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Blog posts and other snippets relating to our CSA community.

Farm Focus: Big Plans for 2016

As we head into our growing season of 2016, we have some big plans for the new year here at Frog Hollow farm! Currently, the farm exists on two segments of land. We have 130 acres of orchard in our main parcel,

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Farm Focus: Marmalade

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This week there is much to do in the kitchen. With citrus season fully underway, it’s marmalade time. Chef Becky started making marmalade for Frog Hollow ten years ago. It’s her favorite fruit preserve. The combination of bitter and sweet along with the tangy chewiness of the

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Farm Focus: Field Trips, Farm Tours & Workshops

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At Frog Hollow Farm, we are increasing our role in environmental education. Frog Hollow Farm will now be offering personalized farm tours, field trips for students, and interactive workshops for people of all ages. For the last year, we have

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Farm Focus: Vermicompost Part 2

Concurrent to developing our vermicompost program to increase our production volume, we’ve conducted field trials to test its efficacy. Last winter we planted 400 of new dapple dandy and flavor king pluot trees behind our packing shed. All the trees were treated with

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Meet Farmer Will

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In recent weeks, we have been lucky enough to have a new farmer on the farm. A Contra Costa native, Will Medford has farming in his blood. His father and grandfather are both farmers as well. He got his start working in

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Recent Posts

  • Recipe: Pork Chops with Apples and Onions

    Pork Chops with Apples and Onions
    via Martha Stewart

     
    Ingredients:
    6 bone-in pork chops (loin or shoulder), cut 3/4 inch thick
    Coarse salt and fres…

  • Farm Focus: The Buzz with Bees

    Spring is synonymous with blooming flowers and where there are blooming flowers there are bees! And while most people think  of European honey bees, we  w…

  • Fruit & News of the Week: April 9, 2018

    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 f…

  • Recipe: DIY Orange Soda

    Via Food52

    Ingredients:

    4 oranges
    1 lime
    1 cup granulated sugar
    Lemon lime seltzer water

    Method:

    Zest the oranges and the lime and add all o…

  • Farm Focus: Jim Churchill of Churchill-Brenneis Orchard

    Jim of Churchill-Brenneis Orchard, never imagined himself becoming a farmer, though he grew up walking through friends orchards on weekend trips from LA. His pa…