{"id":4176,"date":"2012-03-15T21:25:06","date_gmt":"2012-03-15T21:25:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/happychildcsa.com\/?p=1187"},"modified":"2012-03-15T21:25:06","modified_gmt":"2012-03-15T21:25:06","slug":"week-of-march-12th-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/happychildcsa.com\/froghollowCSA\/week-of-march-12th-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"Week of March 12th, 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>In This Week's Box<\/h2> <a href=\"http:\/\/happychildcsa.com\/froghollowCSA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Week_3_12_2012_CSA.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/happychildcsa.com\/froghollowCSA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Week_3_12_2012_CSA-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Week_3_12_2012_CSA\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1190\" \/><\/a>\n[box_list]\n<ul>\n<li>Pink Lady Apples, Cuyama, New Cuyama, CA<\/li>\n<li>Navel Oranges, Hass Avocados, Olsen Organic Farm,  Lindsay, CA<\/li>\n<li>Kiwi, Brandt Farms, Reedly, CA<\/li>\n<li>Ruby Red Grapefruit, Sundance, Oceanside, CA<\/li>\n<li>Golden Nugget Mandarins, Cunningham Organic Farm, Fallbrook, CA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n[\/box_list]\n\n[print_this] <h2>From Farmer Al<\/h2> Dear CSA Members, \n\nRain in the forecast!  OK, let it rain.  We\u2019ve got our \u201ccots\u201d.  They\u2019re on the tree and growing\u2026...some of them are already the size of my index finger nail.  Plums?  Still too early to tell. Some varieties are just now at full bloom, so we\u2019re spraying compost tea to; hopefully, prevent the dreaded brown rot.  Peaches and Nectarines, same story.  So, we\u2019re not out of the woods, yet, but we\u2019re hopeful, if not confident, that our \u2018good\u2019 compost tea will work.  We know our tea is good because we (Christophe and I) analyze it under an electron microscope before applying it and it\u2019s got lots of good guys in it: beneficial fungi, bacteria, protozoa, amoeba, ciliates, and nematodes, all of which will compete with or consume brown rot spores. \n\nMeanwhile, we\u2019re also applying pollen to the blossoms using a specially designed blower which is mounted on an ATV, driving between the tree rows, blowing pollen up into the trees (we get the pollen from companies who gathered it by hand last year and kept it frozen for use this year.  The fruits that require this cross-pollination are cherries, pears, plums, and some varieties of apricots.  Historically farmers rely on bees to do this work, and we do have lots of bees here on the farm.  The mechanical application is just that extra effort we take to insure good pollination.  Now, it\u2019s all about the weather.  \u201cMother Nature\u201d is still in Command! \n\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/happychildcsa.com\/assets\/FarmerAlSig.gif\" width=\"250\" alt=\"Signature of Farmer Al\"> [\/print_this]\n\n\n<strong>Join us on March 18th, 2012 for a Blossom Walk in the Orchards with Farmer Al!<\/strong>\n\n2012 Blossom Walk at Frog Hollow Farm\nSunday, March 18th, 2012 (10:30am - 2:30pm)\n\nFROG HOLLOW FARM\n11435 Brentwood Blvd. \nBrentwood, CA 94513\n\nFarmer Al will be giving walking tours of the farm between 10:30am and 2:30pm.\u00a0 Bring your friends &  family for this beautiful look at Frog Hollow Farm.\u00a0 The cherry, apple, and pear trees will be in full bloom!  \n\nBring a picnic lunch for your group\n\nWear comfortable walking shoes!  Shoes that can get muddy if it\u2019s wet! We don\u2019t expect it to rain heavily Sunday, and will likely proceed if it\u2019s raining, because we don't expect serious showers. \n\nCall us for more information:\u00a0 925.634.2845 x 206 or email csa@froghollow.com \n\n\n<strong>CSA News<\/strong>\n\nNext season\u2019s CSA, the Beloved Spring\/Summer season, is almost ready on happchildcsa.com!  You can enroll in the Spring Season, which begins in May, shortly!  Thanks for your patience and support.  \nAs continuing members from one season to another, you will be eligible for a discount of up to %15 if you pay for the whole season.\n\nPostcards!  CSA postcards were sent in last weeks\u2019 box.  These are for you to enjoy and distribute to anyone you think might want to know more about the CSA.  Some call it a Froggy Box, some call it a fruit box...whatever it means to you, please share fresh fruit with friends and let them know about Happy Child CSA. If you\u2019d like to have more to give out, please let Melissa know.  \n\nWe have a new CSA Community Outreach position, filled by Lael Gerhardt.  We\u2019ll formally introduce Lael to everyone soon, but if you hear from Lael in the meantime, be sure to welcome her to Frog Hollow! \n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In This Week&#8217;s Box [box_list] Pink Lady Apples, Cuyama, New Cuyama, CA Navel Oranges, Hass Avocados, Olsen Organic Farm, Lindsay, CA Kiwi, Brandt Farms, Reedly, CA Ruby Red Grapefruit, Sundance, Oceanside, CA Golden Nugget Mandarins, Cunningham Organic Farm, Fallbrook, CA [\/box_list] [print_this] From Farmer Al Dear CSA Members, Rain in the forecast! 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