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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…
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Farm Focus: Composting with Worms!
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
Fruit & News of the Week: July 7, 2017
Fruit of the Week Suncrest Peaches Frog Hollow Farm, Brentwood, CA A Slow Food Ark heritage variety, the Suncrest has all the old-fashioned taste of days gone by. Its a truly memorable peach whose firm but juicy flesh provides a…
Posted in Newsletter Tagged with: agroecology, Compost, compost management, compost tea, farmer, Farmer Al, farming, Frog Hollow Farm, IPP, irregation, manure, Nectarines, orchard management, Organic Farming, organic orchard, peaches, Pluots, resorative farming, soil, vermicompost
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…
Posted in Blog Tagged with: "first leaf", Compost, five years, peaches, planted, planting, production, pruning, scaffold, vermicompost
Fruit & News of the Week: September 26th
THIS WEEK’S FRUIT: 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. Hosui Asian Pears…
Posted in Newsletter Tagged with: apple, Asian pear, chain saws, Compost, fall, flavor rich, fruiting wood, Grapes, hosui, labor, minerals, moisture, mulch, muscat, Pink Lady, Pluots, pruning, shinseiki, spreading, sunlight, thermophile, vermicompost, vitamins, warren pear, worms
Farm Focus: Sustainable Agriculture
Sustainable can be defined as the ability to be maintained at a certain rate or level. The imperative word in this definition is “maintain”. Sustainable agriculture must incorporate practices that look beyond the needs of today and into the future…
Posted in Blog, Uncategorized Tagged with: Agriculture, Compost, conventional, CSA, dried, ecological system, farming, frozen, mail order, Organic, overripe, ripeness, sustainable, underripe, vermicompost
