Market Farming

["Tom Anslow" <limerock AT thirdplanet.net>]

Another thought here is transportation and settling.  After a long, bouncy
ride, the containers do not look as full and need to be either gently
emptied & refilled (fluffed up) or 'topped off.'  Every extra quart is extra
money.  --  Tom


----- Original Message -----
From: "Brian and Jacqueline Potzkai" <potzkai AT hotmail.com>
To: "Market Farming" <market-farming AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
Sent: Saturday, June 23, 2001 11:10 PM
Subject: [market-farming] packaging soft fruit for market


> Hi, we learned a valuable lesson today in packaging.  My hubby had told me
> on wednesday that the strawberries appearance was not holding out.  We had
> them packed in cardboard pint and 1 1/2 quart sizes.  For today I packed
> them in large, small depth plastic containers and gave him the cardboard
> pints and quarts to put them into as required to keep the table full.
There
> appearance held out throughout our terrically hot day. Just thought I
would
> share a lesson well learned.  Jacqueline
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