ICE HARVEST PHOTOS

ICE HARVEST VIDEOS

Scenes from an ice harvest at Howell Living History Farm.
Because of thin ice, only two farmers were allowed on the frozen
pond. Usually four inches of ice are required for a safe ice harvest.
 

How to Sharpen an Ice Saw from J Flesher on Vimeo.

Gary Houghton of Howell Living History discusses the finer points
of sharpening an ice saw.

ICE HARVEST ESSAYS

A Winter Swim
A Howell Farm intern gets a little wet during the ice harvest.
furrow.howellfarm.org/barnyard-stories/a-winter-swim

An Iceless Ice Harvest
What happens when there's no ice on the pond.
farmbedded.blogspot.com/2008/01/ice-harvest.html


Ice Harvest, Step by Step
A visitor shares their experience of the Howell Farm ice harvest.

http://princetonnaturenotes.blogspot.com/2013/01/harvesting-ice-at-howell-history-farm.html


ICE HARVEST MEDIA COVERAGE

The New York Times on the Howell Farm ice harvest:
http://www.nytimes.com/1997/01/26/nyregion/in-titusville-a-farm-where-breaking-the-ice-is-no-metaphor.html