, chill, Clementine Mandarins, cold, CSA, cuyama farm, Drought, Fuji apples, Hamilton Growers, Hayward Kiwis, homegrown organic farm, irrigation, Navel, orange, pink lady apples, Pomegranate, Sierra Nevada Range, snow, Twin Girls Farm, water, white
Fruit & News of the Week: December 5th
THIS WEEK’S FRUIT: Fuyu Persimmons Chiechi Farm, Live Oak, CA The Fuyu has a crisp texture with a rich honey sweet flavor. They have a beautiful orange to red hue when ripe, often with tiny brown speckles on the skin.…
Posted in Newsletter Tagged with: canal, Clementine Mandarins, desert, Fuji apples, Fuyu Persimmons, Hayward Kiwis, irrigation, Owari Satsuma Mandarins, pomegranates, Sierra Nevada Mountains, snow, Summer Solstice Dinner
