Week of September 1

TAProots is a working farm, requiring several types of equipment to make the farm work easier.  The WORKHORSES of TAProots begin with Big Blue, a 2005 Ford pick-up truck.  It has a cab with clamshell doors and a second row of seats perfect for grandchildren.  One difficulty is that both Joyce and Tom love to drive it.  It is essential for farm work:  delivering grapes to the winery, carrying kayaks to the next paddle, hauling all sorts of fertilizer, mulch, for the crops.  The next farm implement is Smokey, a Polaris Ranger all-terrain vehicle, with a cab for 2-3 persons and a small dump-truck bed.  Smokey zips around TAProots, carrying weeds and brush to the burn pile, picked fruit for processing, etc.  Rides on Smokey are popular; four year old Cora calls it “her baby truck.”  Next comes Hannah, a bright yellow 1979 Cherokee Chief Jeep, that Eric owns.  It is the forebear of the SUV, part car- part truck.  It can drive off road around TAProots farm.  A 1970 vintage Farmall tractor is a classic, no frills machine for heavy work.  The John Deere lawn tractor sees constant duty, keeping the grass mowed during this rainy year.  All these  are joined by a 2008 R32 VW roadster, that we use for a second car, for the winter in the barn.  They all fit well during the long winter, waiting for another growing season at TAProots.