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  • From: bob111higgins AT comcast.net
  • To: waldenfarm AT sprintmail.com, Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
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  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Lettuce/salad greens
  • Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2004 18:40:29 +0000

Thanks Alex. I'm unclear what you mean by "cut the stalk progressively ..."
Do you mean you take the leaves off, rinse and store in the towel? Or
something else? Thanks for your reply.

Bob Higgins
Red Brick Farm
Hopewell, NJ 08525

"Eternity is a long time, especially toward the end." Woody Allen


> I grow a lot of lettuce and my wife learned somewhere how to store it. We
> cut the stalk, progressively up the head of leaf lettuce, separating the
> leaves. Then we wash and spin dry enough so they're still moist. Wrap in
> a linen towel(the British say "tea towel") and put this in a plastic bag.
> It keeps 2+ weeks this way.
>
> Leaving it out at room temp will cause a decline in nutrition and flavor.
> The plants (and vegies) are still alive after harvest. They process the
> nutrients in the tissues, since they no longer have roots, and change them
> into other compounds- kind of like starving people using muscle and organ
> tissue to stay alive. Refrigeration slows down this metabolism.
>
> Alex McGregor
> Walden Farm
>
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