Market Farming

[robert schuler <sunnfarm AT bellatlantic.net>]

For my roadside stand I clean most produce on a 16' hay wagon with a large
steel roof for shade. I use two water tanks one for dirty produce with added
chlorine and a second to rinse then I place produce in 5/8 or 11/4 bushel
orange plastic picking baskets for drying. You want to avoid "at all cost"
dropping vegetables like tomatoes peppers and eggplant into cold water.
For many vegetables I find it easier to hand brush with nylon mesh gloves
especially  ripe heirloom tomatoes which need as little handling as possible.

I have a conventional packing line set up in my barn on a concrete floor that
I used  when I sold at the Vineland Auction block, it allowed me to clean a
lot of produce at one time. This set up has a washer, brusher, sponge water
absorber and rotary inspection/ packing table. You will need quite a few
acres to justify this type of machine but its another option you can try...
Bob.
Sunny Meadow Farm
Bridgeton, NJ.