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Dear CSA Members, As rain approaches, followed by a dry Thanksgiving Day, we have so much to be thankful for here at Frog Hollow Farm. Actually, every day of the year I give thanks to the beauty of this place. And each of the four seasons has its own kind of beauty. This year the fall brings extraordinary […]

Dear CSA Members, The weather has turned cold and the leaves are starting to turn yellow, red and orange. We’ve gotten some good chill about, 43 hours so far. That’s way ahead of the two previous years. It’s shaping up to be a good winter. The olives have been picked and pressed into oil, the apples and […]

Dear CSA Members, Last week I had the pleasure of teaching a cooking class at Nixon Elementary. There was a point in my life where I was a full time educator for elementary to middle school age children, and cooking with the kids at Nixon Elementary made me remember how excited and present children can be about learning. […]

Hello CSA Members, As I wrap up my last days at Frog Hollow Farm, I am trying to make sure the projects I have started live on. One of the final ones we’ve been working on for a long time has been the implementation of a pollinator cover crop through an agreement with the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). […]

A NOTE FROM CHEF BECKY This week we’ve been picking persimmons and they are looking abundant and tasting delicious. The trees are loaded! The branches are bowed, laden with the big, bright orange fruits. We have three varieties, Hachiya, chocolate Hachiyas and Fuyu. The Fuyus are thick skinned bright orange and almost look like little pumpkins. They are firm […]

Dear CSA Members, Yesterday, our crew began picking olives. We picked 5 1/2 bins—about 3,300lbs. It’s only October 15; that is a full 2 weeks earlier than when we picked last year, which was about 2 weeks earlier than the previous year. And while we have a big crop like last year, we are seeing some curious ripening patterns […]

Dear CSA Members, About 2 weeks ago we had an unscheduled visit to the farm by some very interesting folks from Tennessee. Actually, they did call ahead (that was only a few hours ahead) and it was as usual a very busy Friday. Nevertheless, they arrived late that same afternoon and so my plan was to meet, greet, […]

Dear CSA Members, Now that summer is over it’s time for us (Anna, Pearl & I) to focus on our fall and holiday mail order program. Pearl has done a great job creating gift baskets and new items for our website. She is always prodding us (gently) to come up with new products to add to our website […]

Dear CSA Members, It’s always difficult to make the decision to pull out an orchard, or even part of one. There are two parts to this kind of decision: 1. There must be something you really want to plant but don’t have any open ground available. 2. There has to be at least one or more good […]

A NOTE FROM CHEF BECKY As the busy summer season winds down, I wish I could say we can relax but we can’t. Our kitchen is busy all year round. Now that stone fruit is over we are finishing up the last of the tomatoes and roasting eggplant and peppers. Marmalade season is coming soon and we’ll need […]