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FarmShares Week of February 20, 2012
Field Notes from Riverdog Farm
In 1990 Riverdog Farm began as a 2-acre organic vegetable garden in Napa County. Currently the farm is located in Guinda in the Capay Valley where rich creek bottom soil, intense summer heat, and winter frost make exceptionally tasty fruits, nuts and vegetables. Annually, the farm grows over 100 types of fruits, ...
The Work of Early Spring
The month of January and the first few weeks of February are the winter doldrums. The sun still low in the sky, the days short, the ground a big reservoir of cold, soil life at a low ebb, for the farm life, it’s a chore just to keep the heart beating or ...
Product Feature: Wildflower Honey
Celebrate the sweetness of early spring with this exceptional wildflower honey! This is the highest quality honey-- pure and delicious. Enjoy it on toast, yogurt, cheese, nuts, or just by the spoonful! Shop for yours today! B-Z Bee is run by John Foster who, like his father before him, raises bees throughout the Capay Valley. ...
The One Percent
Farmers, seed and equipment suppliers, food distributors and retailers, NGOs and community members from across the country, came together last week at the 32nd Annual EcoFarm Conference at Asilomar, Pacific Grove. Located in a stunningly beautiful coastal setting, propagators of a sustainable food and farming system gathered to share knowledge and have ...
Product Feature: Truffle Almonds
Valentine's Day is just around the corner, so celebrate with these delicious, decadent treats! These are fresh, dry-roasted almonds, lovingly grown, dipped in dark chocolate and dusted with Dutch cocoa powder. Shop for yours today! The 37 beautiful acres of FreeHeart Farm have been family owned and operated since 1998. Larry and Lynn ...
February on the Farm
It is a fine Sunday morning. The sun is shining on a windless, cloudless blue sky. The light frost last night kissed crops with the cold they need to be sweet and slow growing. Late December and early January are historically our biggest roll of the farming dice. Deep freezes during this period ...
Ghost Towns of the Capay Valley
A Little Look at Local History by Ann F. Scheuring The northwestern corner of Yolo County holds the little Capay Valley, known today largely for its organic farms and the Cache Creek Casino Resort, a tribal business. The valley is pretty and very rural. Along its main artery, Highway 16, the village of Capay ...
Product Feature: Juicing Oranges
Blue Heron Farm grows certified organic oranges, mandarins, figs and other fruits and vegetables on their 20 acres in Rumsey. Blue Heron farm, run by Gretchen and John Certeras, has been producing exceptional produce for over 30 years. Brighten up dark winter mornings with fresh-squeezed organic orange juice! These oranges are grown and ...
Farming In Japan Today
Shinji Hashimoto, an organic Teikei (CSA) farmer near Kobe, Japan, wrote the following letter on the continuing tragic fall-out from the Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan. He sent it to Urgenci, an urban-rural network of CSA supporters (www.urgenci.net) and it was forwarded on to other U.S. organic farms. Hallie Muller, who grew ...
Product Feature: New Potatoes
Take advantage of our new produce orders to stock up on the tastiest seasonal produce! We're offering two varieties of organic new potatoes from Riverdog Farm . The German Butterball potatoes are creamy and rich-- perfect for mashing, creaming or baking. The Red French Fingerlings are a waxy type potato excellent for ...