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Most people have disdain towards the weeds that grow in their garden. At Frog Hollow Farm, we not only embrace weeds, but we purposefully plant them to improve what we do. It might sound crazy, but many weeds provide important…
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Farm Focus: The Day in the Life of a Vegetable Farmer…
A Note from Farmer Kristin: A day in the life of a veggie farmer… As I show up to the farm the air is cold and crisp. It’s the first blue sky I’ve seen at the farm for several days…
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Farm Focus: Wheat at Frog Hollow
Though fruit is our main focus, Frog Hollow is always interested in experimenting in new agricultural and culinary endeavours that will enhance our offerings of delicious foods. Our latest experiment is currently about 5 inches tall and bright green. On…
Posted in Blog Tagged with: bread, Dan Barber, gluten quality, glyphosate, hard, herbicide, high protein, loafs, mills, Monsanto, nuts, pasta, raisins, red, seeds, spring, staples, Summit, The Third Plate, wheat, who grains
Fruit and News of the Week: March 7th
THIS WEEK’S FRUIT Hass Avocado En Divina Luz, Temecula, 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. Fuerte Avocado…
Posted in Newsletter, Uncategorized Tagged with: greenhouse, rain, seasons, seeds, summer, vegetables
Farm Focus: Tomato planting and heirlooms
Our crew was busy last week putting 850 tomato starts into the ground. Farmer Al is always up to something new on the farm, and the addition of tomatoes to our crop has been exciting.
Posted in Articles, Blog Tagged with: crop diversity, food sovereignty, genetics, harvesting, heirloom varieties, planting, seeds, tomatoes
