{"id":4254,"date":"2015-01-20T21:49:11","date_gmt":"2015-01-20T21:49:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/happychildcsa.com\/?p=4254"},"modified":"2015-01-20T21:49:11","modified_gmt":"2015-01-20T21:49:11","slug":"farm-focus-pruning-with-the-pros","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/happychildcsa.com\/froghollowCSA\/farm-focus-pruning-with-the-pros\/","title":{"rendered":"Farm Focus: Pruning with the Pros"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"DSCN1997<\/a><\/p>\nThis week at the farm, we were lucky enough to have a pruning workshop with Janet Caprille, the Contra Costa County University of California Agricultural Extension Advisor. Janet paid us a visit to discuss pruning techniques, \u00a0particularly for training the young Frog Hollow apple and cherry trees.\u00a0 Frog Hollow has 2 acres of heirloom apple trees, containing 12 different ancient and unique varieties.\u00a0 This year, \u00a0Farmer Al has entrusted two of his assistant farmers, Kristin and Marlene, to care for the apple orchard. The first step of this task is to learn heirloom apples, so they turned to Janet at the Ag extension for advice.\n\nSo, what exactly is the UC Agricultural Extension? \u00a0 The program is state funded, and involves a network of researchers and educators that are dedicated to creating and spreading knowledge about agriculture.\u00a0 With \u00a0200 local advisors and 700 researchers, the agricultural extension is an amazing and free resource for farmers in California.\u00a0 For various reasons, many states have either reduced extension programs or closed them completely. Fortunately, California's program has been expanding ever since it was initiated in 1913.\n\nEven with 35 years of farming experience under our belt, Frog Hollow always has more to learn.\u00a0 Farmer Al is dedicated to ongoing education for himself and his employees.\u00a0 He explains that \"many aspects of farming are still a mystery;\" in order to be sucessfull farmers \"we must continually pay attention, ask questions and educate ourselves.\" \u00a0A significant part of this knowledge building involves education about current research and present issues facing the farming community.\u00a0 Advisors like Janet can help by providing farmers like us with information about trending diseases, pests and sustainable agricultural practices.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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