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Engineering Storage Facilities for Winter Vegetable Crops
February 13, 2014 @ 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
$7 – $25Sponsored 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.