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If there ever was an exemplar story of the American Dream, Yerena Farms is one of them. The Yerena family came to the United States in 1968 from Jalisco, Mexico. Poli Yerena, the current patriarch of the family, was 17…
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Blog posts and other snippets relating to our CSA community.
Farm Focus: This Compost
Behold this compost! behold it well! Perhaps every mite was once form’d part of a sick person – yet behold! The grass of spring covers the prairies, The bean bursts noiselessly through the mould in the garden, The delicate spear…
Posted in Blog, Newsletter, Uncategorized Tagged with: Compost, CSA, Organic, poetry, sustainability
Farm Focus: History of the Ferry Plaza Farmers’ Market
History of the Ferry Plaza Farmers’ Market by Sibella Kraus Shoppers—in groups of one and two and small tribes—move from stall to stall at a weekend pace. They feast their eyes on the bountiful displays of seasonal produce and flowers,…
Posted in Blog, Newsletter Tagged with: CSA, CUESA, Ferry Plaza Farmers Market, Frog Hollow, Organic, San Francisco
Farm Focus: Bees – We Need Them!
There’s been a lot of press lately on the serious decline of the honeybee population known as CCD (colony collapse disorder) and its link to the insecticide class known as neonicotinoids. The EU voted in a two-year ban on the…
Farm Focus: Stroller Hikes Comes to Visit
We were happy to welcome a group from Stroller Hikes to the farm last week for a walking tour. Stroller Hikes is a not for profit that encourages parents to get outdoors and enjoy beauty, exercise, and camaraderie. Each week…
