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- From: "Rob Wallbridge" <rob AT songberry.ca>
- To: "'Market Farming'" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: [Market-farming] washing station plans
- Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2011 13:52:18 -0400
Happy spring everyone, While waiting for the fields to dry after last night’s
torrential rains (which just about eliminated the last of our snow), I’m
planning the construction of a new vegetable washing/packing building, which
will be next to the shipping container we’re burying in a hillside to act
as a walk-in cooler. There was a great discussion in early February regarding
washing station layout and design, but I thought I’d bring it up again
with a couple specific questions: 1) I’m
looking for a sense of how large an area to devote to a washing/packing area
that will probably incorporate one or two u-shaped layouts, incorporating dunk
sinks or spray tables, followed by a weigh station and a bagging/boxing table. Storage
for harvest bins, harvest tools, and packaging materials is another
consideration. 2) Flooring. I’m
debating between a concrete pad that either drains off one (unused side) into a
grassy area or incorporates one or two central drains with tiles running out to
the grassy area; or a wooden deck that allows water to drain into the sandy
ground beneath it. Pros and cons? To provide context, I’m growing about 6 acres of
vegetables – a pretty wide variety, though with more focus on
space-hungry and low-labour crops like squash than labour-intensive greens (I’m
space-rich and time-poor!). Thanks in advance, Rob Rob Wallbridge Songberry Organic Farm 24 Sixth Line, facebook: "Songberry Organic Farm" twitter: @songberryfarm |
- [Market-farming] washing station plans, Rob Wallbridge, 04/11/2011
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