{"id":5100,"date":"2015-11-02T13:10:16","date_gmt":"2015-11-02T13:10:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/happychildcsa.com\/froghollowCSA\/?p=5100"},"modified":"2016-04-07T13:12:14","modified_gmt":"2016-04-07T13:12:14","slug":"a-note-from-marlene-november-2nd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/happychildcsa.com\/froghollowCSA\/a-note-from-marlene-november-2nd\/","title":{"rendered":"A note from Marlene: November 2nd"},"content":{"rendered":"Hello CSA Members,\r\n\r\nAs I wrap up my last days at Frog Hollow Farm, I am trying to make\u00a0sure the projects I have started live on. One of the final ones we\u2019ve been\u00a0working on for a long time has been the implementation of a pollinator cover\u00a0crop through an agreement with the Natural Resources Conservation Service\u00a0(NRCS).\r\n\r\nUsing the guidelines provided by the NRCS, we chose a blend of\u00a0wildflowers that will be able to thrive in our conditions. One of the species we\u00a0have had great luck with in the past is phacelia tanacetifolia. It\u2019s a beautiful,\u00a0delicate flower that bees absolutely love. It has a long blooming period, too.\u00a0Other species we chose were globe gilia, California poppy, and lupine. The\u00a0flowers bloom at different times, which helps to attract and keep bees here.\r\n\r\nWe are working with Gordon Frankie of UC Berkeley and his native\u00a0bee laboratory, to broadcast these seeds in the orchards we think they will have\u00a0the most successful germination. This means the ground can\u2019t have too many\u00a0established native cover crops or grasses. If you have been to the farm before,\u00a0you know how beautiful the orchard looks with the grasses and weeds surrounding the trees, rather than barren, dead dirt. We are doing light discing in\u00a0some of the orchards to give the seeds a better chance. We are also planning\u00a0several acres that will be planted with new trees this winter, so the ground is\u00a0clear and fresh.\r\n\r\nWhile we love our honey bees that are kept on the farm, we are committed to helping native bees too. Dr. Frankie and his grad students have been\u00a0doing research out on the farm for several years and have helped provide and\u00a0care for bee plants here. The number of native bee species has continued to\u00a0increase due to their work.\r\n\r\nWith the rains this winter, we hope that next spring will bring a\u00a0beautiful bloom across our orchards, helping to add more diversity to our little\u00a0ecosystem.\r\n\r\nBest,\r\n\r\nMarlene","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello CSA Members, As I wrap up my last days at Frog Hollow Farm, I am trying to make\u00a0sure the projects I have started live on. One of the final ones we\u2019ve been\u00a0working on for a long time has been the implementation of a pollinator cover\u00a0crop through an agreement with the Natural Resources Conservation Service\u00a0(NRCS). 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