Off the beaten path...

We are a local, family owned, community-minded fruit orchard and small animal farm located near Saskatoon, SK. We raise sheep, goats, heritage chickens, alpacas and miniature donkeys.















Friday, August 7, 2009

"Papa Joe" - our berry harvester


This is our berry harvester - it is a "Johanna II" model and we use it to harvest saskatoon berries, honeyberries, sour cherries, and currants. The berries are shaken off the trees and onto a conveyor belt, the sticks and leaves are blown off and they come down a shoot where you have to "catch" them in a tray and stack them up as fast as they come out (where Frances and Lily are standing).


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