Blog Archives

Blog posts and other snippets relating to our CSA community.

Farm Focus: Spotted Wing Drosophila

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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Farm Focus: June BALT Blast

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

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Farm Focus: Garlic!

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

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Farm Focus: 4th Annual Summer Pick and Jam

  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!  

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Farm Focus: Santa Rosa Plums Arrive Today!

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

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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…