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Farm Happenings at Fifth Crow Farm
Farm News September 2, 2023
Pictured Above- UCSC Center for Agroecology's own Orin Martin holds forth in our orchard on the key elements in planning your own orchard. It was a pleasure and privilege to get to spend time with him as he has been one of our treasured mentors for many years. The workshop was filmed and will1 read more »
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Product Updates: The foggy mornings and hot dry afternoons have created a perfect storm for an explosion of powdery. As a result we've had to pull baby kale (especially the dino kale), the spring mix, and baby arugula, from our availability list. Spinach luckily isn't susceptible1 read more »
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Welcome TomKat goats!! :) I have to say that it has added a whole other level of pleasure to our days to be able to pause and look up at the hill above our home ranch and see goats and their LGD Reba at work. It's taken a few months for work out all the potential issues of having goats1 read more »
Farm News August 19
Pictured Above: Shadow and the lovely ladies from Pescadero Veterinary Clinic. We are soooooo blessed to have an amazing Vet right here in Pescadero to come out and check on all the farm critters. Shadow and Teddy our livestock guardian dogs got their check up as did Banks and Nellie, t1 read more »
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“Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature’s peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will blow their own freshness into you, and the storms their energy, while cares will drop off like autumn leaves.”
-John Muir
Just returned from "takin1 read more »
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HI Everyone
We've had to pull all the bunching greens except chard off the availability list. Sadly, the flea beetles have munched them to the point that we don't feel comfortable offering them to you. No baby arugula this week due to powdery mildew. This round of cabbages is over so no1 read more »
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The dry bean field is looking beautiful this year (pictured above). Hopefully it'll be a good crop, as last year we had a crop failure on a couple varieties and the last 2 years have been a bit dicey with the drought. We had to cut off the water and cross our fingers at a certain point1 read more »
Farm News- Pick Up As Early As You Can!
It's hot out there everyone! I keep checking up on product quality and have to give props to our crew who put great effort into sorting and washing and packing everything so it looks it's best. That said, if your lovely, extremely fresh produce sits out in 80 plus degree heat for 5 of m1 read more »
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Happy 4th of July! We are so so lucky to have an amazing farming partner (John Vars) and a strong staff of Managers who held down the fort while we spend last week visiting family on the East Coast. It was pretty exciting for the kids as they've never seen fireworks before. After1 read more »
About the farm
Fifth Crow Farm is a dynamic and diversified organic farm in Pescadero, CA. Founded in 2008 with a shoestring budget, a supportive local community, and ambitious dreams, we strive to bring eaters the highest quality, best tasting, and most nutritious food possible while creating a healthy, fulfilling, and fair work environment. We are situated in the Cloverdale Valley, 45 miles from San Francisco and 35 miles from Santa Cruz. We operate on 150 acres: 60 acres of row crops, about 5 acres of cut flowers, and a 35 variety apple orchard, a pear orchard, and a pastured egg operation consisting of 2 flocks of 350 beautiful ladies – all heritage breeds. We are committed to building an agriculture that is economically viable, socially just, and ecologically sound. To us this means stewarding our land in a way that not only respects but improves habitat for wildlife and builds better soil for future farmers. We are certified organic by CCOF and Animal Welfare Approved.
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