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At Frog Hollow, we don’t have cattle like TomKat ranch, but we have our own systems to sequester carbon and regenerate our soil. We use our farm resources to add a diversity of microbial life to our soil through our…
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Fruit & News of the Week: June 26th 2017
This week’s fruit: Rich Lady Peaches Frog Hollow Farm, Brentwood, CA Rich with both color and flavor, the Rich Lady peach is a superb yellow-fleshed semi-freestone developed by Floyd Zaiger, acclaimed plant breeder, of Zaiger Genetics. Ruby Diamond Nectarines Frog…
Posted in Newsletter Tagged with: Bay Area, biodiversity, california agriculture, carbon sequestration, coastal california, Community, community supported agriculture, grass fed beef, orchards, Organic Farming, perrennial grasses, regenerative agriculture, regenerative faming, soil health, soil regeneration, sustainability
Farm Focus: Food Waste
There is growing attention on the topic of food waste in sustainability and food security circles. It’s estimated that 40% of the food grown, distributed, and sold in the United States is wasted. In our own sunny California, it’s estimated…
Posted in Blog, Newsletter Tagged with: Climate Change, Compost, food security, food waste, sustainability, value-added products
Farm Focus: Sour Clover
As winter settles in on the farm and our production slows, we have a brief respite to plan for the year ahead and try out new things. This week, we’ve been looking for a creative method for managing gophers. These…
Posted in Newsletter Tagged with: cover crops, CSA, Farmer Al, Farming Organically, Frog Hollow Farm, Gophers, Organic, Sour Clover, sustainability
Farm Focus: Cardboard Shredder Update
We are very pleased with our recent acquisition of our new cardboard shredder. We started shredding cardboard with it about 6 weeks ago and are very happy with the results. At this time, we are shredding about 1,050 lbs. of…
