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- From: Susan Houghton <susangivingtree AT earthlink.net>
- To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: [Market-farming] Harvesting equipment
- Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2007 12:38:21 -0600 (CST)
I have sold most of my sweet corn into the wholesale market for 35 years and
found it to be a dead end. I never had a problem hand picking my way through
20 acres by myself. I always thought a one row picker would be helpful but
looking back in hindsight I'm glad I did not buy one.
With a picker you still have the labor of hand sorting and packing and
pulling the machine through sometimes muddy im passable fields after a storm
and the messy job of harvesting from blown down stalks.
I think a string bean picker would be a good investment. Beans always bring
a good price and work well in crop rotations and double cropping... Bob.
Sunny Meadow Farm
Bridgeton, NJ.
We have been a smallmarket "garden", with 21 acres of ground, 7 of it in a
variety of veggies, and 8 high tunnels. We have lots of growing experience,
and lots of marketing experience.    Now we would like to do some larger
quantities of some veggies and sell them to a wholesaler, this is a huge leap
for us. Â The obvious (to me) first problem is how to harvest a quantity of
anything. Is there a place to find harvesting equipment for a small farm?Â
We are interested in a two row green bean harvester....and maybe a two row
corn harvester.   Susan HoughtonLansing MI Â
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