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  • From: "Sharon and Steve" <shopkins AT tdstelme.net>
  • To: "Market Farming" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Harvesting Dry Black-Eyed Peas
  • Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2007 20:48:00 -0400

Having worked out of Apache Junction I can testify that there is a world of difference in drying things there and here!

BUT:

At this place we would pull the vines and get them to a sheltered place before they got so dry that they theshed themselves on the way, yet dry enough not to rot/mold.
Threshing was done on a cleaned bit of barn floor, placing a thick layer of crop on the floor and using a flail to repeatedly thump the dickens out of the vines to get the beans/peas out of the pods, next comes sifting out the trash with forks and screens, and finally winnowing the small stuff out with a winnowing machine or outside in a strong wind. (a fan will do the same ).
Old New England farmers would bring a bushel of beans to the table after supper and all hands available would "pick over" the beans getting out the last of the rocks and chaff, making them ready for the cooking pot or for sale. I have no doubt that the same procedure was used for peas but I was not there for that.

I think I would look at the store price of black eyed peas and harrow those guys in, making a soil builder crop; if dry the seeds should sprout and make good nitrogen real quick.

MAsteveINE






----- Original Message ----- From: "Kelly Saxer" <kellysaxer AT hotmail.com>
To: <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Monday, August 20, 2007 7:51 PM
Subject: [Market-farming] Harvesting Dry Black-Eyed Peas


Does anyone have any advice for hand-harvesting a small field (about 1/2
acre) of dried black-eye peas. I usually grow black-eyed peas to harvest as
"green" beans, but I have a 1/2 acre section that got ahead of me and has
already dried on the plant. Any tips for hand-harvesting dry beans?....I'm
new to this.

Thanks in advance,

Kelly
Desert Roots Farm
Queen Creek, Arizona


From: "cjmaness AT juno.com" <cjmaness AT juno.com>
Reply-To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
To: market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Sales
Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2007 23:41:04 GMT

We are in a college town as well. We have the support of the faculty,
but... they really aren't big spenders. They will buy a box of tomatoes, or
squash, and that's it. We don't get many students either. A few, but not
many. We have tried advertising in the college paper, with limited results.
We received a grant this year from the dept. of Ag. and our board decided
to spend the money on advertising. We have advertised on our local radio
stations all summer. The down side is: This was the year of the flood. So
many of our growers, ourselves included have a very limited amount of
produce, particularly now. Business is great for the bread makers, and
certified kitchen people though. I don't think any of them are experiencing
the "August slump" and, I think if we had more produce we could certainly
be selling a lot more than we are now. I know I'm seeing lots of new faces.
What worries me is that they are coming for tomatoes, or cucumbers which
are both in short supply and will be frustrated by the lack of and won't
come back. We have tried to explain that this year has been unusual, and to
please bear with us. Who knows how it will all turn out though.
Carla in Oklahoma

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