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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 flavor. Murcott Tangerines…
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Fruit & News of the Week: March 19th 2018
Posted in Newsletter Tagged with: bay area farm, california weather, cawx, Climate Change, CSA, early spring, farming, know your farmer, late rain, rain, spring, stone fruit season 2018
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: March 12th
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, fruit orchards, orchard life, Organic Farming, tree planting, winter at the farm
Recipe: Kiwi Bread
via Genius Kitchen Ingredients: 2 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 1⁄4 teaspoon baking soda 1⁄2 teaspoon salt 1⁄2 cup butter (soften) or 1⁄2 cup margarine (soften) 2⁄3 cup sugar 2 eggs 1 cup peeled mashed kiwi fruit (ripe)…
Posted in Recipes Tagged with: CSA recipe, farm recipe, Kiwi, kiwi recipe, quick bread, winter fruit recipe
Farm Focus: Composting with Worms!
A few weeks ago we’ve learned the basics of Thermophilic Compost from Frog Hollow’sFarms very own micro-biologist, Christophe. This week we’re to add a little somethin’ special to compost: WORMS! Vermicompost, or compost made with worms, is very powerful Think…
Posted in Blog Tagged with: bay area organic farm, Compost, farming, fruit tree care, orchard care, Organic Farming, probiotic, protozoa, red wigglers, regenerative agriculture, stone fruit trees, tree care, vermicompost, worms
