The following is a post my husband posted at our Collingwood Farm blog. He did such a nice job, I wanted to share!
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Farmer Rich here!
From picking, to cleaning and refrigeration, time is one of the greatest enemies to the quality of your veggies. While our poor little kitchen sink is fine for washing veggies, we are limited on the space available to properly dry the food before it can be put into the fridge.
If we only had a convenient space to prepare, wash and dry our vegetables in order to make the process quick and easy . . .
Good news! Farmer Linde and I finished up our new outdoor wash station:
By re-purposing an old piece of counter top, a (free) Craigslist utility tub and a piece of old hardware cloth, we now have a quick and convenient way to rinse and dry vegetables before storing or selling. This simple design will reduce our water waste by allowing us to capture the rinse water in a 5-gallon bucket so it can go right back into the garden. A quick scrub and this new farm feature will be ready to use!
lost art of simple living 