A Look Back At August On Riverdog Farm
Image by Riverdog Farm, Guinda CA Courtesy of Capay Valley Farm Shop 8/27/13 The first sign of the changing seasons in our region is cooler nighttime temperatures. Last week we had nighttime temperatures in the low fifties. There is also a lot of morning dew which indicates that the day and nighttime temperatures are far […]
A Look Back At July On Riverdog Farn
Courtesy of Capay Valley Farm Shop July 29, 2013 As crazy as it sounds, this week we’ll be transplanting the final round of watermelons (August 1st melon planting?!). This round was part of a larger seeding group, most of which left the greenhouse a week or two ago. These starts just took a bit longer […]
Farming In Frost
Image courtesy of Full Belly Farm, Guinda CA As the weather warms and dries a little in February and March, it’s easy to think that spring has arrived and therefore the warm weather crops should be close behind. But the delay from the greenhouse or the field to your FarmShare is 2- 3 months or […]
GMO Labeling Initiative
The FruitGuys supports California’s Prop 37, the “Right to Know” GMO (genetically modified organism) labeling initiative. This issue is important to Americans everywhere, not just in California. Yes On 37—Why? We believe in transparency. Labeling GMO products and allowing consumers and companies to choose whether or not to use them is core to our belief […]
June Field Notes from Riverdog Farm
Courtesy of Capay Valley Farm Shop Image courtesy of Riverdog Farm, Guinda, CA June 4, 2012 Unexpected cloud cover today brought rain, cooler temperatures, and pleasant humidity during a time of year that is typically hot and parched. Thunderhead clouds gathered to the north of Capay Valley, above the mountains in Mendocino, before the rain […]
Field Notes From the Farm
From Riverdog Farm, courtesy of Capay Valley Farm Shop image courtesy of 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 […]
