We've happily noticed a plethora of frogs and toads around the garden lately - more so than in past seasons, it seems - and we even found a little garter snake the other day slithering down through one of the sprinkler beds! Why all the excitement? Because frogs, toads, and yes, even snakes, are friends of the garden! They eat up pests that like to wreck havoc among the crops such as aphids, beetles, caterpillars, cutworms, grasshoppers, grubs, slugs, and more. Supposedly, a single frog can eat over 100 insects in one night and will eat over 10,000 insects throughout the season. Stats like that we like to hear! We're so grateful for their help in moderating pest populations without the need for chemical pesticides. :)
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Summer Week #10 - Our friends, the frogs.
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We left the hustle and bustle of city life to raise our children in the country. Getting into agriculture is a decision we've never regretted! Now we lovingly grow fresh food together as a family on our small farm. It's food we trust, and you can too! We want to feed our children the best we can, so we grow high-quality fruits, vegetables, and meats - everything from Arugula to Zucchini; Chicken and pork! - all free of chemicals, synthetic fertilizers, herbicides, and pesticides. We'd love to share what we grow with you!
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