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NCcountryboy · Posted: Sat Dec 05, 2009 10:06 pm Post subject: Flordia Orange/Grapefruit Grove

The area I was at didn't have the bigger groves. They was smaller and more family farm types. But I still got the idea on how they do it. I thought this was neat to see them sort and process oranges.

Here is the orange/grapefruit groves:

Picked and ready to be processed:

Loaded up into the processor:

Going up the elevator: This keeps too many going in at one time

Being washed:

Coating of liquid wax is being applied:

Into the heated chamber: This helps seals in freshness and allows the wax stick to it better. Ever see an apple with a milky substance on the outside skin. You try to wash off. That is the wax. To help them keep longer on the shelves.

More of the heated chamber:

On to the shorting table: This is where they bag them up

Fresh Oranges - Yummy!

Hope you guys learned something from this.

JJ. in B.C. · Posted: Sun Dec 06, 2009 1:16 am Post subject:

Thats neat Cool

thanks for the pics and the info Very Happy

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Caseman · Posted: Sun Dec 06, 2009 1:25 am Post subject:

Very interesting thanks for the pictures! Wink

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kiwi071 · Posted: Sun Dec 06, 2009 7:29 am Post subject:

Same here

learn something new every day,thanks for the photos Wink

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bettyp · Posted: Sun Dec 06, 2009 1:17 pm Post subject:

Thanks ,something I hadn't seen before.
Very interesting.
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Jim in NC · Posted: Tue Dec 08, 2009 12:56 pm Post subject:

Thanks for taking us along on your trip to the orange grove.
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NCcountryboy · Posted: Tue Dec 08, 2009 1:49 pm Post subject:

I went to upper Florida on vacation a few weeks back. I was hoping to find grove farm. And soon as I did I took a few pics on how they do things.

I saw Cape Canaveral, Daytona, and St. Augustine.