Market Farming

["maureen bostock" <maureenbostock AT hotmail.com>]

Hi,
Buddingh basket weeders are still being made in Dutton, Michigan: 
616-698-8613.  I always wanted to get one but I have heard that they only 
work well on fine soils with no rocks.  Oh well.
Maureen

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>    1. Hoop House Blues (Ploughshare)
>    2. Re: Hoop House Blues (Bill Shoemaker)
>    3. buddingh basket weeder (David.Purpura AT nokia.com)
>    4. Re: Fertilizing Using a Planter (TxBeeFarmer)
>    5. Re: buddingh basket weeder (JOHN A HENDRICKSON)
>    6. Re: good sites for direct marketers (Margaret L Wilson)
>    7. Re: Hoop House Blues (Tradingpost)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2005 15:39:41 -0600
> From: "Ploughshare" <gjbrever AT midwestinfo.net>
> Subject: [Market-farming] Hoop House Blues
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> This afternoon I went out to our hoop house to find the whole inner lining 
> of the plastic slashed up and falling down.  It really looks like someone 
> (Freddy Krueger?) went in there with a knife and took swipes at the entire 
> inner lining.  It was a real kick in the stomach because the week before 
> when I went in there to push the  snow off there was only one small rip in 
> the entire inner lining. For the past week in MN we have been experiencing 
> night time temps in the -20 to -35 degrees, and I assume that this is the 
> cause of the shredding and not some horror movie ghoul.  In addition to 
> this, the day I went out there to push snow off the roof, I turned on the 
> heater so it would melt and slide easier.  When I did this there was a lot 
> of moisture that froze in between the layers which might have had an 
> effect.
>     I was planning on replacing the plastic this next year anyway, so that 
> is not the big deal (It's getting close to 8years old).  However, this is 
> where I start my starts the first week of March.  I feel quite vulnerable 
> with only one layer, feeling like much heat is being lost.  Besides this, I 
> 'm concerned of course, that the top layer is going to give way.
>     I wonder whether or not I should attempt to change plastic still this 
> winter. Or should I just buy the rolls, keep them handy and try to make it 
> until this summer with just one layer?  Does anyone have experience putting 
> on plastic in the winter?  How did it turn out?  Also, how much heat will I 
> be losing?
> --Gary
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> Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2005 15:42:13 -0600
> From: "Bill Shoemaker" <wshoemak AT inil.com>
> Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Hoop House Blues
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> Gary
>
>     I can't believe you made the plastic last that long. Putting up 
> plastic on a tunnel is something you have to be prepared for so that when a 
> day comes along that's ideal (no wind) you get it done and nothing stands 
> in the way of getting done. So I'd suggest getting the plastic and having 
> it on hand, ready to unroll. But I'd wait till it's a little warmer, like 
> April.
>
> Bill Shoemaker, Sr Research Specialist - Food Crops
> University of Illinois - St Charles Horticulture Research Center
> www.nres.uiuc.edu/faculty/directory/shoemaker_wh.html
>       I wonder whether or not I should attempt to change plastic still 
> this winter. Or should I just buy the rolls, keep them handy and try to 
> make it until this summer with just one layer?  Does anyone have experience 
> putting on plastic in the winter?  How did it turn out?  Also, how much 
> heat will I be losing?
>   --Gary
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> Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2005 16:52:06 -0500
> From: <David.Purpura AT nokia.com>
> Subject: [Market-farming] buddingh basket weeder
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> Hello and regards to the list.  I saw a demonstration last year using a 
> buddingh basket weeder with stale bedding to reduce weed pressure.  
> Googling seems to return lots of hits with articles about how wonderful it 
> is, but I'm unable to locate a source to buy one.  I'm interested in a new 
> or used one in very good condition.  I'm not even sure if it's something 
> that's still produced, or an antique.  Anyone have any info on this?
>
> Thanks.
> dave
>
>
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> Message: 4
> Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2005 16:56:43 -0600
> From: "TxBeeFarmer" <TxBeeFarmer AT HotPop.com>
> Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Fertilizing Using a Planter
> To: <sunnfarm AT bellatlantic.net>,  "Market Farming"
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> I see what you mean about grinding away the plates.  Had suspected such, 
> but
> thought I'd ask anyway.  Ok, how DOES one put fertilizer down just below 
> the
> seeds and later put on a side dressing.  Is everyone using liquid for that?
>
> Thanks
> (West Texas) Mark
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "robert schuler" <sunnfarm AT bellatlantic.net>
>
> > Are you talking about the notched seed plate in the bottom of the seed
> hopper?.
> >
> > Some are plastic some are metal. Yes they will work to some degree but 
> two
> > things may happen one is the plates will grind down minutes into use the
> second
> > is the fertilizer will bridge over the plates after the bottom layer of
> > fertilizer has moved out. I think you will be disappointed in the
> end...Bob.
> > Sunny Meadow Farm
> > Bridgeton, NJ.
>
>
>
>
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> Message: 5
> Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2005 18:43:37 -0600
> From: JOHN A HENDRICKSON <jhendric AT wisc.edu>
> Subject: Re: [Market-farming] buddingh basket weeder
> To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
