From: "Lawrence F. London, Jr." <venaurafarm@bellsouth.net>
To: permaculture <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: [permaculture] Fwd: [orangegrapevine] Garden Tools - Lawrence London - Picasa Web Albums & Gardening Hand Tool Sourcelist
Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2012 20:38:09 -0500
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Subject: [orangegrapevine] Garden Tools - Lawrence London - Picasa Web
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Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2012 19:35:07 -0500
From: Lawrence London <lfljvenaura@gmail.com>
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Biointensive Gardening Guide and Farm & Garden Hand Tool Sourcelist
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Permanent Minimum-Till Biointensive Double-Dug Raised Bed Garden
Preparation and Handtool Information& Sourcelist
(work-in-progress - updated frequently)
[update - agriculture, permaculture, gardening& biodynamics
bibliography added (from books available through Amazon.com).
- see below, near end of document.
A brief update for those needing quick access to tool sources; most of
this information is repeated further on in the document.
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Over time, your most often used garden tools will likely be:
Austrian scythe
hand sickles and machetes (different types from all over the world)
broadfork
hand trowels and weeder/cultivators including Japanese, Korean and other
Asian versions
various eye hoes (Germany, Austria, Japan, Portugal, Spain, Central America)
English-style D-handled spades, spade forks and digging forks
long handled sharp and flat point shovels
seeding rakes (Dutch or German) of varying width and number and length
of tines
forged steel heavy garden rakes
pitchfork, compost fork
manure forks or potato hoes of varying widths
(make an excellent one of these by bending the tines on a pitchfork,
indispensable for removing cut weeds from garden beds)
This document lists most mail order sources for these tools.
Don't forget to fabricate some yourself in your shop or contract with
local craftsmen (woodworkers, blacksmiths, welders, machinists)
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