Harvest to Sale Vegetable Handling
Lisa Baker, Bakers' Acres LLC
Laura Frerichs, Loon Organics, Inc.
Joan Olson, Prairie Drifter Farm
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The Short Version (56 slides)
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The Long Version (106 slides)
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The Slide Notes
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Topics covered:
Respiration
Harvest
Cleaning & Cooling
Packing Area Infrastructure
Sorting & Grading
Storage
Packing & Packaging
Transport
Display & Point-of-sale
Companion Handouts to the Harvest-to-Sale Vegetable Handling Presentation:
Harvest-to-Sale Vegetable Handling: Food Safety (PDF, 210 kb)
Harvest-to-Sale Vegetable Handling: Respiration (PDF, 187 kb)
Harvest-to-Sale Vegetable Handling: Resources (PDF, 185 kb)
Harvest and Postharvest Needs of Fall/Winter Storage Crops (PDF, 118 kb)
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