Comments on: Sweet potato harvest http://cricketbread.com/blog/2009/10/21/sweet-potato-harvest/ Sun, 01 Jan 2012 18:41:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Jesse Bramhall http://cricketbread.com/blog/2009/10/21/sweet-potato-harvest/comment-page-1/#comment-1530 Jesse Bramhall Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:33:50 +0000 http://cricketbread.com/blog/?p=649#comment-1530 While Wwoofing, I worked for this guy that tried to grow mangoes on a cliff face. For some reason, small business commercial farms in Spain think growing things out of rock on the side of steep hills is a good idea. The Spaniard had 1000 young trees. They had an unusual frost last year and lost about 300 and had to regraft almost 500, which means they wouldn't be producing for that year. I have a feeling that this may happen again to him this year. He'll probably end up having to do a poly-tunnel on each terrace. On that I wish him good luck. I'm not a fan of commercial farming. Here's a pic, sorry for the long link http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2LwRrLsUpPY/SuiN4CPRFlI/AAAAAAAAAPs/UZKJsFibJ7Q/s1600-h/Picture+5.png So pretty in the picture, not at all the hell it is in actuality. The tred on my boots melted off out there. Extreme sports agriculture! While Wwoofing, I worked for this guy that tried to grow mangoes on a cliff face. For some reason, small business commercial farms in Spain think growing things out of rock on the side of steep hills is a good idea.

The Spaniard had 1000 young trees. They had an unusual frost last year and lost about 300 and had to regraft almost 500, which means they wouldn’t be producing for that year. I have a feeling that this may happen again to him this year. He’ll probably end up having to do a poly-tunnel on each terrace.

On that I wish him good luck. I’m not a fan of commercial farming.

Here’s a pic, sorry for the long link
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2LwRrLsUpPY/SuiN4CPRFlI/AAAAAAAAAPs/UZKJsFibJ7Q/s1600-h/Picture+5.png

So pretty in the picture, not at all the hell it is in actuality. The tred on my boots melted off out there. Extreme sports agriculture!

]]> By: Trace http://cricketbread.com/blog/2009/10/21/sweet-potato-harvest/comment-page-1/#comment-1526 Trace Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:27:44 +0000 http://cricketbread.com/blog/?p=649#comment-1526 I had to put the camera down and get to work, but would have loved to pick it back up for the headlamp shots. Hands caked in clay can be difficult to move on little camera buttons as well. The balance between work and developing my skills in photography is irritating sometimes. I had to put the camera down and get to work, but would have loved to pick it back up for the headlamp shots. Hands caked in clay can be difficult to move on little camera buttons as well. The balance between work and developing my skills in photography is irritating sometimes.

]]> By: Logan MB http://cricketbread.com/blog/2009/10/21/sweet-potato-harvest/comment-page-1/#comment-1525 Logan MB Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:22:52 +0000 http://cricketbread.com/blog/?p=649#comment-1525 Love the image of hands digging through the vines and straw - but I want to see some headlight harvesting! Some long shutter speeds and motion blurs with an electric blue sky! Love the image of hands digging through the vines and straw – but I want to see some headlight harvesting! Some long shutter speeds and motion blurs with an electric blue sky!

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