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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…
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Fruit & News of the Week: March 26th –
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
Farm Focus: Why We Prune
While you might think winter is a slow time on the farm – you’d be surprised. Winter is full of projects we don’t have time to do during the busy fruiting season. One of the biggest tasks during the fall…
Posted in Blog Tagged with: bay area farm, california farming, fruit tree care, orchard ladders, orchard life, Organic Farming, pruning, why prune, winter
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: Fall Pruning
The fury of the harvest season is over but things have not slowed down with field work in the orchard. Fall is the time when we start preparing the trees for the next two year’s growth and harvest. For the…
Posted in Blog Tagged with: bay area farm, bay area farming, california farm, fall, fall on the farm, farm, orchard, orchard care, pruning, regenerative farming, soil, sustainable farming
Fruit & News of the Week: September 18th 2017
This Week’s Fruit: Emerald Beaut Plum Frog Hollow Farm, Brentwood, CA A freestone plum, the Emerald Beaut is a delicate green that turns golden with a hint of a blush. It has a firmer texture than the Santa Rosa with…
Posted in Newsletter Tagged with: Asian pear, autumn, california farm, european pears, fall, farm, fuiji apples, Grapes, organic farm, pears, Plums, pruning, sustainable farming
