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Fruit of the Week: Pink Lady Apples Frog Hollow Farm, Brentwood, CA Pink Lady is a cross between the Golden Delicious and Lady Williams. They are a crisp and juicy apple with a tart finish. Pink skins and a creamy…
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Fruit & News of the Week: December 11, 2017
Posted in Newsletter Tagged with: Bay Area CSA, bay area farm, california agriculture, california citrus, california farmers, Clementines, community supported agriculture, farming, winter citrus, Winter Fruit
Farm Focus: Preparing for Planting
While the weather remains largely dry, our Ground Team has been busy preparing 20 acres of ground for a new block of trees. To begin, we brought in a Caterpillar tractor that has three big steel shanks on the back…
Posted in Blog Tagged with: bay area farm, california farming, california organic fruit farm, clay loam., farming, orchard management, soil, sustainable farming, winter rains
Fruit & News of the Week: November 27, 2017
This Week’s Fruit: Fuyu Persimmons Frog Hollow Farm, Brentwood, CA Pink Lady’s are a cross between the Golden Delicious and Lady Williams. They are a crisp and juicy apple with a tart finish. Pink skins and a creamy white colored…
Posted in Newsletter Tagged with: Bay Area CSA, bay area farm, california farm, Community Support Agrictulture, Compost, CSA, farming, orchard management, pruning, regenerative farming, winter is coming
Farm Focus – Watching the Olives
I often say, farming is all about observing. Not just farming, but growing any type of plant, requires paying attention to how plants respond to our care and their environment. When people say, – “I just don’t have a green…
Posted in Blog Tagged with: california farmers, california organic olive oil, farming, Olive Oil, Olives, Organic Farming, regenerative farming, sustainable farming, tuscan olive oil
Farm Focus: Luther Burbank
I recently paid a visit to the Luther Burbank Home & Garden in Santa Rosa and thought I would share a little bit about the botanist who helped put northern California agriculture on the world map. Burbank was born in…
Posted in Blog Tagged with: Agriculture, bay area farmers, california agriculture, farming, luther bunbank home andgarden, Luther Burbank, northern california, Plums, santa rosa, santa rosa history, stone fruit
