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As many of you might know, we take supporting beneficial insects very seriously at Frog Hollow. We’ve been working with UC Berkeley Scientist Gordon Frankie for several years now to bolster native bee populations at Frog Hollow. But this work has until now been an organically driven process of adding a few new acres here and there as time and […]

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Did you know that October was Farm to School Month? This very special occasion marks a time for students across the country to learn more about their food through hands-on learning. Schools and community organizations in all 50 states are getting into the act – organizing events like taste tests in the cafeteria; nutrition education activities in the […]

To Autumn by William Blake O Autumn, laden with fruit, and stain’d With the blood of the grape, pass not, but sit Beneath my shady roof; there thou may’st rest, And tune thy jolly voice to my fresh pipe, And all the daughters of the year shall dance! Sing now the lusty song of fruits […]

It is with heavy hearts that we will bid farewell to Marlene this week. Marlene has been heading up our vegetable garden for the last year and a half. Though she thought she’d be putting down roots in the Bay Area, her wanderlust has caught up with her and she’s decided to pack her bags for Uruguay. She will be heading to […]

There are no guarantees in farming. As hard as we may try to plan and meet predeter- mined deadlines, we will always be at the whim of the weather. We were reminded of this concept many times this year. Back in early Spring, we decided that we would grow decorative gourds and pumpkins for the CSA event. We planted several rows of quirky and colorful gourds, […]

There is an ever evolving list of projects on the farm. Here’s what is going on this week. We have an exciting new project for our garden endeavors. A greenhouse is in the works! We’ve cleared a couple of rows of trees in between our packing shed and the dried fruit lot to make room for a new […]

As we drove to the farm this morning, we were bewildered by the brown foggy haze all around us. We could see barley more than 15 feet in front of us. At first we wondered, could this be smoke residue from the wildfires? Then we grew near the neighboring farm, and saw the massive tractor barreling through the field, […]

Those of you based in San Francisco may already have heard about or even visited 18 Reason’s community space in the heart of the mission. Just a couple doors down from BiRite Creamery, their gorgeous space is hard to miss. Inside the elegant oak wood interior, they host a wide range of food related events including classes, talks, dinners […]

Last week Tom Hughes, the co-founder of The FOOD Museum, stopped by the farm to see what he would find. Tom and his wife Meredith Sayles created the online project to collect, preserve, exhibit and explain the history and social significance of the world’s most important foods, and bring artifacts and programs to audiences of all ages. Visitors […]