• Our “oldest” windrow which was constructed in August is still “hot” with an average temperature of 120 F and areas (hotspots) that are at 135 F. we are waiting for the temperatures to drop to 110...
Welcome to Frog Hollow Farm's photo blog describing our on-site experience of the Pineapple Express storm that swept over California Dec. 11, 2014. Being more inland than some other parts of the Sa...
• When is a compost windrow (thermophilic compost) or a vermicompost ready to be applied in the orchard at Frog Hollow? Thermophilic composts have to reach a temperature of 130 F or more for three ...
• A new vegetable garden called the McKinney block (about 5 acres) will be soon prepared for late winter and early spring planting at Frog Hollow. Barley will be planted in December while in the sp...
• The thermophilic compost area at Frog Hollow is slowly doubling in size. Many local Brentwood landscapers and arborists are regularly bringing their tree prunings to be composted at Frog Hollow. ...
Tuesday, Oct. 21, was spent tasting California’s best olive oils at a workshop hosted by Maia Hirschbein, olive oil educator from California Olive Ranch. Maia was an engaging speaker who has spent ...
We started picking our olives October 16th, 2014 - an all-time record early harvest for us. The Leccinos, first of our four varieties to ripen were black. Leccinos comprise 25% of our trees and thi...
A citation from a recent review article entitled “Vermiculture technology: reviving the dreams of Sir Charles Darwin”: compared to human beings, earthworms have over 600 million years of experience...
