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It is a beautiful day here on the farm. To the west is Mt. Diablo, covered in snow and towering 4500 feet over the vast central valley.
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Week of February 22nd 2011
Posted in Articles, Newsletter Tagged with: Apples, avocados, bees, blossom festival, Citrus, events, Hass Avocados, murcott tangerines, native bee project, Navel Oranges, olsen organics, oranges, Pink Lady, pink lady apples, tangerines
How to slice an orange
I’m a fan of easy to peel citrus, which is why I love mandarins and tangelos. For any of the more stubborn citrus to peel, I simply use my trusty ceramic paring knife.
Posted in Articles, How to Tagged with: blood oranges, Citrus, How To, knife skills, Navel Oranges, oranges, valencia oranges
Week of February 14th 2011
Last week while visiting Pleasanton CSA member Jon Harvey at his mountain cabin on Lake Serene near Truckee, he loaned me the book Water Consciousness
Posted in Articles, Newsletter Tagged with: Apples, avocados, blood oranges, books, Citrus, conservation, Hass Avocados, Navel Oranges, olsen organics, oranges, Pink Lady, pink lady apples, recommended reading, sustainability, water conservation
Recipe – Candied Grapefruit
This simple recipe can be prepared well under an hour. As we continue to move into citrus season, consider trying it out with oranges, tangerines, or other heavy-skinned fragrant citrus. If substituting, based on average sizing, two oranges or three tangerines may be used in the place of the grapefruit.
Posted in Articles, Recipes Tagged with: candied citrus, cooktime:under an hour, garnishes, grapefruit, lemons, oranges, recipe, recipe:easy, sweets, tangerines
Week of January 31st 2011
To make strong headway into our goals of creating a stronger community and connection between the farm and our members, we are looking for volunteers to form a CSA advisory board.
Posted in Newsletter Tagged with: Apples, avocados, blood oranges, Citrus, lemons, meyer lemons, oranges, pink lady apples, pomelo, zutano avocados
