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containerFarm Urban Farm Container
Creating a container that can be used by the farmer at the farm to store produce and be delivered to market or working directly with farmer’s markets to store and direct display product.
Bethany CasperiteElissa MeyersJohn Pender
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Urban Markets Versus Suburban Markets
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Suburban Farmer’s Market Packaging
– Eclectic variety of boxes– Boxes are used once– Stack able– Non uniform size and shape– Collapsible– Goods are moved from one box to a display container
Urban Farmer’s Market Packaging
– Wax boxes, Wooden crates, cardboard boxes– Boxes are reused ( approximate 15 times)– Stack able– Uniform size and shape– Collapsible– Goods are moved from one box to a display container
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Urban Farming ModelThis is a model of a urban farmthat shows the steps of moving produce from the farm to their stand.
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Consumer
Unpack
Pick Package Transport
Display
Choose Return Trash
Recycle
Return
Trash
Recycle
Payment
Sell
Urban Farmer
Pre- Process of Packaging
Post- Process of Packaging Options
Transaction
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Farming Produce PackagingThis graph shows the standards for farming packaging.
Common Name Material Common SizesBaskets wood 1/4,1/2 and peck; 1/2 and 1 bushel
Boxes, Cartons and Hampers corrugated paper, often waved, or wood 1/2 peck to 1 bushelBags paper and polyethylene, often with handles 1/4 peck to 1/2 bushel
paper bags Grocery bages- 2/3 bushel2 bags = 1 quart
Trays corrugated paper 6-8 quartsFruit and Vegetable Baskets corrugated paper with handles 2 to 8 quartsFruit Tills or Cups pulp, cardboard, plastic, corrugated paper
or wood1/2 pint to 4 quarts
Bushel – 8 gallons – 64 pints – 4 pecks–2,150 cubic inches
17”x 17”x 11.5”
Peck – 1/4 bushel– 8 quarts (dry)– 538 cubic inches
8” x 8” x 6.25”
Quart –32 fluid ounces–58 cubic inches
6”x 6”x 3.5”
Pint n/a 4.875” x4.875” x 2.5”
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ObservationsThese are observations of packaging and systems found at Rittenhouse farmer market stands.
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Initial SketchesThese are sketches of packaging
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Initial SketchesThese are sketches of packaging
Paper pulp seeded with the fruit in the package as well as companion plants.
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Concept SketchesThese are sketches of packaging
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Concept SketchesThese are sketches of packaging