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What to do with Autumn Berries?
This is the time of year that organic Autumn berries ripen and are ready for u-picking at Cloverfield Organic Farm. This is a berry...
Susan Truscott
Sep 1, 20222 min read
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Chilling Requirements of Fruit Trees Growing at Cloverfield Organic Farm
Our farm is located in Sunset Garden Zone 17, in El Sobrante, California. Our geographic location means we have a relatively mild...
Susan Truscott
Aug 25, 20224 min read
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What's Ready for U-Picking in August
We are into the still-long-days of Summer and the Summer harvest is in full swing. Summer vegetable staples that are ripening now include...
Susan Truscott
Jul 27, 20222 min read
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Summer Volunteer Workshop at the Farm
We are having a weekday volunteer event on Thursday, July 21, from 9:30 am to 1:30 pm. We are inviting volunteers to come join us in...
Susan Truscott
Jun 20, 20221 min read
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Exciting Varieties of Tomatoes
We grow all of our crops outdoors in the open air and sunshine, starting them seasonally when the soil temperature and daylengths are...
Susan Truscott
May 21, 20221 min read
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What's Ready for U-Picking in May and June
As we head from Spring into Summer the garden transitions to offer more warm-season fruits and vegetables. We dig up garlic bulbs and...
Susan Truscott
May 5, 20222 min read
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Beautiful Fruit Tree Blossoms
Late Winter and Early Spring are when the stone fruit trees bloom at Cloverfield Farm. The native wild plums bloom first, starting in...
Susan Truscott
Feb 28, 20221 min read
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What's Ready for U-Picking in January & February
These are our two coldest months of the year, but things are still green and growing at Cloverfield Farm. We have been blessed with...
Susan Truscott
Jan 4, 20221 min read
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What's Ready for U-Picking in September
The days are getting shorter and the temperature can be hot. September is the hottest month of the year at our farm. It is also fire...
Susan Truscott
Sep 2, 20211 min read
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Gopher Control
One of the most destructive pests at our farm, and in gardens and landscapes in the California Bay Area, is the California Pocket Gopher....
Susan Truscott
Aug 31, 20213 min read
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What's Ready for U-Picking in July
We are into our Summer harvest season and we have small amounts of several different things (all certified organic!) that you can u-pick...
Susan Truscott
Jul 1, 20212 min read
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What's Ready for U-Picking in Late April
We have small amounts of several different things (all certified organic!) that you can u-pick into a farm basket in late April and early...
Susan Truscott
Apr 22, 20212 min read
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Deer Protection for Precious Crops & Trees
Our farm is inter-connected with wild regions in the Bay Area hills that have diverse and prolific wildlife. We appreciate the wildlife...
Susan Truscott
Mar 16, 20212 min read
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Real Organic Project Certification
We are one of a growing group of organic farms in the United States that are getting certified by the Real Organic Project. We obtained...
Susan Truscott
Mar 10, 20211 min read
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Cloverfield Farm Seed Starting Calendar
One of the important practices that enables a bountiful garden is the planting of seeds or vegetable plants at the right time of year. ...
Susan Truscott
Feb 23, 20211 min read
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Specialties in Our Farm Shed
When you come to visit the farm to u-pick fresh organic produce, don't forget to step into our shed to see what treasures are to be found...
Susan Truscott
Feb 22, 20212 min read
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Fall and Winter Farming Talk
I presented at the September meeting of the Greater Richmond Gardening Club. Here are the slides from my talk:
Susan Truscott
Sep 16, 20201 min read
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My Favorite Garden Tools
I'm often asked "What tools are needed to grow a good garden?" We farm bio-intensively and don't use power tools very much at all. Our...
Susan Truscott
Jul 22, 20201 min read
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Farming Different Types of Tomatillo
This year we are growing three different species of Physalis, or tomatillos, at our farm. We plant them from seed in early Spring and...
Susan Truscott
Jun 11, 20202 min read
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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....
Susan Truscott
Feb 3, 20201 min read
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