Farming with Veggie Oil
The Moglo biodiesel fleet is gradually growing: We’re now using reclaimed vegetable oil to operate an irrigation pump on the flower farm. This John Deere engine joins our longtime Ford 4600 in running purely on used fryer oil… Read More
Tractor Tuesday: The Mighty Caterpillar
Our Caterpillar 930 articulated wheel loader may be the most versatile machine we drive here at the farm.
The Tractor that Arms Our Trebuchet
Every autumn, we celebrate the harvest with our Pumpkin Festival. It’s a day of fun on the farm with pumpkin games, live music, fresh food, family hayrides and, out in the fields, our famous trebuchet launching pumpkins high… Read More
Tractor Tuesday: Our Incident-Prone IH Hydro 84
Purchased from Charley at Village Power Equipment in Berlin, Mass., our International Harvester Hydro 84 has its strengths and its weaknesses.
Tractor Tuesday: Simon’s Favorite Ford
Purchased for $12,000 in Westminster, Mass. in 2000, the Ford 5600 was big enough to pull the third bottom on our our plow and has been a fine runner for us. It has a block heater, so it becomes… Read More
Here’s Our Fastest Ford Tractor
We bought this quiet little diesel from fellow Martha’s Vineyarder Allen Norton. It’s handy for a lot of vegetable jobs like seeding and cultivation, a favored tractor for the tine weeder and it often works the bed former,… Read More
Meet Morning Glory’s First Tractor: The 1949 Ford 2N
We purchased our very first tractor in 1973, for $700 from a farmer in New Boston, Mass.
Watch: Our Potato Harvester in Slo-Mo
View this post on Instagram Our Italian #potato harvester pulling our red potatoes right out of the ground and distributing them in… Read More
Watch: Planting Potatoes with the Lockwood Planter
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Watch: Corn Picker at Work
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