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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, Bristol, QC J0X 1G0

rob AT songberry.ca

www.songberry.ca

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twitter: @songberryfarm

 



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