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Blog Archives
Blog posts and other snippets relating to our CSA community.
Farm Focus: Pollination Season
We are smack dab in the middle of pollination season! The apricots, plums and peaches are in bloom and the apples and pears will be flowering soon. The process of pollination varies depending on what variety of stone fruit we…
Farm Focus: Pruning Time & Spring Stroll Event
It’s Pruning Time! Winter on the farm is far from uneventful. Trees may be dormant, but our teams are far from it. Preparation and work during winter sets the tone for the success of our summer stone fruit. As mentioned…
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Farm Focus: Splitting Hives
The sun has shown it’s face a few times, the weather is warming and we can feel spring in the air. Spring is a busy time for farmers of all sorts, including beekeepers. Kelly Knapp from Miss Bee Haven stopped…
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Farm Focus: Brown Rot
Some of you may remember, but 2010 and 2011 were devastating years for our apricot crop at Frog Hollow Farm. You may have tried to block those years from your memory, but those years were real and scary losses for…
