Category — Online Resources

Via the Greenhorns

A set of videos to help guide new farmers in the right direction. Cool footage for sure.

Check it out here

So I’m very pro-worker in the world of farming. But if there continues to be a shortage of young farmers, then I suspect that those of us that have chosen to farm should probably be as efficient as we can. Maybe with some automation, instead of having 10 people on 1 farm of 15 acres, there could be 2 people on 5 farms of 10 acres. I’d be interested in costing the infrastructure costs out and see what it’s feasibility actually would be…..

Here’s why I write about this.

And the company who makes these transplanters has several other videos of their innovative products. I was stuck on their site for quite awhile watching videos…..

http://fieldtransplantsystems.com.au/

Our friend Josh has worked at Sauvie Island Organics for several seasons, and is now branching out on his own to further his personal vegetable endeavors as well as help other farm folk out by doing some consulting. He has a really thorough outline on weed management that he’s gathered from working at SIO as well as info he’s gathered traveling to fellow organic farms. It’s really worth jumping over to his entry and studying what he presents. I always learn the best by looking at others work, strategies, ideas instead of trying to reinvent the wheel by myself sitting in my shop.

If you have any questions on the various implements he presents I’d just drop him an email. My experiences with Josh are always educational and intentional.

The farm community is just beginning to see the networking possibilities with the internet. I look forward to seeing this community grow.