Coseytown Flowers
All I know is that I entered digging season with the worry that my husband had to do all of the digging of our crop and I knew for certain if he used the tools we used the previous season (standard digging fork) there was a high probability he would have a long lasting "wear and tear" injury to recover from. As a spouse, business partner, and mother I was calculating what I could do to reduce risk and injury and relieve a measure of guilt for not being physically able to help this season. Spoiler alert- he did not have long lasting muscular or shoulder-elbow nerve issues!
Other than mechanical digging (which we experimented with in previous seasons), I didn't even know or think to look for a better mechanical tool. A fork is a fork after all. It took seeing the product to recognize its potential.
There is no denying digging ANYTHING is a physically taxing job, but what if you could promise the users of your tool that they can end the job well and be back to work the next day. At the very core we all want to continue to do the things we love another day. We want to be well enough to be able to do the job another day.
The EarthLifter is a tool that allows you to do hard things and be able to do them again tomorrow. For individuals not afraid of the work, this is a statement that will bring joy.
We gifted an EarthLifter to a 76-year-old produce farmer over Christmas. He took it out to his greenhouse in Bedford, PA and removed some weeds that had bothered him. In DECEMBER. He immediately saw the potential and needed to feel how it would work. He is excited to use it to prep some beds this spring and then harvest all of his garlic, onions, and potatoes.
I can't wait to showcase it again this spring as we prep some raised beds and use it to hand till a few rows. We are experimenting with a newer 'no till' dahlia method.
LeeAnn Huber, Founder & Owner of Coseytown Flowers