Sometimes trees in the orchard don’t do as well as Farmer Al hopes. There are plenty of difficult decisions a farmer has to make for the greater good of the farm. And one such decision is giving up...
Post and art by Martha Slavin, a Frog Hollow Farm CSA Member.
If you are like me, you can think of two things that make summer wonderful. You have to know, first, that summer is not my favorite tim...
Terroir is the special quality and taste that food has because of where it was grown. “Farmers the world over know this about their soil,” says Farmer Al. “It’s always going to give special charact...
Picture 500+ acres of natural habitat in the near coastal region of Petaluma, California. Rolling hills (both green and golden), olive trees, vineyards… It’s a color scheme that recalls the Mediter...
It began one evening four or five years ago at one of our farm dinners celebrating the olive harvest. Chef Becky and Farmer Al served pear caramel ice cream on soft ginger cookies among the trees, ...
UPDATE OCTOBER 26, 2021
Two months ago, emergency regulations threatened to turn off water for all farmers south of the Delta. California is the highest agricultural supplier in the US and the 5th ...
A sweet and fragrant stone fruit that's ripe enough to drip juice down your chin is one of the greatest joys of summer. On that nice, hot day in August when you want to enjoy some sweet, refreshing...
Farmers in California are facing an existential threat. We all know California is in a drought. This affects us all... farms, factories, homes, municipalities, cemeteries, even golf courses.Yet our...
