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It is a beautiful day here on the farm. To the west is Mt. Diablo, covered in snow and towering 4500 feet over the vast central valley.
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Week of February 22nd 2011
Posted in Articles, Newsletter Tagged with: Apples, avocados, bees, blossom festival, Citrus, events, Hass Avocados, murcott tangerines, native bee project, Navel Oranges, olsen organics, oranges, Pink Lady, pink lady apples, tangerines
Week of February 14th 2011
Last week while visiting Pleasanton CSA member Jon Harvey at his mountain cabin on Lake Serene near Truckee, he loaned me the book Water Consciousness
Posted in Articles, Newsletter Tagged with: Apples, avocados, blood oranges, books, Citrus, conservation, Hass Avocados, Navel Oranges, olsen organics, oranges, Pink Lady, pink lady apples, recommended reading, sustainability, water conservation
Week of January 24th 2011
Last week I was delighted to attend the annual Board of Directors retreat of the PCFMA. This year it was held in Monterey on historic Cannery Row.
Posted in Newsletter Tagged with: Apples, blossom festival, braeburn apples, brenner ranch, Citrus, Frog Hollow Farm pears, Kiwi, Navel Oranges, olsen organics, pcfma, warren pear
Week of December 20th
For us, “tis the season” of cold, wet weather… Working in muddy soil to prune 25,000 trees, rake the prunings, trap gophers, and generally get the trees ready for the coming years crop.
Posted in Newsletter Tagged with: Apples, brenner ranch, bruce rider & sons, Citrus, Clementine, conserve, farm kitchen, Feijoa, Frog Hollow Farm pears, Mandarins, nifty facts, olsen organics, oranges, pruning, Stehly Organics, Swift Subtropical, unusual fruit, valencia oranges, warren pear
