I like the fact that you opt for paper over plastic bags. paper falls onto the ground, paper decays becomes dirt. Plastic falls on the ground, breaks up into very fine pieces, and it stays plastic in the soil. it does not become soil
But like George Carlin said, plastic came from the Earth and maybe the Earth will embrace it as its own and incorporate it into its ecosystem. The guy was a hoot. lol
Thank you for going over the whole process again. I know it's seems like you have done it all before but I really like watching it again. Never think that what you are showing is repeticious but it's why we come here, to see your operation and how you do things. Even if we have seen it a dozen times before, I want to see it again. I enjoy your filming methods and how you will speed up the video or play music when we wouldn't be able to hear you. Love your channel.
Thank you very much! I do get a little worried sometime with repeat stuff. But it’s what we are doing most days in the winter, so that’s what you guys get to see too! Thank you very much for watching and commenting 😊💚
Spent 2 years stationed at loring afb many moons ago,,, ate a lot of potatoes loved them,, I’m watching your videos, good stuff , thankyou looking forward to the next😎
Always very informative and interesting thank you for your creativity. I knew I eating potatoes but I’m learning more about them from watching you and your videos.
Really like your videos... Keep them coming. I agree with you about the plastic. We have too much plastic in our lives these days. Hope to see a new video soon.
What a great operation watching all of the happy potatoes finding their way to the table of many hungry people You are a great example of a hardworking person who loves what you’re doing Great video and can’t wait for the next chapter
Just think in about a month you guys will be back in the fields starting a new crop . The process starts all over again. Thanks for the video and stay safe:)
Hey Molly sorry I missed commenting on the last video, but Hey I’m here to ask you some more dumb questions😊. As I was watching I couldn’t help but think I wonder what the history of Bell Farms is, when did it start ect ect. I’d love to see a video on the history of this family farm. To see from where it started to what it’s grown into today. That would be cool.
the sudden desire for potatoes is akin to when Bubba Gump was describing all the shrimps, except narrated by Samwise here with you holding up the different kinds of potato dishes
Great, now to planting. Are the paper bags more expensive than the plastic and do the potatoes shelf life increase without any light? You know me, Mr Analyse man. Haha. Ty for posting. I have been eating a lot of potatoes and been eating some Goldens, Idaho and Russet. No DELICIOUS BELL farms taters yet, but I am sure they will be here before Christmas. (I hope so). Also what is the "buyers choice" as in size of bag they prefer? Lots of questions but I know you have the answers. Take care Molly.❤
@@alphaguy54paper bags do cost more than the plastic ones. They also have to be hung by hand, but on the wickets like the poly bags. So it does take quite a bit longer to bag them. When I say buyers choice, I mean the produce buyers at the warehouses make the call on what they want to buy from farmers. We used to sell a lot of 10lb paper bags to market basket. That was full tractor trailer loads at a time. But I think the buyers decided the 5lb bags were better for them. Kind of like using the blue market basket bags instead of the farm who grew them bags. It’s up to them.
Love the video, Molly. Seeing the clean potatoes rolling on the belt made me hungry. Growing up, we had potatoes almost every day, and I love them in all forms. 😁
I have eaten so many of your potatoes. I buy at Marketbasket The potatoes always are similar in size and always good quality. Your videos show me where they come from and your passion for quality products. Some people think that potatoes come from the grocery store but we know they come from a farm and a family farm at that. I’m sure that Artie is very happy with that.
Thank you very much for supporting our farm! I wish market basket will let us go into the store with our bags! So people can see the farms where their food comes from. Not just a generic store brand.
I almost missed this in betweener video. Great camera work and time to show the process. It's as if the camera was a potato for part of the journey. The paper bags are colorful and promote your brand better.
Never say end in sight, there will always be a new project you guys will start. That’s a good thing. By the way, my Mom is German and she loves potatoes. Lol
Maybe I've one too many of these potato videos, but I swear that the potato in the middle of the screen at the 4:00 minute mark looks like it has a face! 🤔😄 Great job, Molly and Shane, on the videos. Ya'll keep getting better, making your videos more entertaining and informative. I can't wait to see how you plant the seeds!
