{"id":4082,"date":"2014-10-21T20:48:35","date_gmt":"2014-10-21T20:48:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/happychildcsa.com\/?p=4082"},"modified":"2014-10-21T20:48:35","modified_gmt":"2014-10-21T20:48:35","slug":"breaking-ground","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/happychildcsa.com\/froghollowCSA\/breaking-ground\/","title":{"rendered":"Farm Focus: Breaking Ground"},"content":{"rendered":"\"20140911_123210\"<\/a>\n<\/a>Historically, Brentwood was the site of vast vegetable and grain production, from\u00a0asparagus and lettuce, to wheat and barley. More recently, these staple crops have\u00a0transformed to corn, tomatoes and orchard production. This year at Frog Hollow, we\u00a0will attempt to un-earth the lost history of the county, by trying our luck at winter\u00a0vegetable production.\n\nWe broke ground in \u201cThe Garden\u201d one month ago, and since then we have been busy\u00a0getting our new endeavor under way. We started by building up our raised garden\u00a0beds and digging out pathways. Next, we mixed in Christophe\u2019s nutrient-dense\u00a0compost to make sure our veggies will have a sufficient food supply. We followed\u00a0the compost with a dose of compost tea to increase our soil\u2019s biology, meaning all the\u00a0important microscopic critters that keep nutrients cycling through our soil. The next\u00a0step was to retro-fit the garden with a drip irrigation system. With this, we watered\u00a0the whole garden, to get our weeds to pop up so they could be removed before\u00a0planting, as to reduce competition for our desired crops. Simultaneous to this activity,\u00a0we planted many different kinds of seeds in trays, to later be transplanted into the\u00a0garden. This week, transplanting into the garden began, our beds now contain baby\u00a0broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower and a wide array of greens. Along with transplanting, we\u00a0direct seeded into our garden beds. These seeds included carrots, beets, garlic, onions\u00a0and fava beans. Just this week, teeny tiny sprouts can be seen, we are very excited!\n\nAs someone who grew up much further North, I recognize how lucky Californians\u00a0are to live in a climate that allows for access to local, fresh produce year around. In\u00a0my hometown in Washington, winter vegetables were limited to kale, and stock piled\u00a0squash and potatoes. By the time the second month of root crop consumption passes,\u00a0I had exhausted all options for creative preparation, and eating kale was getting old.\n\nI wanted to be eating locally, but I found myself buying veggies shipped across the\u00a0continent, just to get some variety in my diet. This year, I am so excited that eating\u00a0seasonally will still allow for a diverse diet, and I am thrilled to be part of Frog\u00a0Hollow\u2019s experimental vegetable project.\n\n\"20140918_121329\"<\/a>\n\n\"20141010_091729\"<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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