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Most people have disdain towards the weeds that grow in their garden. At Frog Hollow Farm, we not only embrace weeds, but we purposefully plant them to improve what we do. It might sound crazy, but many weeds provide important…
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Farm Focus: Carbon Sequestration
Global warming is a hot topic, both literally and figuratively. It is complex and impacts each one of us. Though complex, most climate scientists agree that human activity has caused certain gases, such as carbon, to be released into our…
Posted in Blog Tagged with: Agriculture, atmosphere, CalCAN, California, carbon, carbon trading, chemicals, climate, Compost, cover crop, emissions, food system, gas, global warming, greenhouse, healthy, healthy soils initiative, legislators, Microbes, regulators, senators, sequestering, soil, tax
Farm Focus: 800 Feet of Hedgerow Planted!
Okay folks, this will be our last post about conservation projects on the farm…we’re just so excited about these efforts! Our last conservation project this year was to plant a hedgerow of trees and shrubs, in conjunction with our partnership…
Posted in Blog Tagged with: #nrcs, 800 feet, berries, birds, Brandegee's Sage, Bush Anemone, California Bay, California Native Plant Society, California natives, carbon, Catalina Cherry, conservation projects, Cornflower Farms, deciduous, erosion, evergreen, Grey Pine, habitat, hedgerow, manzanita, National Resource Conservation Society, nest, Pollen, shrubs, St. Catherine's Lace, Trees, vigorous, Wild Rose
Farm Focus: A Note from Farmer Kristin
Here are Frog Hollow, we are very happy to be working with NRCS for a 4th year in a row, planting trees, shrubs and 50 total acres of conservation cover crop. NRCS stand for the National Resource Conservation Service, a…
Posted in Blog Tagged with: #nrcs, bat, bird houses, boxes, carbon, conservation, cover crop, dust, erosion, Gordon Frankie, longevity, National Resource Conservation Service, native wildflowers, nectar, owls, pollinator cover crop, seed, soil quality, Trees, UC Berkeley, wind break
Farm Focus: Soil as a Carbon Sink
Courtesy of the fine folks at CalCAN With climate change, scientists predict that California will experience more weather extremes that will put a huge strain on our community and on agriculture. Farmers and ranchers are among the first to experience…
Posted in Blog Tagged with: carbon, carbon dioxide, Climate Change, Compost, cover crops, Drought, emissions, erratic weather, greenhouse gas, heat waves, pest pressure
