A Day back in Norway

These ladies are harvesting herbs.

It is harvest time in Norway. They are able to raise many types of foods. The main produce this time of year is lettuce, carrots, turnips, brussel sprouts and apples. In the hydroponic

hothouses they raise roses, tomatoes and cucumbers. At this time of year when it is starting to get dark early the hot houses have such a bright glow and can be seen from a distance.
The PICTURE ABOVE shows a machine that is used for harvesting lettuce. It goes along and cuts the head right off at ground level and then put the lettuce up on a belt.

These are apples that were on my apple tree right outside my kitchen window. There are not really sweet but not really too sour either. We have a good friend that when he came over he would reach out through my window a pluck an apple right off the tree.

Because the agriculture land of Norway is a very small percentage they really work hard to use it in the most efficient way. This field has several different kinds of lettuce. The crates at the end will be used to store the harvest until it is taken back to the warehouse and prepped for sale.

These are also crates. They are shown here collapsed. They are stackable . The produce is put into them and then they are stacked on top of each other not crushing the produce. The crates are also used for transporting the goods to the stores. I have inherited a couple of these crates and I love them. They don't take up much space in the vehicle because they stack but they hold alot of stuff.

The produce here is always so fresh and you can see why. It doesn't take many days to go from the field to the store.