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- From: "Beth Spaugh" <lists AT rhomestead.com>
- To: "'Market Farming'" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: [Market-farming] wash area
- Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2011 21:20:29 -0400
I have been washing on a wire table in the driveway in front
of our garage. I would like to move the washing down to the field.
I have a 10 x 40 foot strip of geotextile fabric and a 10 x 20 carport. I
am hemming and hawing about whether to put the geotextile down in one long
strip, or cut it in two and have a 20 x 20 foot area of sand on geotextile
fabric. Outside from the carport would be an old bathtub for
cleaning/sanitizing Buckhorns and trays. Inside would be washing/packing
tables, tote storage, people, short term product storage (several hours or
overnight for tomatoes, cucurbits, etc). Longterm hope is to have the wash area inside a (future)
hoophouse, so I expect the wash tables to be along one side, with catchment
underneath moving washwater outside of the carport. I don’t have a roots
washer but hope one is in my future. If movement was from one end to the other, then having the
long strip makes sense. But it might be more efficient to drive up
alongside to unload and load rather than walk things to/from the end. Your thoughts are appreciated. Thank you. Beth Spaugh http://rhomestead.com
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[Market-farming] wash area,
Beth Spaugh, 07/27/2011
- Re: [Market-farming] wash area, MAsteveINE, 07/28/2011
- <Possible follow-up(s)>
- Re: [Market-farming] wash area, cjmaness AT juno.com, 07/28/2011
- Re: [Market-farming] wash area, sunnfarm, 07/28/2011
- Re: [Market-farming] wash area, SaladG, 07/28/2011
- Re: [Market-farming] wash area, cdtcmf, 07/28/2011
- Re: [Market-farming] wash area, cdtcmf, 07/28/2011
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