Washing, Packing, and Storage at KFF
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Michael Kilpatrick Michael Kilpatrick Kilpatrick Family Farm Kilpatrick Family Farm Post-Harvest Post-Harvest and Storage and Storage
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A talk I did for Beginning Farmers of New Hampshire. We did a bubble washer and barrel washer workshop for them that day as well. Check out more info http://michael-kilpatrick.com/
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Michael KilpatrickMichael KilpatrickKilpatrick Family FarmKilpatrick Family Farm
Post-Harvest Post-Harvest and Storageand Storage
harvest utensils
bunch line
greens line
barrel washer
vegetable washer
tomato area
coolers
infeed
Hudson Valve
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sourceUline S-
16504
Barrel washer from Grindstone Farm
www.grindstonefarm.com
StoraStoragege
http://blog.uvm.edu/cwcallah/crop-storage-resources/
Storage Conditions/Temperatures
Root Celler
•40 x 8 x 9 insulated shipping container
•Movable, no need for building around it
•$15 thousand invested- holding $60 thousand in product.
•3 HP condenser- 2 evaporators
container sourcescontainer sources
•www.kelconllc.com
•www.jobsiteexpress.com
•ebay.com
•craigslist.com
•barrinc.com
•www.kelconllc.com
•www.jobsiteexpress.com
•ebay.com
•craigslist.com
•barrinc.com
Inside the root cellar
•note stainless walls
•slatted floor
•to keep the humidity up(90%), we hose down bags
• crops are stacked on pallets to keep them organized
laying out the root cellar
beets
possibilities.....
Insulating Trucks?
• above 15 degrees and under 2 hours doesn't seem to be a problem
• roots on bottom of stacks
• just insulate very well
• www.webasto.com
• open flame heaters NOT a good idea-
using natural cooling
Thermostat measuring outside air(set for heating)
thermostat measuring inside air (set for cooling)
Fan (in window bringing in cold air)
Outside Air System
Inside air thermostat
Outside air thermostat
Fan
Louver to let air circulate
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