Revisions for post-harvest processing shed/commercial kitchen from a shipping container

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Wed, 10/19/2016 - 2:03pm by user1Sun, 09/22/2013 - 12:56pm by adamappleseed
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shipping container post-harvest shed/commercial kitchen
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post-harvest processing shed/commercial kitchen from a shipping container
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This project turns a 40' insulated shipping container into a fully operational post processing station and cold storage unit as well as a commercial kitchen for value added processing. This project can be built in under $10,000 and combines several readily available technologies such as solar-hot water systems and the cool-bot so that a farmer can process, add value and store produce from a small farm without needing to pull building permits or worry about long term tenure.
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Many beginning small farmers and urban farmers are often without secure long-term land tenure, making it difficult to invest in critical infrastructure needed to allow the farm to grow and operate efficiently. This project turns a 40' insulated shipping container into a fully operational post processing station and cold storage unit as well as a commercial kitchen for value added processing. This project can be built in under $10,000 and combines several readily available technologies such as solar-hot water systems and the cool-bot so that a farmer can process, add value and store produce from a small farm without needing to pull building permits or worry about long term tenure.
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This functional prototype was built with grant money from the Southern Maryland Agricultural Development Commission and is currently in use at ECO City Farms, in Edmonston MD, a not-for-profit/educational four-season urban farm where it doubles as a teaching kitchen for youth nutrition programs. Project is currently in final stages of pulling permits from health dept for commercial processing.
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