Molly, thank you for always giving us a peek into what you guys do daily. What impresses me the most is how you all manage to do so many jobs in one day. Just when you finish what you had set out to do that day, you always find another thing that needs to be done. Great job! The filming is also great. Sincerely, Dwight
Another great video guys, Molly it was nice that you took time to introduce the new size bags, they would look good tacked up inside my garage with my other Collectibles, also I’m very surprised potentially how long the Russetts and the Reds were able to hide in the ground before they grew again into Potatoes that you harvested this year
What a great YT channel you have. I comment here often, because the content, quality, production and presentation are so good, I can't help myself. Really appreciate the work you put into it. You don't have a "Maine-iac" accent. So, where did you grow up? That would be interesting to know! Cheers.
Thank you Molly,Shane and crew, i love watching you guys/gals working whilst im here with my feet up after a hard day's work 😊 i prefer to see the potatoes bagged in paper bags to,👍see you next time,,UK 🇬🇧
good day, I have seen the video packaging potatoes in small packaging and large big bags or large bags, it is how the customer wants it, nice, have a nice day, see you next vlog
Always love your videos. It must take some time to edit and add music. You do make the business of potatoes interesting and you will never worry about lack of customers as there are more people every day and they all have to eat.
I had no idea potatoes were a thing in Maine. Always thought Idaho was king of the potato. Anyway, love what you did with the containers outside and enjoy watching your channel.
The end is near! Just in time to get it ready for the fall! I like how the machine bags and ties off those white potatoes. I forgot, where do giant bags go to again ? Great video as always!
These big bill bags are going back into the storage bins. Now that they are washed and sizes, we will bag them later when we have local orders. No more big huge loads until fall.
So I saw you pointed out you had some red potatoes and some russet potatoes. Did the farm used to grow them in the past and have a few that re seeded themselves? Bound to happen.
no thank you for sharing.. me speaking i learn more and more about potatoes i never knew about. i was always thinking most of my potatoes come from Washington not Maine wow again thanks for the education it makes me a better person. take care be safe stay warm all my best to Bell Farms!!.
Howdy from Fort Erie Ontario Canada. Just found you on UA-cam and was immediately drawn to your channel and have subscribed. I follow several farming channels but was drawn to your because my Uncle Mac Laver had a potato farm on the outskirts of western Toronto and as a 12 year old kid my parents and I were called on to help cut the potatoes into the eyes for planting in the spring. The seed potatoes were buried in bags in a pit dug into the field. We also helped in the harvest, riding the sorter to take out the vegetation, rocks and any other items not wanted. The saving grace to this back breaking job was that we got to throw the rotten potatoes at each other. I also got to learn how to drive the old ford tractor in the fields after harvest. Many happy memories, so happy to follow you in these modern times. Ciao from this wannabe 81 year old farmer.
That’s a really great story 😊. Thank you very much for sharing it with me :) I appreciate the comment and that you subscribed too! We will be starting seed cutting soon. I’m a more modern way of course:)
I agree with you on paper versus plastic. Just walk along any road or waterway in America and you see trash and most of it is plastic which lasts forever. Thanks for sharing your video. 👍
Great video Has a former potato guy I can now see where the bruising happens in the grading house. When I buy I stores after a few days potatoes start to show signs of bruising. You need to lower your drops.
I’ve spent quite a bit of time trying to make each transition as smooth as possible, I think we have very little fresh bruise in our packing line. The camera may make things look deceiving, what drops specifically are you referring to ?
Hey Molly, great video! Im amazed how much Equipment it takes to potatoes in the bad. Thank you for letting us in on your busy day. Your gorgeous smile sets off the video.
Thanks for the explanation on wetting down the pile, as I wondered too. Also, the plastic vs. paper bag; it's nice seeing the Bell branding and gives the consumer a sense of connection back to the farm. I don't think many people realize the demands the buyer makes on the farmer (this type package, this size product, this variety of product, etc.) and that its challenging for the farmer to control some of it or any of it, and it's just the nature of the business. Always has been, and more than likely always will be. I wish I could find your product up here in Franklin county.
You are so right about the buyers. Everything you said. Hopefully the stores will start to catch on to what people really want to see. They want to see where their food is coming from.
I have trucked potatoes for WD out of Alliston, Ont, but have not been to Maine. Loaded out of the field and storage barns just like yours. The barns I’ve hauled out of had a trough in the middle. They used a 6in water hose washing the spuds into the trough to a conveyer right into our insulated trailer. Trucked potatoes to UTZ in Hanover, Pa and Frito in Binghamton NY. You have a wonderful farm, super job! Keep up the amazing work!😊
Another excellent video Molly. We don't see white potatoes like yours in Arkansas stores. We have the usual red, the gold ones and Russets for the most part. My preference is Russets since they are perfect for baking and frying, and don't have eyes like the red, white, and gold ones.
yay for the new paper 5lb bags! When are you going on another cow visit at Larry's? They are sooo cute! I know the potatoes are almost done but maybe once you start up again you could do a 'potatoe of the week!' for unique or strange looking potatoes haha.
