Vegetable Farmers and their
Weed-Control Machines
A 75-minute educational video on weed cultivation and flaming equipment, featuring 9 farms in 3 northeastern states
Produced by:
Vern Grubinger, University of Vermont Extension
Mary Jane Else, University of Massachusetts Extension
With funding from:
Northeast Sustainable Agriculture
Research and Education (SARE), USDA
Video Content:Bob Gray, Four Corners Farm, Newbury VT
* Custom cultivator for plastic
* Rolling cultivator
* Finger weederJohn Arena Jr., Arean Farms, Concord MA
* Custom cultivator for plastic mulch edgesTim Taylor, Crossroad Farm, Fairlee VT
* Basket weeder
* Rotary hoe
* Batwing shovels
* Field cultivatorChuck Armstrong, Fiddlehead Farm, Brownsville VT
* Bezzerides tools
* Flex-tine weederLockwood 'Pooh' Sprague, Edgewater Farm, Plainfield NH
* Flex-tine weeder
* Basket weeder
* SweepsGary Gemme, Harvest Farm, Whately MA
*Basket weeder
* SweepsTom Harlow, Kestrel Farm, Westminster VT
* Custom flame weeder
* Stale seed bed rollerSteve and Ray Mong, Applefield Farm, Stow MA
* Bezzerides' tools
* Flame weedersJake Guest, Killdeer Farm, Norwich VT
* Backpack flame weeder
* Tractor-mounted flame weeder