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Posted by gardener365 5a (My Page) on Sat, Mar 7, 09 at 17:05
What items need chilling/ice to be sold as fresh produce?
These will be included at my booth this year which is my first year.
Corn
Peppers
Tomatoes
Green Beans
Sweet Peas
Beets
Watermelon
Cantaloupe
Radish
Dill
Basil
I thank you,
Dax
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| I would give greenbeans,peas,beets and radishs an ice bath to keep them firm and fresh. What i did last year with cucumbers was to haul them in an icechest with ice water to the market. then when i set up i took them out and put them in my baskets. saves time when the crowd swarms you. If it is cut basil and dill i'd try to have something short to let the cut stem set in some cool water to try and keep it from wilting to bad. In fact we package/container all our produce to save time when people are waiting to pay. Although we put our peppers in a basket for people to pick their own.It was mind boggling at how many people did'nt want to pick out their own peppers. you might experiment at home with some samples to see how it is going to hold up at the market. |
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| Thank you kindly! Best Regards, Dax |
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| Another thing you need to do is get the corn cooled. i probably wouldnt ice it down but get it in a shade and let the air flow threw it to remove the heat. dont just pile it up after picking. let it get some air so it wont build heat. As with anything the sooner you can get it cooled down the better the quality will be. |
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| People used to use burlap bags soaked in ice cold water and put them over the corn to help keep it cool. I use 2lt bottles frozen with water, for my ice. When the 2 liters melt, I have cool water. Another vendor keeps his produce in cooler with milk jugs frozen with water. He only puts out some and keeps the rest in the cooler. If what he puts out, starts to look wilted, he trades it for some out of the cooler and puts the tabled produce back in the cooler to freshen it. It works, he has been doing this for about 15 yrs. |
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