US (AZ): Abby Lee Farms featured on Cronkite News
Each tomato gets physically touched by one of the 12 workers at least once, sometimes two or three times, a week, general manager Matt Sanchez said.
These employees also decide if it’s too hot or too cold for the tomatoes based on their own body temperature.
It’s that human interaction that has allowed Abby Lee Farms to provide fresh and local produce to retail stores and farmer’s markets for years.
But if given the chance, Sanchez said he would be willing to let automation do the bulk of the work for them.
“I’m for it, always finding ways to do things better,” Sanchez said. “We just haven’t had the need.”
Abby Lee has not automated simply because it’s too small.
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