Russell Demos the Post Pounder

Yesterday, during a break from working in the vineyard, we paid a visit to Rick and Russell Holmberg of Holmberg Orchards in Gales Ferry, CT. They have a beefy post pounder that is based on the Wheatheart Post Pounder which they purchased from Finger Lakes Trellis Orchard and Vineyard Supply Depot. Rick and Russell were impressed with the post pounder which they initially rented from the Finger Lakes Trellis Supply company and when the time came, they decided to purchase one. Russell is the fourth generation Holmberg to grow vegetable and fruit crops. Russell has branched out into planting grape vines and he has a award winning Pinot blanc as well as fruit wines that are available for tasting on the weekends.
Russell was showing my husband how this post pounder worked and mentioned that they were able to pound in 500 posts with very few needing to be re-pounded. When we get to that point, we have "only" 72 posts to pound into the ground so we may be in the market to rent this post pounder from the Holmbergs. Between Rick and Russell they have a lot of knowledge as well as experience which they share very freely with us and we appreciate the time they take to give us new kids on the farm block many good pointers.