[Market-farming] Broadfork sources (was experiences)
Roots Farm & Karen Sutherland
rootsfarm at cwdom.dm
Wed Jul 8 07:14:20 EDT 2009
You may also want to check out LeeValley's metal version:
http://www.leevalley.com/garden/page.aspx?c=2&p=10521&cat=2,42578,40769
I have not used this version, but my experience with Lee Valley has
been overwhelmingly positive and I have bought a lot of wonderful
tools from them. The only problems I had (a particular line of
stainless steel tools which had handles break off from head after a
few years use) were handled so well by their customer service
department (immediately sent free replacements -- also postage free --
all the way to Dominica) that I am a committed customer and will buy
from them (or Johnny's) whenever I can.
Best wishes,
Karen
Roots Farm
Organic Produce
Fruits, Roots, Vegetables & Herbs
Cockrane, DOMINICA
767-449-3038
rootsfarm at cwdom.dm
On Jul 8, 2009, at 3:47 AM, Dan wrote:
> Hi Richard,
>
> Yes. I do have a recommendation. You should buy one from Red Pig
> Tools in Boring, Oregon.
>
> http://www.redpigtools.com/servlet/StoreFront
> redpigtools at verizon.net
> (503) 663-9404
>
> I live in Portland and just visited Bob Denman in his shop last
> week. I told him I wanted to buy a broadfork and a few other
> tools. We ended up spending about 2 hours talking tools and touring
> his workshop and store front (a 2 story barn he built by recycling 2
> other old barns in the area). I can't speak highly enough of him.
> He'll make any sized broadfork you need. Short tines, long tines,
> wide or narrow, any tine spacing. Give a call and talk to him about
> what you want to do with it and he'll give you recommendations on
> all of those options. I personally ordered a 5 tine, 15" width, 14"
> deep broadfork from him last week. I can't wait to pick it up later
> this week. He's a genius blacksmith and deserves your business.
> Also, he is the sole source for the broadforks sold in Territorial
> Seed Comany's catalog.
>
> Dan
> POP Farming
> Portland, OR
>
> Richard Moyer wrote:
>>
>> I borrowed a broadfork the last 6 weeks for preparing beds for fall
>> crops. Much quicker than the potato fork I had been using.
>>
>> Any sources recommended other than Johnny's? I do want one with
>> wooden handles, for wide and deep digging in our loam.
>>
>> Some of our soil is a heavy clay down deep; I found that rocking
>> the fork forward and back or side to side while standing on it
>> helped insert to the hilt better than jumping on it.
>>
>> As suggested earlier on this list, the broadfork then wheeled
>> cultivator can do a good job of preparing a seedbed. We just
>> seeded several hundred row feet of carrots in such a bed.
>>
>> Now I want to buy a broadfork. Please share any sources if other
>> than Johnny's.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Richard Moyer
>> SW VA
>> Getting my market customers to try and buy purslane!
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> Market-farming mailing list
>> Market-farming at lists.ibiblio.org
>> http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/market-farming
>>
> _______________________________________________
> Market-farming mailing list
> Market-farming at lists.ibiblio.org
> http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/market-farming
>
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: http://lists.ibiblio.org/pipermail/market-farming/attachments/20090708/306877d7/attachment.htm
More information about the Market-farming
mailing list