This is my summer project. It still needs touch ups, but not this year.
We are also going to put up some fun and tasty recipes on this blog to help you enjoy your farm fresh potatoes with new and fun recipes. If you have suggestions please feel free to e-mail them to us at the address mentioned above. Hope you all enjoy your spuds this year.
Here is how the harvest season for Little Farms starts.
Pulling the equipment out of the sheds and making sure it is all in working condition. This is the "digger"
This is the front of the digger. The potatoes travel over several chains and rollers which allows the dirt to fall back to the ground.
The weeds and vines come off the back end.
This part is called the "boom." The potatoes come off the chain and fall into a truck which will transport them to our storage cellar.
This is our happy farmer/mechanic. Sorry I caught him mid-sentence.
I am going to try to keep pictures and videos of the process so you know how the potatoes that you are eating make it to your table. Hope you enjoy this blog and if you have any questions, ideas, or comments please share. Thanks.
I think this is great! Too many people don't know where their food comes from these days. I passed your link along to our homeschool group in Indiana so they can keep abreast of your harvest schedule! Don't forget to include the accounts of lack of sleep...it's essential!!! :)
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