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Growing Berries Without Bromide http://www.gtweekly.com/index.php/santa-cruz-news/santa-cruz-environmental-news/4798-growing-berries-without-bromide.html May 23, 2013 Tuesday, 21 May 2013 12:56 Amy Coombs News - Environment Researchers test a new alternative to a controversial chemical The scarecrows perched in Santa Cruz strawberry fields do little to scare away the birds, much less the insects and fungi harbored in the soil. Everything likes to eat strawberries, which makes [...]

  Please follow this link to an exciting update by the California State Grange and Californians for Pesticide Reform on California’s Fumigant-Free Farming Future: http://www.panna.org/sites/default/files/FumigantsMar2013wGrange.pdf Farm Fuel Inc stands ready to assist berry growers with ASD this summer all over central California. ALSO — Stefanie Bourcier was interviewed Monday morning, May 20 between 8:30-9:00 am [...]

Dear Growers, ASD Becomes Pajaro Valley Gold 1.0 If you’ve got 50 acres or more, and you’ve been thinking about ASD (Anaerobic Soil Disinfestation) for your berries or other crops, contract with us before June 1 and get a $5 per ton discount. That represents a significant savings. Plus, our new  ASD Operations Manager, Jonathan [...]

It’s a good idea to keep Pescadero Gold Mustard Meal Fertilizer in a cool dark place. NPK qualities are constant over time, and you can ensure a long shelf life for your fertilizer with proper storage.

There’s been a lot of buzz about Farm Fuel lately!  Here’s the latest article from the Half Moon Bay Review!   http://www.hmbreview.com/news/company-pours-on-mustard/article_fbde46fc-a882-11e2-8ca5-0019bb2963f4.html

  Farm Fuel Inc co-founder and board member Larry Jacobs is honored nationally for his visionary international, social justice, and environmental work. Santa Cruz Sentinel, April 5, 2013 by Jondi Gumz PESCADERO — Larry Jacobs, 63, who won a legal precedent to protect organic growers from pesticide drift and cultivated a cooperative of a 1,000 [...]

The Inadvertent Field Test One December evening I was rushing home from my full time job as it grew dark outside. I wanted to plant the six pack of organic spinach I had purchased ahead of some much anticipated rain.  A few onions and sorrel were still going strong in a raised bed I’d been [...]

In the backyard garden… Looks like a refrigerator science experiment, and this is what you want!   How do you apply Pescadero Gold Mustard Meal Fertilizer successfully? Timing is very important when using this powerful natural soil amendment. Glucosinolates react with water, releasing their pungent substance into the soil. This spiciness, the same that we taste [...]

Farm Fuel Inc. has expanded the number of conferences attended in 2013. San Francisco Flower and Garden Show, MOSES, and the World Ag Expo have been new experiences for us this year.  FFI exhibited our company and products at the EcoFarm Conference at the Asilomar Conference Grounds as well as the California Small Farms Conference.  If [...]

This is a newsletter from High Ground Organics for CSA members.  We were sent this article after selling them our Pescadero Gold.  We love to hear feedback about our products, good or bad.  Positive feed back keeps us motivated; but in the agricultural industry there is always room for improvement. High Ground Carrot Trial copy [...]