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Dr. Frankie from UC Berkeley was out on the farm last week checking in on our Native Bee project. He and his team are busy measuring native bee populations on our farm and other farms throughout the state. In order…
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Farm Focus: Using Drone Technology to Map Bees
Posted in Blog Tagged with: creeks, data, Dr. Frankie, drones, landscape, map, native bee project, native bees, native plants, soil, tall grasses, UC Berkeley, urban areas, water, weeds
Fruit & News of the Week: June 27th
THIS WEEK’S FRUIT: 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 real…
Posted in Newsletter Tagged with: dapple dandys, drop, ground team, heat, heat stress, heatwave, irrigate, micro-sprinkler, pick, pumps, summer flare nectarines, water, whack
Fruit and News of the Week: May 2nd
THIS WEEK’S FRUIT: Apache Apricots Frog Hollow Farm, Brentwood, CA The Apache is one of the newest varieties of apricots introduced to growers and was developed by the USDA Agricultural Research Service. It’s early off the tree but doesn’t sacrifice any flavor…
Posted in Newsletter, Uncategorized Tagged with: Antonio, apache apricots, benign, Compost, health insurance, increased cost, insurance, irrigation, moving, pumps, spraying, summertime, tractor, tree team, water, Workers Compensation
Farm Focus: Thirsty Trees
It’s July and all our systems are operating at full tilt. Out in the Orchard our Tree Team is busy harvesting at maximum capacity. Our Ground Team is busy with several important jobs. Among them, our compost is being built…
