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This week’s Fruit: Minneloa Tangelos Twin Girls Farm, Dinuba, CA The Tangelo is a cross between a mandarin and grapefruit. Its skin is easy to peel and its flesh is a deep orange, tender and juicy with a rich and…
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Posted in Newsletter Tagged with: bay area farm, bees, cawx, Climate Change, covercrop, farming, new normal, organic farm, spring, stone fruit, sustainable farming, wildflowers, winter
Farm Focus: Bird Survey
We recently had the chance to talk with Kyle Marsh, partner biologist at Blue Point Conservation Science about a bird survey he did on Frog Hollow Farm in December. Kyle’s work normally takes him to rangelands in the…
Posted in Blog, Uncategorized Tagged with: bay area farming, biology, bird survey, birds, california farming, ecology, ecosystems, farming, migratory birds, pest management, soil health, sustainable farming
Fruit & News of the Week: February 26, 2018
This week’s fruit: Minneloa Tangelos Twin Girls, Dinuba, CA The Tangelo is a cross between a mandarin and grapefruit. Its skin is easy to peel and its flesh is a deep orange, tender and juicy with a rich and sweet…
Posted in Newsletter Tagged with: bay area farm, california grown, Citrus, crown gall, CSA, farming, orchard management, Organic Farming, peach trees, planting trees, sustainable farming, Winter Fruit, winter work
Farm Focus: Compost at Frog Hollow Farm
This week we wanted to share a little bit about Christophe, our resident microbiologist and worm wrangler. Christophe and his wife Monique started off as customers but now lend their scientific backgrounds to help manage our thermofilic (compost made with…
Posted in Blog Tagged with: biodiversity, black gold, california organic farm, carbon sequestration, Compost, composting, Frog Hollow Farm, microbiology, microbiome, Organic Farming, regnerative farming, Soil Fertility, sustainable farming, sutainability, thermofillic compost, tree care, tree compost
Farm Focus: Preparing for Planting
While the weather remains largely dry, our Ground Team has been busy preparing 20 acres of ground for a new block of trees. To begin, we brought in a Caterpillar tractor that has three big steel shanks on the back…
Posted in Blog Tagged with: bay area farm, california farming, california organic fruit farm, clay loam., farming, orchard management, soil, sustainable farming, winter rains
