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THIS WEEK’S FRUIT: Autumn Flame Peach Frog Hollow Farm, Brentwood, CA The Autumn Flame brings the peach harvest to a close with a truly nostalgic peach sweetness. The Autumn Flame is naturally more firm, but softens beautifully if aged properly…
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Fruit & News of the Week: September 5th
Posted in Newsletter Tagged with: Apples, apricots, Autumn Flame Peach, bread, Emerald Beaut Plum, Eutypa, fall fruit, figs, Hosui Asian Pear, late harvest plums, nuts, pastries, pears, persimmons, pomegranates, pruning, rain, Red Seedless Grapes, science, staple, unhealthy, warren pear, wheat
Fruit and News of the Week: May 9th
THIS WEEK’S FRUIT: Apache Apricots or Kettleman Apricots Frog Hollow Farm, Brentwood, CA The Apache is one of the newest varieties of apricots introduced to growers and was developed by the USDA Agricultural Research Service. It’s early off the tree but doesn’t…
Posted in Newsletter Tagged with: apricots, crisps, dried fruit, drying trays, free irrigation, gales, kitchen, rain, shade cloth, sun, tartlets, warm
Fruit and News of the Week: April 25th
THIS WEEK’S FRUIT: Apache Apricots Frog Hollow Farm, Brentwood, CA The Apache is one of the newest varieties of apricots introduced to growers and was developed by the USDA Agricultural Research Service. It’s early off the tree but doesn’t sacrifice any flavor…
Fruit and News of the Week: April 18th
THIS WEEK’S FRUIT: Hass Avocado Churchill, Ojai, CA Creamy in texture, nutty in flavor, with a small to medium seed. The Hass skin is easy to peel and darkens from green to purplish-black as it ripens. Valencia Oranges Sundance, Oceanside,…
Farm Focus: Serendipitous Weather
As most of you know we recently completed the planting of a new parcel of peach trees. These trees currently stand about two feet tall, and they are experiencing a rush of spring growth; leafing out in all directions. With…
Posted in Blog Tagged with: heat wave, irrigation, irrigation pipe, peach trees, PG&E, pump, rain, serendipitous weather, trenches
