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How to Store Your Share

Posted on 6/21/2005 by kari| Leave a comment

when michelle and I were members of the west village csa, we were given a priceless instruction sheet for vegetable storage. I think michelle may have gotten that in the break up, so I asked Aurora to send me a copy (we shared it with her last season) and I think some of you CSA/vegetable lovers may appreciate it also:

Following is a list of the produce types, how to store them, and the maximum recommended storage time. It is generally best not to wash produce until you are ready to use it.

Beans: Refrigerate in plastic bag, 3 days.
Beets: Refrigerate in plastic bag, 3 weeks.
Broccoli: Plastic bag in refrigerator drawer, 3 days.
Brussel Sprouts: Refrigerate in plastic bag, 3 days.
Cabbage: Refrigerator drawer, 2 months.
Carrots: Refrigerate in plastic bag, 4 weeks.
Cauliflower: Refrigerate in plastic bag, 1 week.
Celeriac: Refrigerate in plastic bag, 1 month.
Celery: Plastic bag in refrigerator drawer, 2 weeks.
Chinese Cabbage: Refrigerator drawer, 2 weeks.
Corn: Refrigerate immediately and use right away.
Cucumbers: Refrigerator drawer, 1 week.
Eggplant: Refrigerator drawer, 1 week.
Garlic: Cool, dark, dry place, several months.
Greens: Plastic bag in refrigerator drawer, 2 days. Keep moist.
Herbs: Wrap in damp towel in plastic bag in refrigerator, 2 days.
Kohlrabi: Refrigerate in plastic bag, 1 month.
Leeks: Refrigerate, 2 weeks.
Lettuce: Plastic bag in refrigerator drawer, 4 days.
Melon: Room temperature, 3 days.
Onions: Cool, dry place, several months.
Peppers: Refrigerator drawer, 2 weeks.
Popcorn: Dry for 6 weeks before popping.
Potatoes: Dark, room temperature place, 2 weeks.
Pumpkin: Cool, dry place, several weeks.
Radishes: Refrigerate in plastic bag, 2 weeks.
Rhubarb: Refrigerate in plastic bag, 1 week.
Rutabaga: Room temperature, 1 week OR refrigerate in plastic bag, 1 month.
Summer Squash: Plastic bag in refrigerator drawer, 1 week.
Swiss Chard: Plastic bag in refrigerator drawer, 4 days.
Tomatoes: Room temperature, 1 week.
Tomatillos: Refrigerate in paper bag, 2 weeks.
Turnips: Refrigerate in plastic bag, 2 weeks.
Winter Squash: Room temperature, at least 1 month.
Zucchini: Refrigerator drawer, 4 days.

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in the present

Posted on 6/21/2005 by kari| 1 Comment

I showed a very good friend and thoughtful person the pictures from father’s day, and she said my family looked like we were full of life. I thought about this for a while, and replied that something my family really has going for it is a focus on living in the present. It’s true, what with the health problems and various financial debts to be paid off and the difficulty in planning activities when you’ve got (at latest count) ten households that need to be coordinated in order to spend portions of holidays together, well, somehow that has translated into relishing the time together we do have, and a general flying by the seat of our pants. sure, we make plans, but it ends up often being a vague coming together when we can instead of a regularly scheduled event to which people are expected to attend. We are flexible with each other, generous, and try to make things work for everyone. And we all show up. Even though there are groups of people who traditionally are expected to have animosity towards each other (aka, divorce in various forms) there really isn’t, and we all manage to work it out in the end.

my friend said “what a difference that must make in a family (let alone in a single person)” and she’s right. I’ve never thought about it before, but we’re doing quite well for a family of ‘broken homes.’ aw, my heartful family.

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