In 2008, California’s farms were struck by a plague – the Spotted Wing Drosophila. For the first time this little creature took flight over the contiguous United States. In it’s wake, it left millions of dollars of crop damage. First…
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In 2008, California’s farms were struck by a plague – the Spotted Wing Drosophila. For the first time this little creature took flight over the contiguous United States. In it’s wake, it left millions of dollars of crop damage. First…
Last month we introduced you to the Brentwood Agricultural Land Trust (BALT).Frog Hollow Farm is located in the Brentwood farming region, surrounded by 12,000 acres of rich Delta soils with a perfect climate for orchards and row crops. However, as…
This week at the farm, we began garlic harvest. This was Frog Hollow’s first go at growing garlic, and it is looking like a success. We tried several different varieties of garlic, both hard neck and soft neck. Soft neck…
Yet another delightful day in the orchard at our 4th Summer Pick and Jam event. Thanks so much for all who came out. It was our biggest event yet! Enjoying fresh picked peaches in the orchard Delicious! …
Summer is here and our trees are in full swing. A walk through the orchard is a symphony of colors and smells. Thus far this season you’ve sampled a few varieties of our apricots and aprium as well as our…