Sunday, August 24, 2014

Out and About: Field and Space Trip

August 13, 2014
Talley Farms Fresh Harvest CSA
Farm Tour

Talley Farms, Arroyo Grande, CA


Precooling helps to remove field heat from produce boxed up directly in the fields.


Vacuum cooling (sucks the heat out)


Hydrocooling with ice cold water (rinses veggies too)


Green bell peppers


Packing boxes




As an added bonus we watched another Atlas V rocket, launched from Vandenberg AFB, from the Talley Farms parking lot.






Last week's produce box: The fruits of Talley Farm's labor.