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  • From: Dan <dan AT citygardenfarms.com>
  • To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Broadfork sources (was experiences)
  • Date: Wed, 08 Jul 2009 00:47:51 -0700

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:
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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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