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Fruit of the Week: August Fire Nectarines Frog Hollow Farm, Brentwood, CA Elegantly shaped and rich in flavor, with deep red skin and warm orange flesh. Flavor King Pluots Frog Hollow Farm, Brentwood, CA A dark-skinned pluot with red flesh,…
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Fruit & News of the Week: September 4th 2017
Posted in Newsletter Tagged with: Bay Area, bay area farm, california farming, california fruit, california heat wave, csa newsletter, farming, heat, heat illness, heat stroke, heatwave, Organic Farming, stone fruit
Fruit & News of the Week: July 7, 2017
Fruit of the Week Suncrest Peaches Frog Hollow Farm, Brentwood, CA A Slow Food Ark heritage variety, the Suncrest has all the old-fashioned taste of days gone by. Its a truly memorable peach whose firm but juicy flesh provides a…
Posted in Newsletter Tagged with: agroecology, Compost, compost management, compost tea, farmer, Farmer Al, farming, Frog Hollow Farm, IPP, irregation, manure, Nectarines, orchard management, Organic Farming, organic orchard, peaches, Pluots, resorative farming, soil, vermicompost
Farm Focus: Meet Rachel Sullivan!
Meet Rachel Sullivan! Rachel joined Frog Hollow in April as our new Farm Assistant and we are excited to have her! Rachel is a Berkeley native who grew up alongside her family’s artisan baking business. The art of baking, marketing…
Posted in Blog Tagged with: bay area farm, community supported agriculture, farmer, Farmer Al, farming, Frog Hollow Farm, Frog Hollow Farm CSA, Organic Farming, soil science
Farm Focus: Stone Fruit 101
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…
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…
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