US: New plants are in at Backyard Farms

At Backyard Farms, they've learned a lot in the 10 years since they've been in business. One of the most important things they've learned is how much people enjoy seeing how they manage to grow fresh tomatoes in the middle of Maine in the middle of winter.

Since their strict food safety standards restrict them from giving tours of the greenhouse, this year they've resolved to provide more behind-the-scenes photos and videos of employees in action. Saturday, February 25th was a particularly busy day as they interplanted several thousand new plants into Greenhouse 2.

As the video shows, planting days are always exciting days at Backyard Farms. They want to get the baby plants unloaded from the truck and moved in as quickly as possible to minimize stress and get them established in their new home. This requires a lot of hard work and teamwork at a very fast pace. It's a frenzy of coordinated activity that rolls through the greenhouse like a wave and it's quite a sight to behold.

Check out all the photos here at the blog of Backyard Farms.