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Integrated Pest Management, part 1: Owls keep gophers in check

June 8, 2023

Gophers may be cute, with their fuzzy faces, long whiskers and tiny ears, but their powerful teeth and claws sure do wreak havoc in an orchard. They’re one of the many pests that we discourage from...

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CSA movement gets sweeter every year at Frog Hollow Farm

June 1, 2023

In a world where produce hails from around the world, and the people who grow it are strangers to you, your CSA box from Frog Hollow Farm may feel like a weekly rebellion. And in some ways, it is. ...

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Three new ways to put peach waste to work

May 25, 2023

We’re always looking for ways to improve our operations. And when we do, our compost windrows and our trees are the biggest winners.  Case in point: Our new dried peach processing system. Recently,...

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Late harvest of early varieties begins

May 18, 2023

“Knock, knock.”“Who’s there?”“Farmer Al.”“Farmer Al, who?”This is the reality of spring harvest 2023. It’s all about the weather, and Mother Nature has a mind of her own. But we’re finally getting ...

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Finally! Break in the rain lets us plant trees!

May 8, 2023

Last week, we planted over 1,000 trees that had been waiting for us in cold storage. If trees could talk, we imagine they would say, “Geez, it’s May 1 already, what’s taken you so long?” This year ...

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Farming the Patchwork

May 8, 2023

Frog Hollow Farm is a patchwork in every sense of the word! We have different types of fruit trees planted next to each other, instead of in large consecutive blocks. For example, peaches are plant...

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Don’t walk on the ground? Why not?

April 25, 2023

Brentwood’s soil is a mix of clay and clay loam – it’s heavy and the particles are fine. It’s a living thing, and we never want it to be compacted or constricted. Compacted soil won’t effectively a...

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Real Organic certification focuses on whole farm health

April 25, 2023

Frog Hollow Farm is proud to be a part of the Real Organic Project’s roster of farms that are working together for the greater good, going above and beyond the requirements for federal organic cert...

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