Market Farming

["Beth Spaugh" <lists AT rhomestead.com>]

Salad mix and small braising greens size I cut with the serrated victorinox.  Bunching sizes I pluck, mainly to not have a knife along with rubber bands and stems/leaves in the hands.

 

Beth Spaugh

Rehoboth Homestead, Peru NY

http://rhomestead.com      http://www.facebook.com/rhomestead

 

"How we eat determines, to a considerable extent, how the world is used." - Wendell Berry

"Without power over our food, any notion of democracy is empty." - Frances Moore Lappe

 

 

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Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2011 10:28 AM
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Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Harvest Knives Recommendation?

 

I'd be curious to know how many folks cut leaves off, versus plucking them off, for cut-and-come-again type greens.  I know that's a little OT for the original question, but I've heard a lot of different theories about what is "best", both for plant recovery and harvest shelf-life.  Opinions?

Kathryn Kerby

frogchorusfarm.com

Snohomish, WA

Ruminations - essays on the farming life at frogchorusfarm.com/weblog.html

 

In a message dated 12/7/2011 7:25:24 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, zwmathes AT gmail.com writes:

I have been very satisfied with the Victorinox serrated harvest knife from Jonny's Seeds.  It comes wicked sharp and works great for greens.
Zac Mathes

 

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