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Memorial Day Celebration

With summer looming around the corner there are so many great delicious choices for your Memorial Day weekend celebration. Stone fruit is plentiful.  Early peaches and nectarines are sweet and juicy. Earl’s has both yellow and white varieties. Did you know that nectarine is just a peach without the fuzz? [...]

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The Hands That Feed Us

Coastal View Produce, located in Gonzales, is one of California’s largest asparagus operations. Although asparagus fields are not the most attractive crop, the CVP land falls idyllically in the Salinas Valley framed by rolling green hills and blue skies. The Salinas Valley, like most valleys, holds nutrient rich soil and [...]

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Peaches anyone?

The much awaited stone fruit season is here! The Super Rich yellow peach variety from Burkart Orchards is now on Earl’s list.  Burkart Orchards is located near Dinuba along the northern border of Tulare County about 4 hours south of San Francisco. The Super Rich is an early sweet cling [...]

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Helicopters Used On California Cherry Orchards

Wet weather is never good for cherries. The rain and wind can cause the cherries to split or crack and then that part of the crop is lost.  The cherries dangle together in groups of 2 to 6 pieces of fruit and the wind can cause them to bang up [...]

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Strawberry Update

Here is a quick update on what is going on in the strawberry world.  This is a unique time of year where production is ending in Baja California, and continuing in the Southern California areas such as Camarillo, Oxnard, Santa Barbara and Santa Maria while at the same time transitioning [...]

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Persimmon Pomegrante Fruit Salad

3 fuyu persimmons, peeled, chopped (1/4 to 1/2 inch pieces), seeds (if any) discarded 3/4 cup pomegranate seeds 1 Granny Smith or Fuji apple, peeled, cored, chopped (1/4 to 1/2 inch pieces) 7-10 leaves fresh mint, thinly sliced crosswise (stack then, then roll them up like a cigar and take [...]

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Pluot and Prosecco Fizz

makes 8 By Amelia Saltsman Bon Appetit July 2009 Ingredients 1/2 cup sugar 1/2 cup water 2 lemons 1 pound Pluots (4 to 6 small), halved, pitted, coarsely chopped 1 750-ml bottle Prosecco or cava, chilled Preparation Bring sugar and 1/2 cup water to boil in small saucepan, stirring until [...]

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Pork Fajitas with Smoky Cherry Salsa

http://www.eatingwell.com/recipes/pork_fajitas.html Ingredients 1 teaspoon plus a pinch of salt, divided 2 cloves garlic, minced Zest of 2 limes 6 teaspoons lime juice, divided 1 1/4 teaspoons ground chipotle pepper divided 1 1/4 pounds pork tenderloin, trimmed 1 medium white onion, thickly sliced crosswise 1 red or green bell pepper, quartered [...]

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Strawberry Shake

Slice up about 1 cup of strawberries, add a little sugar if the berries are still a bit tart and freeze for an hour.  The frozen strawberries act like ice without diluting your shake.  Add the strawberries, ½ pint of strawberry or vanilla ice cream, 1 teaspoon of vanilla and [...]

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Strawberry Rhubarb Pie

strawberry-rhubarb pie www.smittenkitchen.com 1 recipe All Butter, Really Flaky Pie Dough or double-crust pie dough of your choice 3 1/2 cups (about 1 1/2 pounds, untrimmed) rhubarb, in 1/2-inch thick slices 3 1/2 cups (about 1 pound) strawberries, hulled and sliced if big, halved if tiny 1/2 cup granulated sugar [...]

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