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> Hope this helps:
>
> Buddingh Weeder Company
> 7015 Hammond Ave.
> Dutton, MI 49316
> phone: 616-698-8613
>
> Roeters Farm Eq., Inc
> Used veg. farm equipment
> rfe AT pathwaynet.com
>
> Market Farm Implement
> New and used equipment (I don't think they carry new basket weeders but
> they might be able to point you in the right direction)
> 257 Fawn Hollow Road
> Friedens, Pa. 15541
> Phone: (814)-443-1931
> http://www.marketfarm.com/
>
> -John
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: David.Purpura AT nokia.com
> Date: Wednesday, January 19, 2005 3:52 pm
> Subject: [Market-farming] buddingh basket weeder
>
> > Hello and regards to the list.  I saw a demonstration last year
> > using a buddingh basket weeder with stale bedding to reduce weed
> > pressure.  Googling seems to return lots of hits with articles
> > about how wonderful it is, but I'm unable to locate a source to buy
> > one.  I'm interested in a new or used one in very good condition.
> > I'm not even sure if it's something that's still produced, or an
> > antique.  Anyone have any info on this?
> >
> > Thanks.
> > dave
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> Message: 6
> Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2005 17:33:36 -0800
> From: "Margaret L Wilson" <booldawgs AT cavenet.com>
> Subject: Re: [Market-farming] good sites for direct marketers
> To: "Market Farming" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
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> I think you have the good sites pretty much covered on your web site.  I 
> need to get back to work on my web site as soon as I can sit at the 
> computer more.  Yours is very good!!  Did you do it or have it 
> professionally done?
>
> First let me apologize for not thanking you sooner for the advise you gave 
> me concerning how to find a USDA approved packer a few weeks/months back.  
> I finally managed to trace one down in Douglas County, near Roseburg, OR.  
> I was pleasantly surprised to find they don't charge much more than regular 
> "for own use" processing.  They are about a 100 miles away but it is mostly 
> freeway.
>
> It definitely puts a new angle on my decision to stay or try to find 
> someone to help or to rent the farm.  My sheep and cows are a lot less 
> hands on, hard work than the produce side. Grass fed, heritage breeds make 
> it easier too.
> Margaret
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: Alderspring
>   To: market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org
>   Sent: January 11, 2005 6:47 PM
>   Subject: [Market-farming] good sites for direct marketers
>
>
>   Hello to the list.
>
>   I'm looking for good links on direct marketing to add to our producer's 
> resources section of our web page.
>
>   We direct market grass fed beef.  We've had some good success (160 head 
> in 2004 and on track for 200 in 2005).  We have received a bit of press and 
> have started getting phone calls from people who are interested in what we 
> do.  To help them, I put together an annotated list of sites from my 
> favorites.  I'd like to add more.  Does anyone have some good sites they 
> would like to recommended on direct marketing (not necessarily grass fed).  
> While links specific to marketing meat products are great, general direct 
> marketing links are also useful.  You can access the list of links I 
> already have at "producers resources" from the home page:
>   www.alderspring.com
>
>   Thanks!
>   Caryl Elzinga
>   Alderspring Ranch Grass Fed Beef
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> Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2005 07:12:45 -0700
> From: "Tradingpost" <tradingpost AT gilanet.com>
> Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Hoop House Blues
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> Isn't 8 years way beyond the normal life of flexible plastic? I've found
> the shrinkage is most severe in the coldest subzero temperatures. And I
> think I weakened my own plastic by moving snow off it.  I see no harm in
> recovering it in the cold, if it's practical to do it.
>
> paul AT largocreekfarms.com
> http://medicinehill.net
>
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> On 1/19/2005 at 3:39 PM Ploughshare wrote:
>
> >This afternoon I went out to our hoop house to find the whole inner
> >lining of the plastic slashed up and falling down.  It really looks like
> >someone (Freddy Krueger?) went in there with a knife and took swipes at
> >the entire inner lining.  It was a real kick in the stomach because the
> >week before when I went in there to push the  snow off there was only one
> >small rip in the entire inner lining. For the past week in MN we have 
> been
> >experiencing night time temps in the -20 to -35 degrees, and I assume 
> that
> >this is the cause of the shredding and not some horror movie ghoul.  In
> >addition to this, the day I went out there to push snow off the roof, I
> >turned on the heater so it would melt and slide easier.  When I did this
> >there was a lot of moisture that froze in between the layers which might
> >have had an effect.
> >    I was planning on replacing the plastic this next year anyway, so 
> that
> >is not the big deal (It's getting close to 8years old).  However, this is
> >where I start my starts the first week of March.  I feel quite vulnerable
> >with only one layer, feeling like much heat is being lost.  Besides this,
> >I 'm concerned of course, that the top layer is going to give way.
> >    I wonder whether or not I should attempt to change plastic still this
> >winter. Or should I just buy the rolls, keep them handy and try to make 
> it
> >until this summer with just one layer?  Does anyone have experience
> >putting on plastic in the winter?  How did it turn out?  Also, how much
> >heat will I be losing?
> >--Gary
> >
> >
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