Hedgerows

Hedgerows at ALBA (Agricultural Land-Based Association) in Salinas Valley


 

Short hedgerow shrubs and yarrow on a berm

 

Pots of shrubs and trees laid out for hedgerow in Central Valley

 

Same plants grown up into well-developed hedgerow, 6 years later, in Central Valley

 

Perennials (Yarrow, Penstemon, Aster, Hummingbird Sage, Gumplant) in Hedgerow

 

Annual flowers as hedgerow on Singing Frogs Farm

 

Young hedgerow on Strawberry farm

 

Same hedgerow, two years later

 

Good Place for a Hedgerow

 

 

New Hedgerow on the edge of a vineyard

Hedgerow sequence on T&D Willey Farms, Madera, CA:

Solarizing the beds in the Central Valley, to kill weed seeds

 

Newly planted hedgerow

 

Same hedgerow, one year later

Two years later

Food Safety Issues

 

Silt fence along hedgerow, for food safety

 

Factors to be considered before deciding on whether animals are a food safety concern:

  • number of animals
  • type of animals
  • type of crop
  • harvest procedure
  • neighboring influences
  • pathogen of concern
  • additional processing

Monitor the crop, not the habitat planting.

Take action if crop damage or animal feces are observed.

Source: Wild Farm Alliance