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This week we wanted to share a little bit about Christophe, our resident microbiologist and worm wrangler. Christophe and his wife Monique started off as customers but now lend their scientific backgrounds to help manage our thermofilic (compost made with…
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Farm Focus: Compost at Frog Hollow Farm
Posted in Blog Tagged with: biodiversity, black gold, california organic farm, carbon sequestration, Compost, composting, Frog Hollow Farm, microbiology, microbiome, Organic Farming, regnerative farming, Soil Fertility, sustainable farming, sutainability, thermofillic compost, tree care, tree compost
Fruit & News of the Week: February 5th, 2018
This Week’s Fruit: Sanguinelli Blood Oranges Frog Hollow Farm, Brentwood, CA Sanguinelli flesh is sweet and ranges in color from orange with dark red streaking to a dark red maroon. Meyer Lemons Frog Hollow Farm, Brentwood, CA Thought to be…
Posted in Newsletter Tagged with: blood oranges, brown rot, california organic farm, Compost, February, Hayward Kiwi, meyer lemon, stone fruit, tangelo, winter orchard work
Farm Focus: Cover Crops
This winter we are continuing our work with Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) which has provided funding for us to purchase seed to plant cover crops in one of our orchards. Frog Hollow has long been a proponent of keeping…
Posted in Blog Tagged with: bay area farm, california organic farm, cover crop, cover crops, farming, organic orchard, stewardship, sustainabilty
Fruit & News of the Week: January 22, 2018
This Week’s Fruit: Taracco Blood Oranges Frog Hollow Farm, Brentwood, CA A beautiful orange to deep red flesh is revealed when you slice open a Tarocco. The flesh of the blood orange is firmer and more dense than an orange…
Posted in Newsletter Tagged with: Bay Area CSA, bay area farm, california citrus, california organic farm, winter citrus
Fruit & News of the Week: November 10th, 2017
This Week’s Fruit Shinko Asian Pear Frog Hollow Farm, Brentwood, CA The Shinko has a round shape which is slightly flattened. The skin is bronze with brown russeting and its juicy, creamy white flesh has a subtly rich flavor. One…
Posted in Newsletter Tagged with: Apples, Asian Pears, bay area farm, california grown, california olive, california organic farm, oil production, olio nuovo, Olive Oil, olive oil orchard, Olives, organic olive, tuscan style olive oil