Tks for sharing. It's nice for you to share any video. Looks like your still getting some good weather out your way. Here acouple days ago we had sunny days. Now we're getting 9 to 12 of snow over night.. yay... thats a dirty word. A dirty four letter word. S.N.O.W. lol
"That's why he uses the hose." Sorry, but I cracked up over that. It reminded me of the movie "Silence of The Lambs", when the serial killer lowered the basket down to one of his recent victims and told her that "it puts the lotion on or it gets the hose". I don't know where they come up with these dialogues for the movies. Life experiences? ; ) Enjoy the content and the potatoe processing. I have been a fan of potatoes all my life. 👍👍👍🥔🥔🥔🥔
Hahahahah that is a great movie! I know it very very well” it rubs the lotion on the skin or else it gets the hose again” good old buffalo bill. Thank you very much for watching our videos and loving potatoes 😁😁💚
Love to watch the process. What different types of potatoes has Bell done over the years. I haven't seen the planting process so looking forward to that. Hope to meet ya in person this summer when we stop by for corn and potatoes. Keep doing you, velcro lab Quigley😊
You will get to see me this summer! You might have to drive around back to wave at me from the corn line! But we will definitely meet this summer. They have grown reds, and quite a few different varieties of yellows. I wanted to try a tinny patch of those purple ones for fun. But that didn’t go for it hahah
I never thought that watching taters roll through conveyor belts would be entertaining and informative. Your videos give a deep appreciation the saying “farm to table”. Keep up the great work and most of all: stay safe.
Your video channel is one of 3 farms that I watch whenever posted. Yours is by far the largest, most automated production! I see the others doing most of the work by hand, then watch your work being done by machines. I like the comparison!! Will you have videos of planting the fields?
I'm sadly old enough to remember when they went to plastic because (oof, were killing the trees) and now were back to paper bags are ok and plastic is evil again. LoL oh well. Great video! I demanded the Giant Food near me to buy potatoes from your farm, not sure they understood.
Thanks Molly great watching and learning, and one more thing by the time you get this comment I think you’re getting dumped on with snow I sent your way from Iowa ….! I read about 50 farmers in Maine that tested their soil and it was contaminated with “the dreaded forever chemical “ what a story behind that?….?
Oh pfas is probably what you’re talking about. There is a lot of misinformation about pfas. Fluoride is a pfas, and it’s used to make the paper that most fast foods restaurants use to wrap their sandwich’s and line paper drinking cups. There is pfas is everything of daily life. It seems that some people just want to pick and choose where it’s allowed. Definitely put it in the drinking water. But if it’s found in the ground it ruins farm lands. I highly disagree with the way government is trying to handle it.
Pfas is a huge topic to try and go over, but to add to Mollys response, I believe a lot of the farmland that tested high were location s where a lot of “sludge” was spread/ composted sewage.( we’ve never used that) And there was a paper mill issue I believe in central Maine but not sure the details. Either way, the stuff is everywhere and is sucks some people are losing their livelihood over it while other companies are still able to profit from it. My 2 cents . Thanks for watching the videos !
Thanks to both of you I spend hours trying to find ways to avoid plastic bags, as per a warning 15 years ago that “The Health Ranger “ issued about this stuff in fertilizer being encouraged to use by (you guessed it) those watching the hen house. I realize by Molly’s comments that you folks get it.!!!!!! Really enjoy both of you and your hard work--Videos..
Do potatoes that have been stored since fall spoil faster once you pack them. Seems like they grow alien things fast this time of the year after purchase.
Honestly I think potatoes want to sprout all the time after they get into the grocery store. All the light and warmth of the store kicks that desire to sprout into motion.
Ok I'm hooked. LOL I started watching when I found Laura Farms then I found 3 others you being one of the 3. I love your vids and I do have a question. I'm a trucker of many years and I'm 67 now but that don't mean anything about my question LOL. I see the spuds are wet from when he picks them up but how do they dry before the bagging? I ask because I see your clean up after and you guys are in mud under the machines. Some of them anyway. I check often for your new vids and I love them all even the other ones I watch. All my years on the road I have never pulled any farm loads I have 48 years out here and when I fully retire at the end of the year it will be 49.5 and about 4 million years. I do get up there by you. I have been to Bangor AF Base and Searsport. I pull a tanker. Thanks again.
