Angel Field Heirloom Tomatoes Seeds

[MrsJustice]

Originally Posted by VirginiaClay

Are you saying the USDA told you they will only be able to work with you if you can tell them how many bushels of vegetables and fruits you produce each year? That you have to report your harvest to them in bushels, not in pounds? I can understand them wanting to know how much you produce, but I don't know why they would care what unit of measurement you use. You might want to contact your county extension agent to ask if that's really true.

If they do require you to report in bushels, but it's not easy for you to measure in bushels, there's an easy way around that if you have a scale. There are 53 pounds of regular size/beefsteak/slicing tomatoes in a bushel. So, weigh all your tomatoes as you pick them, keep track of all the totals in a notebook or a spreadsheet, add it all up at the end of the season, and divide the total number of pounds by 53 to get the number of bushels.

If you don't have a scale or don't want to weigh things, get some smaller, standard-size baskets or bags. Peck baskets/bags equal 1/4 bushel. Half-peck equal 1/8 bushel. You can keep your different varieties separate in these smaller containers. Add up the number of pecks and divide by four to get the number of bushels.

Probably there are harvest trays in standard sizes - 1/4 bushel or ten pounds or something like that. Then you could just count the number of harvest trays you fill and convert that to number of bushels. Or really you could use whatever harvest trays or bins you already have. Just weigh one empty, then weigh it full of tomatoes, to figure out how many pounds it holds. Keep track of how many trays you harvest, multiply by the number of pounds in a tray, then divide by 53 to get number of bushels.

Yes, there are different programs. The Program I am aiming for is on my Large Tomato Farm that is connected to my Large Home Properties. This Land has never had any Buildings on it that were given to Sheppard Mallory by The Great General Benjamin Butler going uphill from Fort Monroe. It Never had any problems with flooding. The Dirt is Rich with Nutrients, as pure as Native Americans' summer farming before the Building of Fort Monroe. You will feel the Spirit of Sheppard Mallory looking downhill at Fort Monroe.

I have truly outgrown all the functions and need Help. They have been working hard to address all my needs at once. The Program I am aiming for next year is "Cold Winter Storage". For this Program, I will need the Complete "Storage Bushels of all Crops". Even My Cushaw Squash grows on the edge of this Historical Farm Property; down the hill from our Home farming properties that are connected to each other. The Cushaw Squash is an important part of Angel Field Heirloom Tomatoes because this is what the Native Americans fed my Great-Grandfather, on his way from the Broads of North and South Carolina to get to Fourth Monroe to General Benjamin Butler during the Civil War. He was assigned to farm with Shappard Mallory here at my Farming Properties. I really need Cold Storage for Local Farmer's Markets. Especially for Your Town Farmer's Market. They know all of the Winter Vegetables I grow. Fun Fun Fun Amen!

So Far, I have only had one Farming Basket that is as big as my New Bushel Baskets out of 30 other Baskets I have been using over the years. The other need is to have a full Barm to help Process the Tomatoes and Vegetables as I am running out of Room, on another Farming Property of Angel Field Heirloom Tomatoes, Amen!!!

It is good to know that this is an Act of Congress. But we need more of an understanding of all seed companies growing Historical Fruits and Vegetables. This System will take out the Love of Farming and Preserve our Historical Grown Food Systems of Historical Farming techniques. Amen!!