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Week of January 9th, 2012

Tiny Trees newly planted

In This Week’s Box [box_list] Warren Pears & Shinko Pears, Frog Hollow Farm, Brentwood, CA Navel Oranges; Olsen Organic Farm, Lindsay, CA Navel Oranges (larger type) Purity Organic, Kerman, CA Hayward Kiwi– Swanson Berry Farm, Davenport, CA [/box_list] From Farmer

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Week of May 1st 2011

CSA Box filled with blueberries, strawberries, apples, oranges, tangerines, and avocados

Back in the good ol’ days when I was young–just getting started here in Brentwood, and Frog Hollow Farm was still a dream not even yet dreamed…

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Week of April 18th 2011

CSA Box with tangerines, oranges, apples, avocados, and a jar of apricot conserve

The cherry outlook is good…but late. They’ll arrive maybe a week to even 10 days later than last year which was the usual start date of May 15.

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Week of April 11th 2011

CSA Box filled with oranges, apples, avocados, kiwis, tomatoes and a lime.

My worst fears have come true. Our apricot blossoms went from snowy white and beautiful to black and ugly.

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Week of March 28th 2011

CSA Box filled with apples, tangelos, oranges, tangerines, and avocados.

Farmer Al and family are out of town this week attending a family wedding. So, my report from the orchards will be brief.

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