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Dried Fruit Stores Sweetness By Heidi Lewis Fruit dried on the vine or in the sun is the most ancient of food preservation methods known to humanity—and it’s still practiced today. Using the sun and the free hot air to dry fruit is another way farmers can be sustainable. It’s an efficient use of excess [...]
By Roxanne Crittenden, courtesy of Capay Valley Farm Shop Even though I grew up here in California, I find the cycles of abundance and scarcity here a little surprising. In a Mediterranean climate like ours, winter is a time of plenty when it comes to fresh produce. Greens, root vegetables and citrus all thrive in [...]
Fresh fruit has a number of health benefits, from fiber and antioxidants to vitamins and minerals, you can’t get anywhere else in such a convenient, and delicious, package. Doctors and nutritionists recommend a minimum of two to three fruit servings a day. But dried fruit also gets a lot of attention for its antioxidant content, [...]
Steve Lecklider wasn’t always a farmer, he was a professional clarinet musician playing classical music in South Bend, Indiana. Now he runs Lehman’s Orchard with his parents, both retired teachers. “We’ve all left the farm and then come back,” said Steve, the third generation in his family to run the orchard. Their farm in Niles, [...]
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