Engineering Storage Facilities for Winter Vegetable Crops

Sponsored by UConn and UMASS Extensions

Ruth Hazzard or Eero Ruuttila for more information or to RSVP.

Luke Doody, UMASS graduate student & Ben Weil, UMass
Topic: Utilizing new technologies in storage facilities for reducing energy costs & providing ideal conditions for individual crops Ruth Hazzard, UMASS Extension Topic: Results of SARE-­‐funded winter storage study for maintaining quality in carrots.

Rob Johanson, Goranson Farm, Dresden, Maine
Topic: Retrofiting an existing building to utilize exhaust heat from a cooler compressor to heat separate winter squash and onion storage rooms.

Laura Tangerini, Tangerini Spring Street Farm, Millis, MA
Topic: Construction and engineering of 3 tandem earth bermed storage facilities to provide separate temperature and humidity conditions for winter vegetables.