{"id":4862,"date":"2022-06-10T10:00:52","date_gmt":"2022-06-10T14:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/cwcallah\/?p=4862"},"modified":"2023-03-07T07:08:49","modified_gmt":"2023-03-07T11:08:49","slug":"farmers-favorites-cleaning-tools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/cwcallah\/2022\/06\/10\/farmers-favorites-cleaning-tools\/","title":{"rendered":"Farmer\u2019s Favorites: Cleaning Tools"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

As part of our SCRUB Project, we have been demonstrating a wide range of Cleaning Tools for Produce Farms,<\/a> on-farm with growers. This has opened up the question, “Which one(s) should I buy for this specific cleaning task?” <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Based on our experience and feedback from partner farms, here are some of our favorites that we’d recommend for specific cleaning tasks. All names of the Vikan UST brushes listed in this post were taken directly from Remco’s Online Catalog<\/a>. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Purchase Locations<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Jump to a Section<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Harvest Crates
<\/a>Pallet Bins
<\/a>Sinks, Tanks & Tables
<\/a>Rinse Conveyor
<\/a>Packshed
<\/a>Drains<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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A 3 Gallon Vikan Bucket Filled with soapy water. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Color Coding Tools<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A helpful best practice for organizing cleaning tools is to use color coding<\/a> and keep tools meant for different purposes in designated storage areas. The 5 core colors commonly available for cleaning tools are: red, green, yellow, white and blue. Select tools are available in additional colors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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General Cleaning Brushes For Most Tasks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

People have hands of different sizes. We found different people prefer preferred differently shaped brushes. Most of these work well for a wide range of cleaning tasks.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n