Harvesting and Packaging

General Procedure

Wipe down all surfaces with isopropyl alcohol
Check for any returned boxes under the work table, ensure they’re clean and place in the packaging area.
Turn on the plastic bag sealing machine.
Look at Delivery Itinerary tab to determine the day’s orders.
Check Too Good To Go to determine how many boxes have been sold and update the number in the Delivery Itinerary.
Write the number of different box types and collection times on the freestanding whiteboard.
Print off 2 copies of the Delivery Spreadsheet (Farm Menu -> Create Delivery Spreadsheet) on the Customer Order spreadsheet. Give one copy to the driver and use another to check the prepared boxes.
Harvest and Package the Lettuce
- Print off a paper copy of the Lettuce Weights Template for recording the lettuce weights.
- For each delivery batch processed, record the weights of 10 lettuce either on the paper sheet or directly in the Lettuce Weights Tab.
- Check the CropSchedule to determine which colour to harvest this week.
- Bring the selected racks to the packaging area and begin harvesting.
Fill out the Delivery Log
Fill out the Delivery Batch Form
Clean harvested Zipracks with the steam cleaner.
Remove one face (15 towers) for deep cleaning according to the schedule, clean the bottom gutter of chosen face, and replace towers with clean towers, media & wicking strips.
Wipe down all surfaces with iso-propyl alcohol and sweep the fllor.
Have any blue plasters been accounted for in the Blue Plasters Log?