Fruit Tree Grafting
As we clear more of our wild hillside of Himalayan blackberries and artichoke thistles we are finding young healthy sprouts of wild plums....
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Susan Truscott
- Dec 26, 2019
- 1 min
Winter Organic Farming Workshop
Once each season we invite volunteers to come work with us at the farm. It is a tremendous learning experience, and many hands make...
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Susan Truscott
- Dec 2, 2019
- 1 min
December Contra Costa Marketplace Article
A few months ago I was interviewed by Jason Tilley for an article he wanted to write about small farms in El Sobrante. Well, the...
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Susan Truscott
- Sep 25, 2019
- 1 min
Autumn Organic Farming Workshop - Oct 26
Once per season we invite volunteers to come work with us to learn organic farming and help us get our chores done. Activities we have...
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Susan Truscott
- Aug 26, 2019
- 2 min
Japanese Red Shiso Pesto
I made a most delicious dish using freshly picked organic red shiso (Aka shiso). I brought home a nice bunch of freshly picked red shiso...
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Susan Truscott
- Aug 22, 2019
- 1 min
Fall & Winter are Olive U-Picking Times
Olive trees grow along our South fence; protected with deer wire until they get tall enough to endure the deer-browsing.
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Susan Truscott
- Jul 10, 2019
- 1 min
Summer Organic Farming Workshop on August 17
Our next volunteer day is Saturday, August 17 from 11 am to 2 pm. We will have a good variety of summer farm chores that we could use...
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Susan Truscott
- Jun 6, 2019
- 1 min
Growing Heirloom Wheat
Grains are an important food source and wheat is especially loved for its delicious taste and versatility. We grow three different...
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Susan Truscott
- Apr 9, 2019
- 1 min
Spring Farm Volunteer Workshop May 11
We are holding our next seasonal volunteer workshop on May 11, from 11 am to 2 pm. We invite volunteers to come work with us on seasonal...
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Susan Truscott
- Mar 25, 2019
- 2 min
Cloverfield Farm Fruit Ripening Calendar
Type Variety Expected Harvests: Lemon Meyer Lemon 1/1 - 12/31 Orange Moro Blood Orange 1/15 - 3/15 Olive Empeltre Olive 1/20 -...
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Susan Truscott
- Mar 2, 2019
- 1 min
Cook What You U-Pick at the Farm
We grow some unusual vegetables, edible flowers, and herbs that many cooks aren't that familiar with. Many of the vegetables can be...
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Susan Truscott
- Jan 11, 2019
- 1 min
Fruit Tree Pruning
We are in the process now of doing our Winter dormant fruit tree pruning. We have four tools that help with this task: 1) Fiskars hand...
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Susan Truscott
- Dec 14, 2018
- 1 min
Winter Farm Volunteer Day January 19
We are holding our next volunteer day at the farm on Saturday, January 19, from 11 am to 2 pm. We welcome volunteers to join us in...
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Susan Truscott
- Nov 18, 2018
- 1 min
Winter Cover Crops
Our first rain of the Winter season is expected right around Thanksgiving. Our rain is coming late this year and we are excited! With...
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Susan Truscott
- Nov 7, 2018
- 1 min
Starting Vegetables from Seed
Every week we seed one or two redwood flats with a seasonal variety of vegetables. We use compost for our flat soil. This time of year...
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Susan Truscott
- Oct 29, 2018
- 1 min
Authentic Gardening Videos
One of our enthusiastic farm visitors and fellow gardener, Elena Jdanova, has been generously producing educational videos about our...
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Susan Truscott
- Oct 9, 2018
- 1 min
Fall Planting of Garlics
Fall is the time to plant next year's garlic crop. We will be showing our volunteers how we do this during our Autumn volunteer day on...
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Susan Truscott
- Oct 2, 2018
- 1 min
Autumn Farm Volunteer Day on Oct 27
We are inviting volunteers to come out to work with us at the farm for a few hours. We will start at 11 AM and finish up at about 2 PM. ...
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