You make me laugh:) thank you. So there is a sling table that kinda dries the potatoes a little before they go into the newtec grader. But the potatoes are slightly wet when they go into the bag. They just dry in a day. What you should do when you retires is find a side gig working on a farm driving a potato truck or something seasonally for harvest! I bet you would really enjoy that. We have two guys that drive our potato trucks that are retired. They love it
Hi Molly/Shane seeing how invested you all are in diesel equipment a company in British Columbia Canada called Edison Motors has built heavy haul diesel hybrid electric transports basically a diesel generator with electric Eaxels at about 700 HP they claim a 50 percent reduction in diesel cost might be an option for your fleet one other added benefit of this system is you also have a mobile power generation unit as well for power outages just a thought I really do enjoy all your videos cheers
Another awesome job. We live in South Dakota and try to get our seed potatoes in the ground by Good Friday every year. Are you guys getting close to planting?
We are going to start picking up our seed on in Good Friday. We haul many loads back from the Aroostook county over the month of April. Usually plant late April early May.
I like the fact that you opt for paper over plastic bags. paper falls onto the ground, paper decays becomes dirt. Plastic falls on the ground, breaks up into very fine pieces, and it stays plastic in the soil. it does not become soil
But like George Carlin said, plastic came from the Earth and maybe the Earth will embrace it as its own and incorporate it into its ecosystem. The guy was a hoot. lol
Micro plastics…
Thank you for going over the whole process again. I know it's seems like you have done it all before but I really like watching it again. Never think that what you are showing is repeticious but it's why we come here, to see your operation and how you do things. Even if we have seen it a dozen times before, I want to see it again. I enjoy your filming methods and how you will speed up the video or play music when we wouldn't be able to hear you. Love your channel.
Thank you very much! I do get a little worried sometime with repeat stuff. But it’s what we are doing most days in the winter, so that’s what you guys get to see too! Thank you very much for watching and commenting 😊💚
those potatoes look good enough to eat!
Spent 2 years stationed at loring afb many moons ago,,, ate a lot of potatoes loved them,, I’m watching your videos, good stuff , thankyou looking forward to the next😎
Thank you!
In the middle of harvest down here in NZ, we're filling stores as you get them empty.
That’s is so cool!
You are a rock star at Potato University , great explanation of the details . Water , good idea .
The machines that handle the potatoes are incredible, so many moving parts.
Great tunes for the video
If anyone wants to work on this farm watch these videos. These folks are in top shape and very hard workers. No slackers ..I would never last a day……
Always very informative and interesting thank you for your creativity. I knew I eating potatoes but I’m learning more about them from watching you and your videos.
Thank you for watching and learning more about potatoes.
Really like your videos... Keep them coming. I agree with you about the plastic. We have too much plastic in our lives these days. Hope to see a new video soon.
Thank you very much! I wish they would just stop making plastic. There are plant based options now. That should be the standard.
What a great operation watching all of the happy potatoes finding their way to the table of many hungry people
You are a great example of a hardworking person who loves what you’re doing
Great video and can’t wait for the next chapter
Thank you very much! I do really love what I’m doing! It won’t be long before we are in the tractors!
Just think in about a month you guys will be back in the fields starting a new crop . The process starts all over again.
Thanks for the video and stay safe:)
So excited to start!
Hey Molly sorry I missed commenting on the last video, but Hey I’m here to ask you some more dumb questions😊. As I was watching I couldn’t help but think I wonder what the history of Bell Farms is, when did it start ect ect. I’d love to see a video on the history of this family farm. To see from where it started to what it’s grown into today. That would be cool.
That’s a wonderful idea! I will work on getting some old photos together and get a time line to tell as a story!
the sudden desire for potatoes is akin to when Bubba Gump was describing all the shrimps, except narrated by Samwise here with you holding up the different kinds of potato dishes
Hahahaha
Great, now to planting. Are the paper bags more expensive than the plastic and do the potatoes shelf life increase without any light? You know me, Mr Analyse man. Haha. Ty for posting. I have been eating a lot of potatoes and been eating some Goldens, Idaho and Russet. No DELICIOUS BELL farms taters yet, but I am sure they will be here before Christmas. (I hope so). Also what is the "buyers choice" as in size of bag they prefer? Lots of questions but I know you have the answers. Take care Molly.❤
@@alphaguy54paper bags do cost more than the plastic ones. They also have to be hung by hand, but on the wickets like the poly bags. So it does take quite a bit longer to bag them. When I say buyers choice, I mean the produce buyers at the warehouses make the call on what they want to buy from farmers. We used to sell a lot of 10lb paper bags to market basket. That was full tractor trailer loads at a time. But I think the buyers decided the 5lb bags were better for them. Kind of like using the blue market basket bags instead of the farm who grew them bags. It’s up to them.
