I hope you're doing well. I am writing to you from Frog Hollow Farm. I am one of the co-owners here and being a woman, who has worked in the male dominated world of agriculture for 30 years, I am p...
A very hectic Monday and Tuesday for a lot young prune trees, Farmer Al and all his crew members which included some 30,000 earthworms (Eisenia fetida). About 100 new prune trees were planted dire...
Next week 429 prune trees will be planted in an area that was a nectarine orchard until last year. Some of the trees (117 to be exact) will be placed in holes that were filled in December with imm...
February is American Heart Month. Come celebrate with us by taking a look at a few heart healthy goodies!
Our Olive Oil is the perfect place to start. Rich in monounsaturated fats and ant...
Next month, the Institute For Sustainable Development (California State University-Chico), is organizing a conference titled “Growing toward a sustainable future”. The purpose of the conference is...
Vermiculture or vermicomposting is the production of compost using earthworms (vermi: latin for worms), specifically the species of worms that normally inhabit the surface litter (epigeic species) ...
This week the drought is having a negative effect on our thermophilic compost piles but a positive effect on our vermicompost (worm compost piles).
Each thermophilic compost pile is turned 5 time...
In theory, compost can be made in 15 days and applied to the orchard if it reaches a temperature of 130F or more and is turned five times in this 15-day period.
