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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: 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 – Watching the Olives
I often say, farming is all about observing. Not just farming, but growing any type of plant, requires paying attention to how plants respond to our care and their environment. When people say, – “I just don’t have a green…
Posted in Blog Tagged with: california farmers, california organic olive oil, farming, Olive Oil, Olives, Organic Farming, regenerative farming, sustainable farming, tuscan olive oil
Fruit & News of the Week: October 9th, 2017
Fruit of the Week: Flavor Rich Pluots Frog Hollow Farm, Brentwood, CA A small pluot about the size of golf ball with deep purple skin and a golden flesh that has an excellent balance of acidity and sweetness. Red Flame…
Posted in Newsletter Tagged with: Asian, bay area farm, california farms, orchard management, Organic Farming, organic orchard management, pears, Pomegranate, regenerative farming, sustainable farming
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
