We love our new harvester!!!
Spirits are high on the farm these last few days as our new harvester arrived last week. Spudnik is the manufacturer and this new machine allows us to harvest more potatoes faster. The added bonus… The machine arrived as we had specified and worked perfectly which is a vast improvement on our old harvester which was in the shop quite often!
Read MorePotato packing…
Check out our Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/#!/album.php?aid=16414&id=111340152239625&ref=mf for a series of photos of the potato packaging order of operations. Packing season is here so keep an eye out in your local stores for our new potatoes!
Read MoreIt is a GREAT day to be on the farm!
Not only is this day’s beauty one for the record books but we also decided to make it the start to our 2010 potato harvest! Everyone was all smiles as we put the windrower and harvester to work. This time of year we usually start by digging small sections for specific orders. It allows us to work out the kinks in the equipment and break the warehouse packaging crew in slowly. Ahead of our harvester a windrower digs 4 rows of potatoes and deposits them among the 4 rows that the harvester is set up to dig. This allows the harvester to pick up the a total 8 rows with each pass...
Read MoreBoston Globe article- Fryeburg
http://www.boston.com/travel/explorene/maine/articles/2010/08/01/fryeburgs_attractions_are_maine_and_more/
Read MoreWaiting patiently…
These tractors are hooked up and waiting patiently for someone to take them to the field and start harvesting potatoes. It won’t be long now and Green Thumb Farms’ spuds will be hitting dinner tables throughout New England!
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