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Well, stone fruit season is finally here and we thought it would be fun to share some info about what stone fruit are and how to take care of them! What is a stone fruit? Stone fruit, also known as…
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Farm Focus: Stone Fruit 101
Posted in Blog Tagged with: Agriculture, Bay Area, Bay Area CSA, california farming, california rare fruit, farming, fruit care, nectarins, northern california, Organic Farming, peaches, Plums, stone fruit, storing stonefruit
Fruit & News of the Week: June 19 2017
This Week’s Fruit: Santa Rosa Plums Frog Hollow Farm, Brentwood, CA Santa Rose plums are famous for their beautiful dark skin, yellow flesh and are delicious eaten fresh or canned. This variety was developed by Luther Burbank in, you guessed…
Posted in Newsletter Tagged with: Agriculture, Bay Area, Bay Area CSA, bay area farmer, Berkeley, Brentwood, California Certified Organic Farmers, community supported agriculture, CSA, easy bay CSA, farming, Intergrated Pest management, IPM, Nectarines, Oakland, orchards, Organic Farming, organic orchards, Palo Alto, peaches, Plums, San Francisco, San Jose, south bay CSA, summer, summer fruit
Fruit of the Week: May 29, 2017
This week’s fruit: Rainier Cherries Frog Hollow Farm, Brentwood, CA A well-known variety, the Rainier is the only white cherry we grow. Plump, delicious and with an extremely sweet creamy flesh, they’re best eaten out of hand. Their distinctive flavor…
Posted in Newsletter Tagged with: barn owl, Bay Area, bay area farming, cherries, community supported agriculture, crimson lady peaches, east bay, farming, Fuji apples, organic csa, organic farm, organic stone fruit, organically grown, peaches, rainier cherries, redtail hawk, stone fruit, stone fruit season, summer fruit
Farm Focus: Switching Gears for Stone Fruit Season
The last few weeks there has been a palpable change on the farm as we switch gears for summer stone fruit season. You can feel the excitement in groups of people huddled around the box of the first cherries coming…
Posted in Blog Tagged with: Apricot, apriums, Bay Area, Bay Area CSA, California, california farming, cherries, community supported agriculture, contra costa county, east bay, growing, irregation, mulch, orchard, Organic, Organic Farming, peaches, Plums, Pluots, stone fruit season
Fruit & News of the Week: May 22, 2017
This week’s fruit: Brooks Cherries Frog Hollow Farm, Brentwood, CA Brooks Cherries are the total package. Beautiful deep red color, perfect tart/sweet balance & great texture! Rainier Cherries Frog Hollow Farm, Brentwood, CA A well-known variety, the Rainier is the…
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