Frog Hollow Farm Review

Friday, March 31st

2023 Fruit Club Reviews

Frog Hollow Farm

• Cost: From $110 to $2,065 (club lengths range from weekly to yearly)

Frog Hollow Farm is our new favorite option among fruit clubs. In operation since 1989, the farm is located in Brentwood, California and maintains growing practices that are based on regenerative agriculture.

All organic fruit

All of their produce is organic and includes peaches, nectarines, blood oranges, pluots, cherries, and several other types of fruit. Completely committed to being good stewards of the environment, Frog Hollow Farm even offsets 100% of their carbon emissions from shipping, uses eco-friendly packaging, and the ice packs (as needed) that keep your fruit deliveries fresh are non-toxic and biodegradable. This is an eco-friendly business model we can get behind!

Great variety of fruit

All of these important details aside, one of our biggest reasons for giving this fruit club our highest ranking is because of the variety of options you can choose from. Most fruit subscriptions give you one or two fruits each month, and you don't get much say-so in what you're receiving. Or, maybe you have to commit to deliveries that are all apples, completely citrus, or plain pears. That's great if it's what you want, but many customers prefer a little more flexibility in their selection - and this farm definitely provides it.

12 fruit clubs to choose from

Take a look at the fruit clubs offered by Frog Hollow and you'll see what we mean:

• Cal Red Cravings: two shipments of the Cal Red variety of peaches. Available in 3, 5, and 10 lb. quantities, you'll pay anywhere from $110 to $260 depending on the size you select. These peaches have an August harvest window that can be as short as two weeks!
• Monthly Cornucopia of California: available in delivery schedules of 3, 6, or 12 months, this club delivers the seasonal best of fruit grown in California. You might get apricots, cherries, plums and peaches from May through September; Frog Hollow Farm apples, pomegranates and pears in the fall and winter; and other seasonal produce from FHF and other local organic farms. You'll pay anywhere from $165 to $1,550, depending on the subscription length and fruit quantity you choose.
• Battle of the Peaches: if you're a true peach lover, you'll enjoy deciding which is better - O'Henry or Cal Red? Your first shipment will be just O'Henry, the second will be a mixed "battle box" of O'Henry and Cal Red, and your final box will have only Cal Reds. Also available in 3, 5, and 10-lb. sizes, you'll pay $165 to $385. All deliveries will be in August (the harvest season of these two fruit varieties).
• Flavor King Fiesta: this fruit club consists solely of Flavor King-variety pluots. Take note that this fruit club ships weekly and not monthly, usually in July. You'll pay anywhere from $165 to $390, based on which quantity you choose (3, 5, or 10 lbs.).
• Weekly Farm Box: if you're up for some weekly surprises of mixed organic fruit from Frog Hollow Farm and their local small-farm partners, this is the club for you. Your produce may include citrus, avocados, apricots, peaches and more, depending on the season of your subscription. You can choose quantities of 3, 5, and 10 lbs., and delivery schedules of 4, 8 or 16 weeks. Prices range from $220 to $2,065.
• Pear Parade: consisting of four shipments of pears - several European varieties plus Asian pears - delivered biweekly. These were sold out at the time of our review, so pricing wasn't available. But, if you know you want this for the pear lover in your life, you can opt in to Frog Hollow Farm's availability notifications on this fruit club's product page.
• Gotta Have My Plums and Pluots: this fruit club ships weekly and includes several varieties of plums and pluots, like Dapple Dandy, Santa Rosa, Emerald Beaut and more. You'll pay anywhere from $220 to $515, for shipments of 3, 5, and 10 lbs.
• Need My Nectarines: typically shipping in June, this weekly fruit club lets you sample some of the most succulent varieties of nectarines - like Summerflare and Fantasia. As with most of Frog Hollow Farm's clubs, this one comes in weights ranging from 3-10 lbs. and is priced between $220 and $515.
• Peachy Picks (Petite): this is a four-shipment fruit club with, of course, just peaches. Similar to the previous two clubs, the quantities and pricing are the same and still depend on which combination you select. Deliveries happen weekly.
• Peachy Picks: if you love peaches so much that the Petite, four-shipment fruit club just isn't enough, this eight-delivery plan is the upgrade. Ever tried a Gold Dust, Suncrest, O'Henry or Cal Red? Here's your chance. Choose quantities of 3, 5, or 10 lbs. and pay from $440 to $1,035.
• Gotta Have My Pluots: you guessed it, this fruit club is just pluots (a cross between apricots and plums). Varieties may include the Flavor King, Crimson Royale and Honey Punch. Delivered weekly, you'll get four shipments and the prices are also between $220 and $515 in quantities from 3-10 lbs.
• Pick of the Crop: want to try what Frog Hollow Farm's own Farmer Al says is the best pick of the day? This is the perfect fruit club for variety-lovers. It consists of 10 shipments of mixed fruit: whatever is the absolute best fruit at the time of shipment. That could include peaches, plums, cherries, pears and more. The quantity range is the same (3-10 lbs.), and the club is priced from $545 to $1,290.

Positive customer reviews

There are plenty of customer reviews at the very bottom of each fruit club's main page. We encourage you to read through them for yourself and see what's been said about the flavor and variety you'll get with Frog Hollow Farm.

Shipping is included

If you need to set a particular delivery date, enter that in the "Order Notes" section of your shopping cart before you check out. Shipping is included in the price of each of these fruit clubs. That's pretty amazing, considering that your fruit goes from tree to table in 48 hours! You can also sign up for Frog Hollow Farm Rewards, earning you one point for every dollar you spend. Points are redeemable on future purchases, and you'll even get a surprise reward on your birthday. This rewards program is complimentary.

Fresh, quality fruit

We found more than 5,000 unfiltered customer reviews and comments on the FHF site itself and you'll soon see that this business is doing a stellar job of delivering extremely fresh, superior-quality fruit - and has been for quite a while. Even with the tricky nature of delivering fruit, Frog Hollow Farm typically gets everything to your doorstep in unblemished condition - and their 100% commitment to your satisfaction ensures that you'll get a replacement or a credit towards future deliveries if anything gets damaged in transit.

Highest rating

For fruit clubs in a staggering number of mouthwatering varieties, make Frog Hollow Farm your first stop. While their prices are on the higher side compared with other fruit subscription plans, it's true that you get what you pay for - and, in this case, you get organic fruit at the peak of ripeness, a terrific satisfaction guarantee, and the knowledge that you're supporting sustainable agriculture. Frog Hollow Farm is the clear winner among fruit clubs.