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- From: "Kathryn Kerby" <kakerby AT aol.com>
- To: "'Market Farming'" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Insurance for the trailers
- Date: Tue, 8 Apr 2014 12:26:06 -0700
I’m actually glad this topic has
come up. Insurance issues aside, I’m glad for the discussion on the cost
effectiveness of moving compost from point A to point B, about 10 miles apart. We
have a goofy setup here where we winter animals here at home, then move them
all down to pasture (part of our hayfield) right about now each year. So we
have a stockpile of compost at home. I’ve been trying to figure out the
logistics of moving that compost to the hayfield where it can be put to really
good use. But most folks look at my questions like “you want to move
lots of compost from home? Why? Just buy it in!” Um, I want to move it
because it’s free and other compost is not. So while I had some pointers
on the insurance angle, I’d love to hear more about the specific
trailers/trucks/hitches that folks use, and issues with loading/unloading. We
have trucks, trailers, loaders etc at both locations, but somehow my normal
advisors are treating this like trying to plan a trip to the moon. I’d
love to hear about how folks do it themselves. Kathryn Kerby Frogchorusfarm.com Snohomish, WA From:
market-farming-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org
[mailto:market-farming-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Richard Moyer
I'll be loading compost today, for a 30-mile trip back home. A
week ago I had a trailer 'mishap', but fortunately no injury to me or
truck/trailer, and all made it home OK. Got me thinking about options. Got estimates last weekend from
previous guys who hauled and spread compost on our pastures; compost we also
use on cultivated ground. Then talked with a neighbor who hauls/logs/digs, etc. Was a more
leisurely Sunday afternoon conversation, where he gradually shared of a huge
pile of compost, free for hauling, only 4 miles away. And the reality
that I could buy a spreader for the price of one year's worth of paying others
do it all when hauling from 30 miles away. My time is also an issue, but
this creative neighbor, who makes a living doing more with less, is asking me
to think closer to home. Don't know if any of the above fits your situation, but sharing your
needs/challenges with enough people might scare up more options. Which is
what you're doing now! Richard Moyer
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[Market-farming] Insurance for the Trailers,
michelle rome, 04/07/2014
- Re: [Market-farming] Insurance for the Trailers, Barb Miller, 04/08/2014
- Re: [Market-farming] Insurance for the Trailers, Kathryn Kerby, 04/08/2014
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Re: [Market-farming] Insurance for the trailers,
Richard Moyer, 04/08/2014
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Re: [Market-farming] Insurance for the trailers,
Kathryn Kerby, 04/08/2014
- Re: [Market-farming] Insurance for the trailers, michelleann7, 04/08/2014
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Re: [Market-farming] Insurance for the trailers,
Kathryn Kerby, 04/08/2014
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