Document 2720199

2011
Building a new
wash/pack/storage barn
Mark Fasching
2014
Minimum Must Haves
(don’t skimp on these items)
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Utilities to site (max amps)
Insulation under concrete
Water
Drainage in barn and out
Sediment catchment
Ceiling height (cheaper to
build up than out)
Windows/doors for max light
Wall and attic insulation
Wash/pack equip on wheels
2011 Old Barn addition
2014 New Barn
19 ft x 42 x 9.5 ft
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44 x 84 x 17.5 ft
15 acres in Veg production
Attached to old dairy barn
Half space in new cooler (19 x 22)
Half as loading dock and wash pack
area (19 x 20)
2011 to summer 2014 multi-use space
with multiple crops in new cooler (two
additional smaller coolers in old barn)
Field crops in bags and totes
Materials handling with hand trucks
and pallet jacks
200 amp service panel
Hired construction
Outgrew it in 2013
Very cramped/frustrated crew!
• 30 acres in Veg production
• attached to seedling greenhouse (30 x
84ft)
• 45% of floor area in 4 crop storage
zones
• 55% of floor area for wash/pack
• Field crops in bins
• Materials handling with hand trucks,
pallet jacks and FORKLIFT w/bin rotator
attachment!
• 300 amp service panel
• Hired construction
• no loading dock
• More room/happy crew…for now
New wash/pack/storage barn
Jericho Settlers Farm – Mark Fasching
2011 Barn Addition
Grew more crops
Outgrew old barn
New wash/pack/storage barn
Jericho Settlers Farm – Mark Fasching
2014 New Barn
New wash/pack/storage barn
Jericho Settlers Farm – Mark Fasching
Before you start…
Get on the same page with your spouse or partner
Mediation can be helpful!
New wash/pack/storage barn
Jericho Settlers Farm – Mark Fasching
Why did we need a new barn?
Doubled veg crop acreage in 3 years
mechanical harvest of root crops
and other large crops into bins
New wash/pack/storage barn
Jericho Settlers Farm – Mark Fasching
Utilities to New Barn
• Bring in max amperage
allowed
• Trench for power, cable
or internet, phone,
drainage pipe, anything
you can think of
New wash/pack/storage barn
Jericho Settlers Farm – Mark Fasching
Insulate under your concrete
1 layer is good, 2 layers are better
New wash/pack/storage barn
Jericho Settlers Farm – Mark Fasching
Water in Barn
New wash/pack/storage barn
Jericho Settlers Farm – Mark Fasching
Drainage in barn and out
New wash/pack/storage barn
Jericho Settlers Farm – Mark Fasching
Sediment catchment
New wash/pack/storage barn
Jericho Settlers Farm – Mark Fasching
Ceiling height – get high!
New wash/pack/storage barn
Jericho Settlers Farm – Mark Fasching
Windows & Doors – let the light in
New wash/pack/storage barn
Jericho Settlers Farm – Mark Fasching
Wall and attic insulation
New wash/pack/storage barn
Jericho Settlers Farm – Mark Fasching
Wash pack equip on wheels
New wash/pack/storage barn
Jericho Settlers Farm – Mark Fasching
More wash pack equip on wheels
New wash/pack/storage barn
Jericho Settlers Farm – Mark Fasching
Thank You