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This Week’s Fruit: Emerald Beaut Plum Frog Hollow Farm, Brentwood, CA A freestone plum, the Emerald Beaut is a delicate green that turns golden with a hint of a blush. It has a firmer texture than the Santa Rosa with…
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Fruit & News of the Week: October 2, 2017
Posted in Newsletter Tagged with: Apples, autumns, bay area farm, california farm, california farming, california native bees, community supported agriculture, CSA, fall, farmers market, Grapes, native bees, Organic Farming, pears, Plums, Warren Pears, weed, weeds
Farm Focus: Cover Crops
Most people have disdain towards the weeds that grow in their garden. At Frog Hollow Farm, we not only embrace weeds, but we purposefully plant them to improve what we do. It might sound crazy, but many weeds provide important…
Posted in Blog Tagged with: Barley, bell beans, benefits, carbon, cover crops, crimson clover, mow, nitrogen, oats, peas, potassium, purple vetch, rain, seeds, soil, weeds, wild mustard
Farm Focus: Using Drone Technology to Map Bees
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…
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 and News of the Week: March 28th
THIS WEEK’S FRUIT Hass Avocado Churchill-Brenneis Orchard, Ojai, CA Creamy in texture, nutty in flavor, with a small to medium seed. The Hass skin is easy to peel and darkens from green to purplish-black as it ripens. Fuji Apple Rider…
Posted in Newsletter Tagged with: beets, chard, leeks, onions, shallots, veggie boxes, Veggies, weeds
