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Fruity Cucumber Salad

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Recipe courtesy of Delilah’s Farm INGREDIENTS 1 cup cucumber, seeded, and cut into bite-size pieces 2 cups mixed plum, pear, apple, nectarine, and/or peach slices 2 tablespoons vegetable oil or nut oil (e.g., walnut or hazelnut) 2 tablespoons white wine vinegar 1–2 tablespoons honey 1/2 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves, or a tablespoon of fresh basil, [...]

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I Want Candy…Cots!

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By Gretchen Bay Described as “knock-your-socks-off-good!” by FruitGuys buyer Misi Katoa, CandyCots are a uniquely sweet group of apricot varieties grown exclusively by a family-owned, fourth-generation farming collective based in Modesto, CA. The company is helmed by Chris Britton and Paul Konynenburg—the two still work alongside their fathers, who have been partners since the 1960s! [...]

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Easy Berry-Cherry Tart

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Recipe by Non-Reactive Pan, clarosouthwick.com/blog INGREDIENTS 1 sheet frozen puff pastry, thawed 2 cups berries and cherries, stems and pits removed 2 tablespoons of sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 tablespoon lemon juice PREPARATION Preheat oven to 400°F. In a bowl, mix sugar, vanilla, and lemon juice until sugar mostly dissolves; add berries/cherries, and stir [...]

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Stone Fruit

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Everything you always wanted to know about stone fruit (but were afraid to ask) Stone fruit season is coming. Here’s a primer on some of our favorites. Stone fruit that is woven into the pit is called “cling.” Fruit that has less fiber woven into the pit is called “semi-cling.” And fruit that is free [...]

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The Mother of All Fickle

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By Paul Muller of Full Belly Farm, courtesy of Capay Valley Farm Shop For Old Timers around here, their world of memory and recollections about oddball weather events embodies a skill that is part genius and part B.S. When I say that this has been a most unusual year, they can point to the floods of [...]

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Balance the Beat

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By Chris Mittelstaedt My daughters are in a rock band. One plays bass and the other drums. My 10-year old drummer has a problem with The Go-Go’s song “We Got The Beat.” “I keep losing my beat,” she says. “Have you looked in the root vegetables bin?” I chuckle. “Dad, not that kind of beet,” [...]

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