We saw Brooks cherries in the CSA boxes this week – and we all know children love fresh, sweet cherries! Here’s a great photo from one of our members in Berkeley. This Week’s Photo
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Farm Focus: Compost and Beneficial Microbes
Compost, sometimes called black gold, is a vital component to building healthy soil. Like soil, compost is a complex and living system. Each pile of compost has its own biology.
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Farm Focus: Pest Control
In last week’s newsletter we talked about how we leave our weed cuttings in the tree rows to provide organic matter for the soil. Leaving these weed cuttings in the rows also provides nest-building materials for our friends, the earwig eating birds.
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Happy Child Photo of the Week: Feb 22, 2012
This Week’s Photo: Jonah (Brentwood Drop Site) has been enjoying the Fuji apples in this week’s CSA box!
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Happy Child Photo of the Week: Feb 15, 2012
Farmer Al started the Happy Child CSA with children and families in mind. To celebrate this, we will be posting a different photo each week featuring the happy children of our CSA community, enjoying their CSA fruit! We’d love to…
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Week of May 30th – Veggie Box
Did you order your Veggie Box add-on? You’re probably wondering what Farmer Shawn, from Terra Bella Family Farms, packed in the box. Here’s their list: 1 bunch collards 1 bunch onions 1 bunch mint 1 head red leaf lettuce…
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Event: 2011 Blossom Festival, March 13th
We joyfully invite you, your friends, and your family to join us here at the farm on March 13th for our annual Blossom Festival!
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Scouting Thank You
Fulfilling a member request, we had recently donated a box of fruit to the local, just around the corner from us, Discovery Bay scouting Troop 514 for them to have some healthy snacks on their hike.
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Happy Child Photo of the Week: May 14th 2012We saw Brooks cherries in the CSA boxes this week – and we all know children love fresh, sweet cherries! Here’s a great photo from one of our members in Berkele…
- Recipe: Peach and Red Onion Relish
Thinly sliced onions and peaches, this relish is excellent over grilled chicken, fish, or pork.
Farm Focus: Compost and Beneficial MicrobesCompost, sometimes called black gold, is a vital component to building healthy soil. Like soil, compost is a complex and living system. Each pile of compost has…
Fruit and News: Week of May 14th, 2012Working with compost has made me much more aware of fungi and the major role it plays, both in the environment and the ecology of life on this planet. Fungi, al…
Recipe: Orange and Fennel SaladThe flavors of this easy to make, fresh fennel salad will improve if given about 30 minutes to marinate.