Market Farming

["Alan Whitaker" <awhitaker AT greenlynk.com>]

Short of refrigeration, I don't think you have much of a chance to keep peas
for 4 days.  Where you are at, they most likely will start to dry.  Here in
the SE,  they will start to mold in a couple of days.  The snaps will be
awfully wilted too.
If you could find a place to have them shelled, that would be ideal.  You
could bag and put 'em in a fridge then. Several bushels at that.
I used to have some plans for a sheller with paddles.  It's a drum that
rotates one way,  and the paddles rotate the other way.  It essentially
beats the pea/bean/butter bean out of the shell.  If I can't find it, I'll
ask our new extension agent if he can get me a copy of it from Auburn
University.  I might get permission to post it also.  Let me know if you're
interested.  Might be a good winter project for you.

Alan Whitaker
Georgiana, AL

----- Original Message -----
From: TxBeeFarmer <TxBeeFarmer AT HotPop.com>
To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Saturday, August 28, 2004 5:40 PM
Subject: [Market-farming] Black-eyed pea storage


> Oh great and wise Market Farming Group.  I come to you with a storage
> problem.  The new Farmer's Market that we created is in it's infancy.
Often
> growers, me included, find they have produce left over at the end of the
> market, we have it on Tuesdays and Saturdays. The biggest problem I have
is
> storing the black-eyed peas until next market.  What's the best way to
store
> them for 3 or 4 days and keep them fresh enough to sell?  Someone
mentioned
> spreading them out on the floor in a cool place.  I could buy a sheller,
but
> what about the snaps?
>
> Thanks for the help.
>
> (West Texas) Mark
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Market-farming mailing list
> Market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org
> http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/market-farming
>
> Get the list FAQ at: http://www.marketfarming.net/mflistfaq.htm