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Free Rivers Farm says electric TeraTek harvester slashed harvest time and supports scaling plans
Summary
Misha Johnson of Free Rivers Farm told the Working Lands Board that a TeraTek baby-leaf harvester purchased with a Working Lands award reduced harvest time for some herb beds from hours to about 10–15 minutes, improving productivity and worker well-being as the farm aims to increase dried-herb output from ~800 to ~2,000 pounds annually.
Misha Johnson, operator of Free Rivers Farm and Apothecary in Chelsea, told the Working Lands Board that a baby-leaf harvester (TeraTek) funded through a Working Lands award substantially improved efficiency on the farm and made it easier to scale production.
Johnson said Free Rivers cultivates roughly two acres of herbs (on a 38-acre property that mixes field and forest), and that the electric harvester allowed the crew to harvest a bed in "10 or 15 minutes" compared with three to four…
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