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In field harvest table and operations design change for improved farmworker health, soil nutrition, and operational time savings
Where we harvest
Design project for / on Serikaku Farm, Waiāhole Valley, Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi
Project involved implementing an operational change in the weekly farm harvest process including to introducing an in field harvest table, measuring and marking a measurement harvest line for in field sorting, and developing long term behavioral change. Results include improved farm worker health, improved soil nutrition or decreased nutrient loss, and increased in farm business operation efficiency.
Black and blue tape lines provide measurement references
The blue tape marks nineteen inches which is used for the weekly commercial lāʻī order. The black tape is used for longer leaf orders such as lāʻī for hula.
Image below shows red circles to indicate previous harvest stations where farm truck would park and truck tailgate would be used to measure and sort lāʻī leaves. Red dash lines illustrate farmworker harvest pathways. Before infield table sorting, workers gathered and carried crop piles (~10-20 lbs each) across the field and to the truck to measure, sort, and pack.