Finn Frode's photos with the keyword: market gardener

This is me driving my father's Massey Ferguson 135 back in 1966. My father was a market gardener, and the actual operation was ploughing up tulip bulbs, which was harvested for flowering in greenhouse during winter. The tractor was brand new and a powerfull little machine compared to the Farmall, we had before. The MF135 served us well for many years, Probably shot July 1966 by my father, Frode Hansen.

This summer I drove by my father's farm and the Massey Ferguson 135 was still there in relatively good shape. I was very happy to see it, but except for that revisiting was a sad sight - my father sold the farm some 35 years ago and now the buildings and greenhouses are derelict and there are weeds everywhere. At least he did not live to see that... 28.08.2013.

My father was a market gardener and these were his work horses Per & Mikkel, presented by Egon, who worked for us. To the right my elder sister and me. :) The horses were so-called Lithuanians, but I'm not sure whether it's an actual breed or just something my father made up. They were good horses, but could be obstinate with Egon, who wasn't the brightest fellow. Often they would stop in the furthest corner of the field and not move until my father yelled at them - and his yell could be heard half a mile away... :) Anyway, 3 years later the horses were gone and had been replaced by a Farmall tractor ...