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  • From: "breck" <bcarden AT breckinridgegroup.com>
  • To: "'Market Farming'" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Mobile strawberry picking platform
  • Date: Sun, 7 Dec 2008 01:04:49 -0500

A strap on milking stool has worked wonders for me. Great for picking cherry
tomatoes, beans.......

Farmer Breck
-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:market-farming-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Andy Fellenz
Sent: Saturday, December 06, 2008 2:40 PM
To: Market Farming
Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Mobile strawberry picking platform

Take a look at these:

http://bse.wisc.edu/hfhp/tipsheets_html/cart.htm

http://bse.wisc.edu/hfhp/tipsheets_html/laydown.htm

Andy
www.FellenzFamilyFarm.com


Richard Robinson wrote:
> I've been searching with little success for plans, descriptions, or even a
picture of a mobile platform for picking strawberries. The thing I have in
mind would straddle the row, and the picker would sit or lie on it, push
along the row with his or her feet, and use both hands for picking directly
in front of them.
>
> The closest I've come are these:
>
> a two-person weeding cart
> http://www.rngr.net/Publications/tpn/28/28_3_4_29.pdf/file
>
> two titles of possibly similar items from "Farm Show" Magazine
>
http://www.farmshow.com/index/results.asp?code=14&subcode=d&category=CROPS&s
ubcategory=NEW+TECHNIQUES
>
> Do any of you have any leads? Have you ever used one, and is it worth
using for picking 1-2 hours per day during strawberry season?
>
> thanks, Richard
>
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