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Atlantic Blueberry Co., Hammonton, NJ

Atlantic Blueberry Co., Hammonton, NJ

July 11, 2006

Photo: Just-picked blueberries are weighed before cooling. Cooling rooms are used to take the "field heat" off of produce before washing, sorting, and packing.

Just-picked blueberries are weighed before cooling. Cooling rooms are used to take the "field heat" off of produce before washing, sorting, and packing.


Photo: Blueberries at Atlantic Blueberry Co., the largest family-owned blueberry producer in New Jersey, get sorted by color. A special scanner detects any berries that are not blue enough for packing and separates them.

Blueberries at Atlantic Blueberry Co., the largest family-owned blueberry producer in New Jersey, get sorted by color. A special scanner detects any berries that are not blue enough for packing and separates them.


Photo: Blueberries come out of a tumbler designed to separate leaves and stems and will be sorted, washed, and flash-frozen. Frozen blueberries can be sorted by size according to client specifications.

Blueberries come out of a tumbler designed to separate leaves and stems and will be sorted, washed, and flash-frozen. Frozen blueberries can be sorted by size according to client specifications.


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