This year Hector Delgado completed his Hydro Farm Apprenticeship with partner, Metro Caring. During his apprenticeship, Hector assisted in full operations of the hydroponic shipping container farm at Metro Caring. Hector’s duties included maintenance of farm equipment, including all hydroponic system components such as water pumps, filters, air filters, and dehumidifier. He oversaw planting and transplanting schedules, sanitization and maintenance schedules of two separate hydroponic systems, and plant deficiency identification. His daily work also included identifying inefficiencies in daily operations and identifying solutions. Hector’s supervisor described him as “a quick learner, hard worker, and clear communicator. He is responsible, punctual, and has integrity in his work”.
The farm that Hector worked in is a shipping container farm made by Freight Farms and is designed to grow around 2,400 plants at a time in vertical grow towers. Hector would like to thank the Workforce team for all the help he received along the way.
Excellent work Hector!