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After the driest December on record in the history of California, we are jubilant that we’ve finally received some rain. Last week, we measured 3.5 inches of rain at the farm, and we needed it. Though the majority of our…
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Farm Focus: Rain!
Posted in Blog Tagged with: bay area farming, california farming, california stone fruit, Drought, Frog Hollow Farm, orchard life, rain, regnererative farming, Soil Fertility, stone fruit farming
Fruit & News of the Week: April 10th
THIS WEEK’S FRUIT: Pixie Tangerines Churchill-Brennies Orchard, Ojai, CA Pixie tangerines are a late season variety that begin ripening in March and April. Their tough skin gives way to fruit with a very robust flavor. Golden Nugget Mandarins Abounding Harvest…
Posted in Newsletter Tagged with: apple cider, Avocado, Bay Area, California, Drought, gold nugget, hass, irrigation, ojai, Organic Farming, Pink Lady, pixie, rain, tangerines
Fruit & News of the Week: February 27th
THIS WEEK’S FRUIT: Tarocco 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: articles, atmospheric river, bravocado, Brentwood, California, Climate Change, crack, cuyama farm, dams, Drought, dry up, engineer, extreme weather, federal funding, flood, Frog Hollow Farm, fuji apple, hass avocado, hydrologists, Lindsay, Moro blood orange, Navel Orange, new cuyama, Olson Organics, Oroville Dam, pink lady apple, politicians, politics, resources, river, ruby grapefruit, san diego, San Joaquin Valley, scientist, SF Chronicle, storm, structures, sundance, tarocco blood orange, underground aquifers, warm temperature, water, water resource manager, water storage, Yolo bypass
Fruit & News of the Week: February 6th
THIS WEEK’S FRUIT: Tarocco 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: Abounding Harvest Mountain, Becky's Chocolate Navel Orange Cake, bees, bloom, Brentwood, Chiechi Farm, cuyama farm, Department of Water Resources, Drought, drought-busting, February, flower petals, Frog Hollow Farm, fruit load, Fuji apples, ground work, Hayward Kiwis, Lindsay, Live Oak, Los Gatos, meyer lemons, mildew, Navel Oranges, new cuyama, Olson Organics, orchard, pear bloom, pink lady apples, pollinating, pruning, rain, rot, runoff, Sierra Nevada, snow, snowpack, tarocco blood oranges
Fruit & News of the Week: January 23rd
THIS WEEK’S FRUIT: Tarocco 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: aeration, apricots, bee habitat, Brentwood, brown rot, Chiechi Farm, Clementine Mandarins, Compost, cover crop seed, cuyama farm, Drought, erosion, Frog Hollow Farm, fuji apple, germination, Hayward Kiwi, homegrown organic farm, irrigate, kumquats, Live Oak, moisture, Navel Orange, organic matter, oyster-shell lime, pink lady apple, planting, porterville, pruning, rain, root penetration, root zone, soil, tarocco blood oranges, Twin Girls Farm, water cost, water holding capacity, Yettem
