The potato lifter gets its moment of glory this weekend during the annual Howell Farm potato harvest. This special implement does just what it sounds like--it lifts the potatoes out of the soil for our workers and volunteers to then harvest by hand.
This year's crop certainly isn't one of our best ever -- the plants were eaten by swarms of deer and weeds became a big problem as well. Nonetheless, spirits always seem to be high on potato harvest day. Volunteers can come pick potatoes for as long or as short as they like -- from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Lemonade and cookies will be served to field workers throughout the day. The potatoes will be donated to the Greater Mercer Food Cooperative.
This year's crop certainly isn't one of our best ever -- the plants were eaten by swarms of deer and weeds became a big problem as well. Nonetheless, spirits always seem to be high on potato harvest day. Volunteers can come pick potatoes for as long or as short as they like -- from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Lemonade and cookies will be served to field workers throughout the day. The potatoes will be donated to the Greater Mercer Food Cooperative.
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