We’re back with my good friend Steven Cornett, the owner of Nature’s Always Right farms. I came back to the farm to see how it was growing and ended up filming a lot of videos with Steven about different aspects of his farm.
Today’s video is all about how he harvests, washes, spins, and dries his greens as efficiently as possible. If you’re a market gardener, this is a SUPER important part of the process. Time is money in market gardening and the more effective you are with your time, the better you’ll be able to make a living.
Even if you’re a home gardener, this type of drying process can be replicated on a smaller scale. Use grass clippers to harvest your greens, a big tote to wash them, and a heavy-duty salad spinner to process a few pounds at a time. That’s what I do with my beds of greens and it’s almost as quick as Steven’s setup!
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Pretty cool set up.
Awesome video and farm
Awesome tool. I saw it first at Urban Farmer’s YT page. Hey, awesome video dudes. Keep it up!
Steve sua ideia é muito boa , mais seu você adapta-se um trilho no canteiro ficaria melhor, mais sua idéias também são boas!
Great information. Is that a metal frame under the screen door in the dry station?
That's badass
Would that setup meet food safety regulations? I am just starting and setting up my post harvest station. I thought everything greens come in contact with needs to be food grade, including drying screen. Do I worry to much?
I've been toying with the idea of selling at the farmer's market. you really make me want to take the plunge! lol
Where do u sell?
Dude I totally worked my way on over to your site from John, and to top it off you show me another great backyard farmer from San Diego. I love this city!
Do you know if this cutting tool is available in South Africa?
I am new to greens farming. We are a strawberry farm but I am getting bored so we expanded. My lettuce keeps wilting when I try using the fans. Am I letting it get too dry? Same with the herbs and radishes (we keep the tops). What am I doing wrong?! Does there need to still be =some= moisture? I am puzzled.
I live in a hot climate like you. Are you able to grow the baby salad greens all year? I can grow head or cut and come again lettuce through the beginning of June but have never thought of reseeding around then to keep that harvest going since heads taste so bitter by then. Any advice to keep salad harvest going through the heat? Particularly outside. I grow some inside but just for personal use because with the electricity it ends up being a pricy salad. Thanks for your help. I would love to see more videos of harvest day and market day prep. I have a big home garden and would like to scale up over time so this year I have a few friends “subscribing” for veggie shares. I was amazed at how long it took me to get two shares all collected, cleaned and dried this Sunday! And in a few weeks I’’ll have three more! I think an outdoor washing station would be a big help. I was also washing some dirt off a very savoy variety of spinach and I wonder if learning how to grow a less reliable but smoother type would be worth the saved time in cleaning. Thanks for the video!
Genius
how do you clean whole lettuce heads? I find compost hard to get out of the core area
I saw your videos with the washing machine spinner. Can i just put a bucket in a washing machine or i ha e to take the whole thing apart and build it like you did. Thanks
Mamamamamameggga Brows..
Are you sure Steven's last name isn't MacGyver? Did he come up with that set-up? It's so clever! I chuckled at the washing machine haha
That a great tool if you're young with a strong back! I don't think my back could take cutting those greens that way. I wish there was a better tool that don't require so much bending to harvest.
I'd be thinking about the quality of the leaves once they go in the bag.. Don't they get torn / folded, which shortens their lifespan?
Do you know what tool could replace your in door nonfriendly solution drying on mesh under the fan? I've been searching for a while and found only Food Dyer exist. have you tried those ?
Thank you for letting me know how I can clean fruits and
vegetables! This is what my wife and I have been using:
https://youtu.be/XRUyOq4UegM
I like your greens washing system though! Something like that would entice me to make much more salads from our garden!