These knives have cut a lot of lettuce heads, a lot of chard, a lot of cabbage, and a lot of garlic roots. At Tourne-Sol, we chop garlic roots off directly in the field before bringing the bulbs in to cure. That’s about 25 000 garlic bulbs for 10 harvest knives. A lot of cutting … More These knives have cut a lot of vegetables
You know how there are times in your farming career when you can grow more crop than you can sell? For a number of years, we were growing much more garlic than our clients were able to buy. So we started braiding garlic, and we were able to sell more of our garlic that way. Then we started … More FSA Tip #38 How To Price Garlic Braids
Through the month of August, garlic occupies a large portion of my brain. And most of what I am thinking about is how to get the best garlic we can – garlic that looks beautiful, tastes great, and stores as long as possible. The key step in making this happen is effectively curing garlic plants … More Curing Garlic For Best Storage