Wednesday, August 16, 2024
On Tuesday, August 13, the "Interns in the Town of Hokuryu" began working!
In the agriculture section, four members of the team harvested and boxed watermelons at the farm of Takata Co. Working hours are from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm with breaks.
Hokuryu Town, Hokkaido Machi Internship 2024 Agriculture at Takada Co.
Harvesting at the watermelon greenhouse
Ltd. grows "Himawari Watermelon," a small yellow watermelon, in nine 100-meter-long watermelon greenhouses, and "Summer Orange," a rare variety with orange flesh, in two 50-meter-long greenhouses.
Akimitsu Takada, chairman of the board, explained to us how the watermelon was grown, and we left our bags in the barn and went to the watermelon greenhouse, where the temperature was over 30 degrees Celsius, but inside the greenhouse it was 37 degrees Celsius, a sauna-like condition.
Aiming for red fruiting rods, the participants try their hand at harvesting watermelons! Wiping away the perspiration that was pouring out, we used scissors to cut the hefty part of the fruit.
Packing boxes in the barn
After harvesting in the watermelon greenhouses is finished, we move to the barn to pack boxes!
box maker
First, the cardboard boxes are assembled and stapled together to make the boxes.
Watermelon weight measurement
watermelon polishing
After measuring the weight of the watermelon, the watermelons are arranged by size and carefully polished with a towel to make them shiny.
packed in a box (e.g. chocolates)
Three, four, five, or six watermelons are packed in a box, depending on size.
To prevent watermelon cracks and scratches, cardboard dividers are set in accordance with the shape of the watermelon.
stamp impression
The boxes are stamped with the number of pieces!
Time for a snack of sweet "sunflower watermelon" and fantastic "summer orange".
After a short break, we took a rest with a tasting of sweet watermelon!
Time for a snack of sweet refreshing sunflower watermelon and even more fantastic summer oranges!
Everyone will have it with a smile!
Happy-colored sunflower watermelons grown with love and care!
We hope you will experience the difficulty and hardship of growing watermelon, and we express our unlimited love, gratitude, and prayers for the farmers and their soulful work.
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