Lettuce Harvest & Packing (in California)

This video demonstrates how romaine lettuce is harvested and packed in the field in California. This video was taken at Babé Farms in Santa Maria, California, and follows the harvesting, washing with sanitized water, packing and palletizing of romaine lettuce in the field. Please check out https://www.theproducenerd.com/2017/0... for more information related to how romaine lettuce (specifically baby romaine) is grown, harvested and packed. FREEBIE: Get a copy of The Produce Nerd’s free eBook focused on the harvesting and postharvesting methods of fruits and vegetables here: https://www.theproducenerd.com/harves... FREEBIE: Learn how to select and store 35 of the most common produce items here: https://www.theproducenerd.com/grocer... What I use to film (affiliate link): https://amzn.to/3AUOtx9 Video Chapters 0:00 Overview 0:10 What is baby romaine? 0:28 How is romaine lettuce harvested? 0:39 Box formation (with bags and liners included) 0:54 How is romaine lettuce packed? Plus, a sanitized rinse step. 2:00 Boxes are transferred to the adjacent trailer, closed and palletized #romainelettuceharvest #lettuceharvesting #harvestingromainelettuce #packinglettuce #lettucepacking #romainelettucepacking #californiaagriculture #babefarms #romainelettuceharvesting