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  • From: andrea davis <andrea.m.davis AT gmail.com>
  • To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: [Market-farming] Hydrogen peroxide for vegetables?
  • Date: Mon, 8 Jul 2013 11:33:24 -0700

I have a farmers' market customer who has a large home garden and swears by harvesting and then soaking/ washing her leafy greens and other vegetables in water that she had added food grade hydrogen peroxide (35%).  She believes it keeps her vegetables fresher longer.

Has anybody ever heard of this or recommend this?

I find the concept very interesting but I've never heard of farmers adding anything to their wash water.

Thanks in advance for the help,
Andrea

Quarter Acre Farm
Sonoma, CA
quarteracrefarmsonoma.com
quarteracre.sonoma AT gmail.com




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