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A Note from Farmer Al: February 11, 2019

Note from Farmer AlAlexa SenterFebruary 10, 2019csa, community supported agriculture

A Note from Farmer Al

Note from Farmer AlAlexa SenterFebruary 3, 2019apricot, 2019 crop, redbud, vermicompost, organic farming, vermicompost tea, regenerative agriculture

A Note from Farmer Al: January 28, 2019

Note from Farmer AlAlexa SenterJanuary 27, 2019bay area farm, east bay, desolation wilderness, crystal range

A Note from Farmer Al: January 21, 2019

Note from Farmer AlLael GerhartJanuary 22, 2019frog hollow farm, frog hollow farm csa, bay area fruit csa, citrus, citrus identification, ed lavio

A Note From Farmer Al: January 14, 2019

Note from Farmer AlLael GerhartJanuary 14, 2019tarocco blood orange, blood oranges, ches panisse, quince restaurant, Cotagna restaurant, bay area fruit, bay area csa

Note from Farmer Al: January 7, 2019

Farmer Al celebrates the planting of our first Sonora Wheat!

Note from Farmer AlAlexa SenterJanuary 6, 2019sonora wheat, california wheat history, heirloom, farm life, wheat planting, landrace

Note from Frog Hollow Farm: Happy New Year!

In this week’s Farm Focus we take a tour of winter projects around the farm.

Note from Farmer AlAlexa SenterDecember 31, 2018happy new year, farm family

A Note from Rachel: Owl Boxes

Note from Farmer AlLael GerhartDecember 23, 2018owl box, biological control, pest management, gopher management

A Note from Farmer Al

Note from Farmer AlAlexa SenterDecember 16, 2018peach leaf curl, organic farming, organic peaches

A Note From Sarah: Holiday Season

Note from Farmer AlLael GerhartDecember 10, 2018chill hours, bay area csa, seasonal fruit

A Note from Farmer Al: Compost Season

Note from Farmer AlLael GerhartDecember 5, 2018compost, microbes, organic farms, regenerative agriculture

Note from Farmer Al: November 26, 2018

Autumn colors have returned to the farm and we are so thankful for the rain.

Note from Farmer AlAlexa SenterNovember 26, 2018farm notes, farm diary, bay area farm, organic farm, frog hollow farm

Note from Frog Hollow Farm: Happy Thanksgiving!

Note from Farmer AlAlexa SenterNovember 19, 2018thanksgiving, thankful, frog hollow farm, frog hollow farm csa

A Note from Farmer Rachel: A visit to McEvoy Ranch

Farm Focus, Note from Farmer AlLael GerhartNovember 14, 2018McEvoy Ranch, extra virgin olive oil, woman entrepeneurs, olive mill

A Note from Mario & Rachel: Hoshigaki

Note from Farmer AlLael GerhartNovember 5, 2018Hoshigaki, food traditions, CSA, hachiya, persimmon

Note from Rachel & Mario: Mexicola Avocado

Learn about the farm’s experiments with growing and eating avocados!

Note from Farmer AlAlexa SenterOctober 29, 2018avocado, california avocado, organic fruit, mexicola, mexicola avocado, field work, frog hollow farm, frog hollow csa

Note from Farmer Al: October 22, 2018

Note from Farmer AlAlexa SenterOctober 23, 2018farm day, harvest festival, bay area csa, csa members, you pick apples

A Note from Rachel

Read all about Rachel’s adventure harvesting honey!

Note from Farmer AlAlexa SenterOctober 15, 2018honey, honey bees, bee keeping, honey harvesting, brentwood california

A Note from Mario

Fall has arrived on the farm!

Note from Farmer AlAlexa SenterOctober 8, 2018fall, autumn, bay area weather, california seasons, fall flavors

A Note from Farmer Al

Dear CSA members,

Finally Fall has arrived with cooler weather and rain coming, after weeks of hot weather. The work in the fields has slowed down after weeks of intense pressure to pick fruit at just the perfect moment of ripeness, and then deliver it to customers.

Note from Farmer AlLael GerhartOctober 1, 2018hand pruning, fall field work, organic CSA, Bay Area CSA, organic farm