Comments on: Potatoes and people http://tinyfarmblog.com/2007/05/08/potatoes-and-people/ Daily photo-journal of organic market gardening: growing local food with two acres and some tools...! Thu, 21 Aug 2008 22:30:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Mike http://tinyfarmblog.com/2007/05/08/potatoes-and-people/#comment-792 Mike Mon, 28 May 2007 05:51:40 +0000 http://tinyfarmblog.com/2007/05/08/potatoes-and-people/#comment-792 Hey Amanda: Yeah, that sounds like it might be good. There's one of those classic old canvas newspaper delivery bags hanging in the barn. That might work as a prototype! There are always a million things that can be improved, and I manage to get around to a few at a time... The trugs in the picture are easy enough for this small scale (300 lbs). It's easy to cut seed potatoes into them (I usually cut up one 50 lb bag at a time). You can pour one into another, which comes in handy for filling up to a weight each person can handle. And they're flexible, they handles can be held together for carrying on the way to a bed. But they're a bit deep for comfortably reaching into, particularly as you get to the bottom. I'll keep the bag idea in mind...maybe next year! Hey Amanda: Yeah, that sounds like it might be good. There’s one of those classic old canvas newspaper delivery bags hanging in the barn. That might work as a prototype! There are always a million things that can be improved, and I manage to get around to a few at a time… The trugs in the picture are easy enough for this small scale (300 lbs). It’s easy to cut seed potatoes into them (I usually cut up one 50 lb bag at a time). You can pour one into another, which comes in handy for filling up to a weight each person can handle. And they’re flexible, they handles can be held together for carrying on the way to a bed. But they’re a bit deep for comfortably reaching into, particularly as you get to the bottom. I’ll keep the bag idea in mind…maybe next year!

]]> By: Amanda Olsen http://tinyfarmblog.com/2007/05/08/potatoes-and-people/#comment-773 Amanda Olsen Sat, 26 May 2007 02:25:09 +0000 http://tinyfarmblog.com/2007/05/08/potatoes-and-people/#comment-773 Have you considered a sling-type shoulder bag for planting potatoes? That way you can just reach in the bag and drop them, as opposed to carrying a large, heavy tote the whole lenth of the field. Just a thought. :-) Have you considered a sling-type shoulder bag for planting potatoes? That way you can just reach in the bag and drop them, as opposed to carrying a large, heavy tote the whole lenth of the field. Just a thought. :-)

]]> By: Mike http://tinyfarmblog.com/2007/05/08/potatoes-and-people/#comment-727 Mike Sun, 13 May 2007 13:54:38 +0000 http://tinyfarmblog.com/2007/05/08/potatoes-and-people/#comment-727 Adela: I don't really do link exchanges, I just link to the blogs I read, and blog reading time is rapidly diminishing as the season progresses. I'll check out your site as soon as I can, and feel free to link to TFB! :) Adela: I don’t really do link exchanges, I just link to the blogs I read, and blog reading time is rapidly diminishing as the season progresses. I’ll check out your site as soon as I can, and feel free to link to TFB! :)

]]> By: Adela http://tinyfarmblog.com/2007/05/08/potatoes-and-people/#comment-705 Adela Thu, 10 May 2007 10:32:40 +0000 http://tinyfarmblog.com/2007/05/08/potatoes-and-people/#comment-705 Hi, Would you be interested in a blogroll link exchange with my blog? Feel free to drop a line anytime. All the best, Adela Hi,

Would you be interested in a blogroll link exchange with my blog?

Feel free to drop a line anytime.

All the best,
Adela

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