Belgian Endive Growing, Harvesting & Packing (in California)

This video demonstrates how Belgian Endive is grown, harvested and packed, with the entire process taking place indoors in California. This video was taken at California Endive in Rio Vista, California and shows the process from the arrival of chicory root to the facility, placing the roots in cold storage and then into growing trays, growing the Belgian endive in growing trays in dark rooms, and harvesting and packing the Belgian endive. Please check out https://www.theproducenerd.com/2019/0... for more information related to California Endive and how they grow, harvest and pack Belgian Endive. 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 Chicory roots are grown outdoors, harvested and brought to the facility 0:22 The chicory roots go into a 28F freezer 0:45 The chicory roots are placed onto growing trays 1:00 The growing trays go into dark rooms that are kept at 57F 1:25 Progression of how the belgian endive grow in the dark rooms 1:45 How long it takes for belgian endive to grow 1:55 Growing trays are pre-cooled overnight before harvest and then the trays are taken to the facility and harvested 2:10 During packing, the bottom is trimmed and the outer leaves are removed 2:20 Different types of packing based on the customer 2:35 Quality control #belgianendive growingbelgianendive #growingbelgianendiveindoors #californiaagriculture #californiaendive #harvestingbelgianendive #packingbelgianendive #growingendiveindoors #indoorgrowing #chicoryroot