Great job. You folks are hard workers.
아주 흥미롭고 재밌는 영상 감사. 👍
After watching your videos, it amazes me how labor intensive potatoes are. I eat them every day, but now I appreciate the work involved a lot more.
Thank you, it is that way with most produce! Potatoes are just one of the heavy ones hahah 💚
All of a sudden I have a hankering for a baked potato 😉 good job by the whole crew getting those potatoes packed🙌
THINKING THE SAME THING !
Thank you!!😊
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Love the video, Molly. Seeing the clean potatoes rolling on the belt made me hungry. Growing up, we had potatoes almost every day, and I love them in all forms. 😁
Those are beautiful looking spuds. We get garbage here in Canada.
Thank you!
I have eaten so many of your potatoes. I buy at Marketbasket
The potatoes always are similar in size and always good quality.
Your videos show me where they come from and your passion for quality products.
Some people think that potatoes come from the grocery store but we know they come from a farm and a family farm at that.
I’m sure that Artie is very happy with that.
Thank you very much for supporting our farm! I wish market basket will let us go into the store with our bags! So people can see the farms where their food comes from. Not just a generic store brand.
Something I can't get my head around, is how tough the potatoes are! It's amazing.
It sure is a resilient crop. They take a beating and yet compliment many meals.
Yes agreed
Another Great Video 👍 Great content, keep up the great work! Great stuff!
Really cool process that most of us dont think about. THANKS
Love seeing those Bell Farms paper bags nice.
Me too, they seem to be working out well
I almost missed this in betweener video. Great camera work and time to show the process. It's as if the camera was a potato for part of the journey. The paper bags are colorful and promote your brand better.
Thanks Steve!
Never say end in sight, there will always be a new project you guys will start. That’s a good thing. By the way, my Mom is German and she loves potatoes. Lol
You’re right, the end is actually never a thing!
Very smooth!
Maybe I've one too many of these potato videos, but I swear that the potato in the middle of the screen at the 4:00 minute mark looks like it has a face! 🤔😄 Great job, Molly and Shane, on the videos. Ya'll keep getting better, making your videos more entertaining and informative. I can't wait to see how you plant the seeds!
😄😅 I just checked. Your right! Hahahahhahahaha there is a face!
Molly, thank you for always giving us a peek into what you guys do daily. What impresses me the most is how you all manage to do so many jobs in one day. Just when you finish what you had set out to do that day, you always find another thing that needs to be done. Great job! The filming is also great. Sincerely, Dwight
Thank you very much! A days work I’m never done hahah
Great video.Always fun coming along while you guys work (do your magic) thanks Molly and Shane and the crew for keeping us feed🫡🇺🇸👍. ❤
Great to see the different processes you have to go through getting your product to market. You do a great job on these vids.
Thank you!
Another great video guys, Molly it was nice that you took time to introduce the new size bags, they would look good tacked up inside my garage with my other Collectibles, also I’m very surprised potentially how long the Russetts and the Reds were able to hide in the ground before they grew again into Potatoes that you harvested this year
It’s funny. I’m not totally sure how it happens. But reds show up. We haven’t planted reds in like 3 years.
What a great YT channel you have. I comment here often, because the content, quality, production and presentation are so good, I can't help myself. Really appreciate the work you put into it. You don't have a "Maine-iac" accent. So, where did you grow up? That would be interesting to know! Cheers.
Thank you so much Rick! I really enjoy making the videos. Your right, I am from Ohio :)
Molly has a smile that makes my day better.
Thanks for sharing your daily routine.
Thank you 😁
Thank you Molly,Shane and crew, i love watching you guys/gals working whilst im here with my feet up after a hard day's work 😊 i prefer to see the potatoes bagged in paper bags to,👍see you next time,,UK 🇬🇧
good day, I have seen the video packaging potatoes in small packaging and large big bags or large bags, it is how the customer wants it, nice, have a nice day, see you next vlog
Thank you so much! Love your comments💚🥔
WOW GIRL ! YOU SURE ARE A WORKER ! NOT MANY WOMEN CAN DO WHAT YOU ARE DOING ! I THINK WE'LL KEEP YOU ON !!!!!!!!
