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FRUIT AND NEWS OF THE WEEK Tarocco Blood Oranges A beautiful orange to deep red flesh is revealed when you slice open a Tarocco. The flesh of the blood orange is firmer and more dense than an orange and its flavor is…
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Fruit and News of the Week: January 13th
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Farm Focus: Meet Francisco!
Francisco Garcia is our super duper Inventory Manager. Francisco’s been with Frog Hollow for seven years. He started in the packing shed loading and unloading boxes on the packing line. He was soon given the responsibility of making pallets of boxes for our wholesale accounts. As…
Posted in Newsletter Tagged with: Citrus, Community, CSA, Farming Organically, Frog Hollow, Frog Hollow Farm, oranges, Organic
Fruit and News of the Week: January 6th
THIS WEEKS FRUIT Hayward Kiwi Chieci Farm, Live Oak, CA Originally known as the Chinese gooseberry due to its Chinese origins. Hawyward Wright, a New Zealand nurseryman propagated his plants by grafting. They eventually became the preferred cultivar of growers…
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Farm Focus: Sour Clover
As winter settles in on the farm and our production slows, we have a brief respite to plan for the year ahead and try out new things. This week, we’ve been looking for a creative method for managing gophers. These…
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Fruit and News of the Week: December 30th
THIS WEEKS FRUIT Hayward Kiwi Chieci Farm, Live Oak, CA Originally known as the Chinese gooseberry due to its due to their sweet flavor and thin skin. Hayward Wright, a New Zealand nurseryman propagated his plants by grafting. They eventually became the…
Posted in Newsletter Tagged with: Apples, Citrus, CSA, Farmer Al, Frog Hollow, Frog Hollow Farm, Fuji apples, Kiwi, Navel Oranges, Organic
