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Last week I was delighted to attend the annual Board of Directors retreat of the PCFMA. This year it was held in Monterey on historic Cannery Row.
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Week of January 24th 2011
Posted in Newsletter Tagged with: Apples, blossom festival, braeburn apples, brenner ranch, Citrus, Frog Hollow Farm pears, Kiwi, Navel Oranges, olsen organics, pcfma, warren pear
Week of January 17th 2011
On Tuesday the 11th, I visited with Rebecca Klein of Lafayette who is creating a wonderful new vision for CSAs and for connecting schools and churches with local farmers for their food needs. Her CSA site is located at Temple Isaiah in Lafayette.
Posted in Newsletter Tagged with: advisory committee, Apples, Clementine, CSA, Frog Hollow Farm pears, Hass Avocados, Kiwi, Mandarins, Navel Oranges, Organic, Pink Lady, warren pear
Week of January 3rd 2011
Happy New Year! We hope you and your loved ones spent some quality time together to celebrate the holidays!
Posted in Newsletter Tagged with: Apples, brenner ranch, bruce rider & sons, Frog Hollow Farm pears, Hass Avocados, Kiwi, Navel Oranges, satsumas, warren pear
Week of December 27th
The wet weather continues to hit us here in Brentwood, which keeps us from our winter work of pruning the trees for next year’s harvest. The rain also takes away the chilling hours I mentioned in last week’s newsletter.
Posted in Newsletter Tagged with: Apples, brenner ranch, bruce rider & sons, Citrus, CSA, Feijoa, Frog Hollow Farm pears, Fuji apples, Hauer Pippen Apples, heritage varieties, Navel Oranges, Swift Subtropical, warren pear
Week of December 20th
For us, “tis the season” of cold, wet weather… Working in muddy soil to prune 25,000 trees, rake the prunings, trap gophers, and generally get the trees ready for the coming years crop.
Posted in Newsletter Tagged with: Apples, brenner ranch, bruce rider & sons, Citrus, Clementine, conserve, farm kitchen, Feijoa, Frog Hollow Farm pears, Mandarins, nifty facts, olsen organics, oranges, pruning, Stehly Organics, Swift Subtropical, unusual fruit, valencia oranges, warren pear
