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This week’s fruit: Brooks Cherries Frog Hollow Farm, Brentwood, CA Brooks Cherries are the total package. Beautiful deep red color, perfect tart/sweet balance & great texture! Rainier Cherries Frog Hollow Farm, Brentwood, CA A well-known variety, the Rainier is the…
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Fruit & News of the Week: May 22, 2017
Posted in Newsletter Tagged with: Bay Area, Bay Area CSA, bay area farming, brooks cherries, california grown, cherries, cherry season, community supported agriculture, CSA, east bay, farming, Fuji apples, Hass Avocados, norcal faming, Organic Farming, pixie tangerines, rainier cherries, south bay, summer
Farm Focus: Tomatoes!
While most of the farm is busy ramping up for stone fruit, the veggie farmers have been spending the last few weeks transplanting all 1100 tomato plants out into the field. We started a couple months ago with tomato seeds…
Posted in Blog Tagged with: californ, canning, conzerve, greenhouse, ketchup, Organic Farming, pruning, saucing tomatoes, summer, tomatoes, vegetable farming, vermi-compost
Farm Focus: Meet Estaban Martinez from JW Farm!
When I asked Estaban how long he’d been farming, his reply was “all my life”. His father came to the US from Jalisco, Mexico. In Mexico his father worked for Riverside Farm which grew produce for import to the United…
Posted in Blog Tagged with: Bay Area, California, California Certified Organic Farmers, east bay, farming, Organic, Organic Farming, organic strawberries, south bay, strawberries
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
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…
Posted in Articles Tagged with: Farmer Al, Frog Hollow, Organic Farming, pears, Pluots, Seckle Pears, Warren Pears