Oh good!
Drove from Sun Valley to Twin Falls and back for years, huge potato storages there.
Always love your videos. It must take some time to edit and add music. You do make the business of potatoes interesting and you will never worry about lack of customers as there are more people every day and they all have to eat.
Thank you! They do take a bit of time. But it’s fun. I’m getting faster at editing now, so that helps
Molly you do a lot of work.
Hey Willam, thank you for watching my videos. I haven’t had time to check all my comments! But I see you are checking some of them out. Thank you!
Happy Snow Day!!!! Yes! Maybe you can go back out camping
Awesome video 👍🇺🇸🇺🇸
Hi Molly, Your packing line is running like a well oiled machine. Very impressive. Have a Great Weekend. 😊
Thank you :)
Very interesting process, great video.
I had no idea potatoes were a thing in Maine. Always thought Idaho was king of the potato. Anyway, love what you did with the containers outside and enjoy watching your channel.
The end is near! Just in time to get it ready for the fall! I like how the machine bags and ties off those white potatoes. I forgot, where do giant bags go to again ? Great video as always!
These big bill bags are going back into the storage bins. Now that they are washed and sizes, we will bag them later when we have local orders. No more big huge loads until fall.
So I saw you pointed out you had some red potatoes and some russet potatoes. Did the farm used to grow them in the past and have a few that re seeded themselves? Bound to happen.
I am impressed by the level of mechanization.
I’m a retired Potato hauler I hauled out of Monte Vista Co to Tx & Ok your videos make me miss it! Keep them coming!
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no thank you for sharing.. me speaking i learn more and more about potatoes i never knew about. i was always thinking most of my potatoes come from Washington not Maine wow again thanks for the education it makes me a better person. take care be safe stay warm all my best to Bell Farms!!.
Thank you!
Howdy from Fort Erie Ontario Canada. Just found you on UA-cam and was immediately drawn to your channel and have subscribed. I follow several farming channels but was drawn to your because my Uncle Mac Laver had a potato farm on the outskirts of western Toronto and as a 12 year old kid my parents and I were called on to help cut the potatoes into the eyes for planting in the spring. The seed potatoes were buried in bags in a pit dug into the field. We also helped in the harvest, riding the sorter to take out the vegetation, rocks and any other items not wanted. The saving grace to this back breaking job was that we got to throw the rotten potatoes at each other. I also got to learn how to drive the old ford tractor in the fields after harvest. Many happy memories, so happy to follow you in these modern times. Ciao from this wannabe 81 year old farmer.
That’s a really great story 😊. Thank you very much for sharing it with me :) I appreciate the comment and that you subscribed too! We will be starting seed cutting soon. I’m a more modern way of course:)
Great video Molly...Thanks! 🐾
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Being a mech engr I really enjoyed the machines in operation. Impressive operation you guys have.
Love the channel all way from inverness Scotland
All the way over there! Wow! Thank you for watching
I agree with you on paper versus plastic. Just walk along any road or waterway in America and you see trash and most of it is plastic which lasts forever. Thanks for sharing your video. 👍
When I lived in Idaho, I could have used your help harvesting potatoes.
God’s greatest gift,the potato!
Great video
Has a former potato guy
I can now see where the bruising happens in the grading house. When I buy I stores after a few days potatoes start to show signs of bruising. You need to lower your drops.
I’ve spent quite a bit of time trying to make each transition as smooth as possible, I think we have very little fresh bruise in our packing line. The camera may make things look deceiving, what drops specifically are you referring to ?
I love watching how everything works
Thanks Molly another enjoyable video.
The bag logo looks sharp. Really calls out your farm. Enjoy watching your channel. 👍👍
That logo is the very first bag design from van burden Maine. So in the 30s I believe. The farm moved to auburn Lewiston in 37
Hey Molly, great video! Im amazed how much Equipment it takes to potatoes in the bad. Thank you for letting us in on your busy day. Your gorgeous smile sets off the video.
Thank you!
Got them tators rolling 😊 Keep that big rig moving
We will be in those tractors soon!
Very nice and interesting video
Thank you for explaining the water spray. I had wondered.
Great thumbnail.
Great filming and footage of the process of packing spuds as we call them in the UK. Wishing you all the very best..Love watching your videos.
Thank you so much!
