“My beans are bubbling over! Hold on one sec,” says Steve Sando of Rancho Gordo over Zoom. His enthusiasm for his own products is infectious and so obviously genuine that it will make you want to r...
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...
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. ...
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,...
“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 ...
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 ...
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...
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...
