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SSAWG 2017 Fresh Means Fresh
1. Emily Oakley & Michael Appel
Three Springs Farm
Oaks, Oklahoma
2. Our Farm
• Own 20 acres: 3 in annuals & 1 in perennials
• Located 65 miles east of Tulsa
• USDA Certified Organic through ODAFF
• Sell through Tulsa Farmers’ Market and 120+
member Community Supported Agriculture (CSA)
• Two + person farm—no hired labor/interns
• Full-time job
• Starting our 14th season
4. Spring Crops
• Harvest root crops (carrots, radishes, turnips, green
onions, etc.) on Thursday.
• Harvest leaf crops and brassicas on Friday.
• Harvest as much as we can in the morning.
• Sort, bunch, and wash in the afternoon.
• Nothing is bunched in the field.
• Only root crops are bunched; everything else is sold
by the head or by the pound.
• Loose greens are bagged in the morning at the
market.
11. Summer Crops
• Harvest tomatoes twice a week—Tuesday/Friday.
Each tomato is individually cleaned and sorted.
Seconds are sold in 5# bags for $5.
• Squash – Monday/Wednesday/Friday. Hose and
cover with a wet towel to retain moisture.
• Cucumbers - Thursday.
• Basil, eggplant, and peppers - Friday.
• Clean potatoes, onions, garlic in the afternoon on
Thursdays.
16. Wash Station and Cool Room
• Obey Ergonomics: Finally
invested in a single level (no
steps) wash station and
cooler floor.
• Limits lifting, carrying, and
stepping.
• Saves time and our backs.
• Use paletitas to stack, and
dolly produce from the
wash station to the cooler.
19. How We Built Our Cooler
• 8 x 12 cool room in existing barn on Northeast side.
• Insulated cement floor with 2 inch rigid foam.
• 2 x 6 studs with Roxul (R23) insulation. Water and
insect resistant.
• 1 inch rigid foam board (R5) on the outside of studs
(taped at seams). Then tar paper. Metal siding.
• Hardiboard on the inside walls. Painted and caulked.
• Prehung insulated door with vinyl curtains.
• 12,000 BTU A/C.
• Design inspiration - storeitcold.com (great website!).
• Total cost - $5,000 (includes concrete).