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Spring is synonymous with blooming flowers and where there are blooming flowers there are bees! And while most people think of European honey bees, we work hard to make the farm a hospitable place for all sorts of bees, especially…
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Fruit & News of the Week: April 9, 2018
This Week’s Fruit: Minneloa Tangelos Twin Girls Farm, Dinuba, CA The Tangelo is a cross between a mandarin and grapefruit. Its skin is easy to peel and its flesh is a deep orange, tender and juicy with a rich and…
Posted in Newsletter Tagged with: april showers, bay area farm, farming, Frog Hollow Farm, irregation, nitrogen, Organic Farming, spring rain
Fruit & News of the Week: March 26th –
This Week’s Fruit Minneloa Tangelos Twin Girls Farm, Dinuba, CA The Tangelo is a cross between a mandarin and grapefruit. Its skin is easy to peel and its flesh is a deep orange, tender and juicy with a rich and…
Posted in Newsletter Tagged with: bay area organic cherries, brooks cherries, cherry blossoms, cherry season, farming, Organic Farming, pruning, stone fruit, weed abatement, winter update
Fruit & News of the Week: March 12th
This Week’s Fruit: Minneloa Tangelos Twin Girls, Dinuba, Ca The Tangelo is a cross between a mandarin and grapefruit. Its skin is easy to peel and its flesh is a deep orange, tender and juicy with a rich and sweet…
Posted in Newsletter Tagged with: bay area farm, fruit orchards, orchard life, Organic Farming, tree planting, winter at the farm
Farm Focus: Composting with Worms!
A few weeks ago we’ve learned the basics of Thermophilic Compost from Frog Hollow’sFarms very own micro-biologist, Christophe. This week we’re to add a little somethin’ special to compost: WORMS! Vermicompost, or compost made with worms, is very powerful Think…
Posted in Blog Tagged with: bay area organic farm, Compost, farming, fruit tree care, orchard care, Organic Farming, probiotic, protozoa, red wigglers, regenerative agriculture, stone fruit trees, tree care, vermicompost, worms
