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A Note from Farmer Kristin: A day in the life of a veggie farmer… As I show up to the farm the air is cold and crisp. It’s the first blue sky I’ve seen at the farm for several days…
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Farm Focus: The Day in the Life of a Vegetable Farmer…
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Farm Focus: Diversification Expansion at Frog Hollow
November and December are very important months on our farm. Nourishing trees with compost during the winter months is just as imperative as the work we do in the spring and summer months. The fall and winter, however, do provide…
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Fruit & News of the Week: November 21st
THIS WEEK’S FRUIT: Fuyu Persimmons Milleans Farm, Lodi, CA The Fuyu has a crisp texture with a rich honey sweet flavor. They have a beautiful orange to red hue when ripe, often with tiny brown speckles on the skin. They…
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Farm Focus: Peach Plantings
Last February we planted 20 acres of our peak season peaches. These trees are going to fill in for some older orchards that are in decline in production. Once the new trees reach production, we will begin removing the old…
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Farm Focus: Last Week was a Great Week for Frog Hollow!
We were gifted with 10 days of warm, breezy weather that dried the ground sufficiently to plant all 20 acres of new peach trees. With all hands on deck, we completed the job in 4 days. That amounts to 1,000…
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