[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!
>>
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