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Harvesting,Storage and Presentation Adam York www.glebelandsmarketgarden.co. uk or Lets Not Trash The Crops? Reputation of Org Veg Currently? Liquid Watercress Anybody? Good Veg Displays? Are Growers also Traders and Sellers? Do

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Harvesting,Storage and Presentation

Adam York www.glebelandsmarketgarden.co. uk

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r Lets Not Trash The Crops?

Reputation of Org Veg Currently? Liquid Watercress Anybody?

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Good Veg Displays?

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Are Growers also Traders and Sellers?

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Do We Need Higher Standards?

Perceptions Shaped By Sainsbury et al in

the 1980s?

Cold Chain Process
Respiration in Plants
Curve of Damage
Concept of Freshness
Competitive Pressures and Opportunities
Can We Do It Better, and Profitably?

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Harvesting-When

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Time of Day Eg dawn/evening

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Temperature,ie what speed respiration?

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Maturity of crop

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Are Packers ready?

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State of Soil,wet soil=compaction

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Harvesting-How/Mechanised

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Arable/commoditised crops Eg roots

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Big Rigs,Conveyors,Unskilled Labour

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Root Lifters

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Pallet boxes-Forklifts/Telehandlers

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Scale-low value crop

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Washer kit

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Non-Mechanised Crops

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Broad Beans/Runner/French Beans

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Cucumbers/Aubergines/Peppers

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Tomatoes

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Roots with Tops Eg Carrots+Celeriac

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PSB/Kales

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Lettuce Heads

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Salad Leaves?

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Harvesting-How/Less Mechanised

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Labour Intensive

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Higher Value crop

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Crops of greater fragility

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Trolleys,Link boxes,standardised crates

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Scissors/Knives

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Regulatory Issues

Food Safety Legislation+Registration
EHOs, Horticultural Marketing

Inspectorate, Trading Standards

HACCP System
Class I + II Definitions

Reactive System With Grey Areas? Prosecutions of Supermarkets?

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Lunch

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Storage

Building design-Insulation
Wipeable Walls and EHOs
Plastic Bags/Crop Separation/Ethylene
Cold Stores, Cellars,Squash

Rooms,Clamps

Some Crop Example Requirements Eg

Calabrese and Squash rooms

Crop Improvement V £ Spent

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Storage Temperature Bands

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Temperate Crops;0-1ºC Eg Caulis

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Mediterranean Crops; 6-8ºC Eg Peppers

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Tropical Crops;14-18ºC Eg Bananas

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Washing

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Cooling and Cleaning

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Baths

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Food Grade Plastics

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Tap Pressure

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Power Washers

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Barrel Washers

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At The Packhouse/Shed

Use of “Cold” Water-Hydrocooling
Secret Weaponary;£10sprayer+plastic bag
Gently with the boxes!
Roots, washed/unwashed?
Grading Eg Apples 55mm+Onions 50mm+
Pricing

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Presentation

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Packaging Films

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Boxes and Return Systems

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Lining Paper

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Labelling

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Barcodes-SATO Type Printers

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Moisture-Sheen-Morning Dew,etc

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Transportation Onwards

Ambient Groupage Networks(Palletways

et al)

Chilled Operators
March-October Options
Supermarket Chilled Trucks, What

Temperature and For How Long?

Low Tec options

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Transportation Home

The Last Mile Challenge
Carbon, Energy and Marketing

Opportunities?

Non-chilled Shopping Bags and Car Boots
Home Delivery Systems
Thermotainers

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People Issues

Unskilled work in Multiples,and Fields?
Status Associations
Training and a Career Path
Malcolm Gladwell’s 10,000 hrs
Autonomy and Motivation
Apprenticeships and Young People

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