Naomi Bijlefeld

Department: Man and Activity
Website: www.naomibijlefeld.com

Farming Food Processor

Growing your own fruit and vegetables is all the rage. Yet, not everyone knows what to do with a bumper crop. To help process nature’s bounty on-site, Naomi Bijlefeld designed a special hand-operated processing machine that removes soil, unwanted leaves and peels, preparing the harvest for immediate use in the kitchen, or storage in the freezer. Excess vegetation can be recycled where it is needed most; as compost in the garden. Naomi was inspired by her own childhood experiences with kitchen gardens: “Where I grew up, everyone had a big vegetable garden.”