Thanks for sharing. I bought many tons of chipping potatoes over the years. Very interesting.
Amazing, lot of work
Thanks for the explanation on wetting down the pile, as I wondered too. Also, the plastic vs. paper bag; it's nice seeing the Bell branding and gives the consumer a sense of connection back to the farm. I don't think many people realize the demands the buyer makes on the farmer (this type package, this size product, this variety of product, etc.) and that its challenging for the farmer to control some of it or any of it, and it's just the nature of the business. Always has been, and more than likely always will be. I wish I could find your product up here in Franklin county.
You are so right about the buyers. Everything you said. Hopefully the stores will start to catch on to what people really want to see. They want to see where their food is coming from.
I have trucked potatoes for WD out of Alliston, Ont, but have not been to Maine. Loaded out of the field and storage barns just like yours. The barns I’ve hauled out of had a trough in the middle. They used a 6in water hose washing the spuds into the trough to a conveyer right into our insulated trailer. Trucked potatoes to UTZ in Hanover, Pa and Frito in Binghamton NY. You have a wonderful farm, super job! Keep up the amazing work!😊
Hank you very much for sharing your story! Super cool! Thank you for watching our channel. Potatoes can be fun! Haha
Excellent video of inside the machinery and I like the paper much better and better for the environment.
Another excellent video Molly. We don't see white potatoes like yours in Arkansas stores. We have the usual red, the gold ones and Russets for the most part. My preference is Russets since they are perfect for baking and frying, and don't have eyes like the red, white, and gold ones.
I really love the taste of the whites!
yay for the new paper 5lb bags! When are you going on another cow visit at Larry's? They are sooo cute! I know the potatoes are almost done but maybe once you start up again you could do a 'potatoe of the week!' for unique or strange looking potatoes haha.
Hahahaah I like that idea! I was just talking to Larry! I will visit again when he puts the cows out to pasture.
Tks for sharing. It's nice for you to share any video. Looks like your still getting some good weather out your way. Here acouple days ago we had sunny days. Now we're getting 9 to 12 of snow over night.. yay... thats a dirty word. A dirty four letter word. S.N.O.W. lol
Oh we got it! Just not 8-10. I think we got like 6 or so
Great video thanks for sharing
Awesome thank you
Great video Molly, I do like the paper bags. Hope you guys have a great weekend.
Thank you very much!!
Hi Molly. Happy to hear your thoughts on plastic and the ecology.
"That's why he uses the hose."
Sorry, but I cracked up over that.
It reminded me of the movie "Silence of The Lambs", when the serial killer lowered the basket down to one of his
recent victims and told her that "it puts the lotion on or it gets the hose".
I don't know where they come up with these dialogues for the movies. Life experiences? ; )
Enjoy the content and the potatoe processing. I have been a fan of potatoes all my life. 👍👍👍🥔🥔🥔🥔
Hahahahah that is a great movie! I know it very very well” it rubs the lotion on the skin or else it gets the hose again” good old buffalo bill.
Thank you very much for watching our videos and loving potatoes 😁😁💚
Great camera work Molly! Thanks for the video.
Thank you! I’m learning some stuff
Love to watch the process. What different types of potatoes has Bell done over the years. I haven't seen the planting process so looking forward to that. Hope to meet ya in person this summer when we stop by for corn and potatoes. Keep doing you, velcro lab Quigley😊
You will get to see me this summer! You might have to drive around back to wave at me from the corn line! But we will definitely meet this summer. They have grown reds, and quite a few different varieties of yellows. I wanted to try a tinny patch of those purple ones for fun. But that didn’t go for it hahah
I never thought that watching taters roll through conveyor belts would be entertaining and informative.
Your videos give a deep appreciation the saying “farm to table”.
Keep up the great work and most of all: stay safe.
Thank you very much! There is something satisfying about watching the potato line.
Your video channel is one of 3 farms that I watch whenever posted. Yours is by far the largest, most automated production! I see the others doing most of the work by hand, then watch your work being done by machines. I like the comparison!! Will you have videos of planting the fields?
Thanks! Yes we will have videos out of all the things we do, she should have plenty of content haha
Thank you for watching. These guys used to do it all by hand. Over the years they have been able to automate things more and more.
Fabulous thumbnail pic - Looking Amazing Xx ❤️🇬🇧
The Chips are never down with Molly !
Thank you!
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Bells, busy, busy, Farming
You guys are doing the same stuff! All done by family!
How many years could potatoes be stored before going bad? Thanks for bringing us along. It’s really interesting.
We can usually hold onto them for 10 months or so
So great to see your smile, how long have you worked here?
My husband and I have been married for 7 years. I worked part time for about 5 years. I have 1 year full time under my belt.
Nothing beats a simple baked potato……no butter or sour cream required, maybe a little bit of pepper!
I’ll never eat another potato without thinking about Bells Farming
Awesome!
The stitching machine is incredible, I wonder if it does snowmobile seats
Hahah not this one. But the industrial upholstery ones are usually made in similar ways. Big heavy metal machines.
I'm sadly old enough to remember when they went to plastic because (oof, were killing the trees) and now were back to paper bags are ok and plastic is evil again. LoL oh well. Great video! I demanded the Giant Food near me to buy potatoes from your farm, not sure they understood.
I like potatoes in paper bags with that window.
Me too!
I really did enjoy this video of the way it was filmed. Question: Please, how long to potato's last after they are out of the ground?
If they are treated properly for storage they can last 10 months or longer.
Thanks Molly great watching and learning, and one more thing by the time you get this comment I think you’re getting dumped on with snow I sent your way from Iowa ….! I read about 50 farmers in Maine that tested their soil and it was contaminated with “the dreaded forever chemical “ what a story behind that?….?
Oh pfas is probably what you’re talking about. There is a lot of misinformation about pfas. Fluoride is a pfas, and it’s used to make the paper that most fast foods restaurants use to wrap their sandwich’s and line paper drinking cups. There is pfas is everything of daily life. It seems that some people just want to pick and choose where it’s allowed. Definitely put it in the drinking water. But if it’s found in the ground it ruins farm lands. I highly disagree with the way government is trying to handle it.
Great question thought! Thank you 😊
Pfas is a huge topic to try and go over, but to add to Mollys response, I believe a lot of the farmland that tested high were location s where a lot of “sludge” was spread/ composted sewage.( we’ve never used that) And there was a paper mill issue I believe in central Maine but not sure the details. Either way, the stuff is everywhere and is sucks some people are losing their livelihood over it while other companies are still able to profit from it. My 2 cents . Thanks for watching the videos !
Thanks to both of you I spend hours trying to find ways to avoid plastic bags, as per a warning 15 years ago that “The Health Ranger “ issued about this stuff in fertilizer being encouraged to use by (you guessed it) those watching the hen house. I realize by Molly’s comments that you folks get it.!!!!!! Really enjoy both of you and your hard work--Videos..
Do potatoes that have been stored since fall spoil faster once you pack them. Seems like they grow alien things fast this time of the year after purchase.
Honestly I think potatoes want to sprout all the time after they get into the grocery store. All the light and warmth of the store kicks that desire to sprout into motion.
Ok I'm hooked. LOL I started watching when I found Laura Farms then I found 3 others you being one of the 3. I love your vids and I do have a question. I'm a trucker of many years and I'm 67 now but that don't mean anything about my question LOL. I see the spuds are wet from when he picks them up but how do they dry before the bagging? I ask because I see your clean up after and you guys are in mud under the machines. Some of them anyway. I check often for your new vids and I love them all even the other ones I watch. All my years on the road I have never pulled any farm loads I have 48 years out here and when I fully retire at the end of the year it will be 49.5 and about 4 million years. I do get up there by you. I have been to Bangor AF Base and Searsport. I pull a tanker. Thanks again.
You make me laugh:) thank you. So there is a sling table that kinda dries the potatoes a little before they go into the newtec grader. But the potatoes are slightly wet when they go into the bag. They just dry in a day. What you should do when you retires is find a side gig working on a farm driving a potato truck or something seasonally for harvest! I bet you would really enjoy that. We have two guys that drive our potato trucks that are retired. They love it
Thank you for watching all our videos too!
Hi Molly/Shane seeing how invested you all are in diesel equipment a company in British Columbia Canada called Edison Motors has built heavy haul diesel hybrid electric transports basically a diesel generator with electric Eaxels at about 700 HP they claim a 50 percent reduction in diesel cost might be an option for your fleet one other added benefit of this system is you also have a mobile power generation unit as well for power outages just a thought I really do enjoy all your videos cheers
Another awesome job. We live in South Dakota and try to get our seed potatoes in the ground by Good Friday every year. Are you guys getting close to planting?
We are going to start picking up our seed on in Good Friday. We haul many loads back from the Aroostook county over the month of April. Usually plant late April early May.