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- From: "Christine & Marlin" <glenecofarm AT planetcomm.net>
- To: "'Market Farming'" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Keeping greens cool
- Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2006 21:40:36 -0400
Now, if we could just find a way to
display lettuce at market without it wilting so badly! The heat is bad,
and the wind even worse! I have some 1 bushel capacity plastic boxes that
are about 23” long by 15” wide by 8” deep. I bought
them at a recycle center for 50 cents each about 10 years ago. Unfortunately
I have been unable to procure any more recently. They are quite durable
and have taken a lot of banging around over the years. I can fit 6 to a
dozen heads of lettuce in them depending on size. If I put about an inch
of water in the bottom and keep the tops sprinkled while at market they hold
pretty well. The boxes are a light blue color and display the greens
reasonably well. The sides keep the wind off. You can buy plastic
boxes of similar dimensions at most Wal Mart type stores but they are made of
the cheap opaque plastic and usually shatter the first time they get a good
lick. If I recall, the Rubber Maid company may make more durable
containers but one has to dig deeper for those. Marlin
Burkholder Virginia |
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[Market-farming] Keeping greens cool,
Shelly Elliott, 06/10/2006
- Re: [Market-farming] Keeping greens cool, Sue Oberle, 06/10/2006
- <Possible follow-up(s)>
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Re: [Market-farming] Keeping greens cool,
SaladG, 06/11/2006
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Re: [Market-farming] Keeping greens cool,
wiediger, 06/12/2006
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[Market-farming] Lettuce display (was Keeping greens cool),
Lucy Goodman, 06/12/2006
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Re: [Market-farming] Lettuce display (was Keeping greens cool),
wiediger, 06/12/2006
- Re: [Market-farming] Lettuce display (was Keeping greens cool), Shelly Elliott, 06/12/2006
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Re: [Market-farming] Lettuce display (was Keeping greens cool),
wiediger, 06/12/2006
- Re: [Market-farming] Keeping greens cool, Christine & Marlin, 06/12/2006
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[Market-farming] Lettuce display (was Keeping greens cool),
Lucy Goodman, 06/12/2006
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Re: [Market-farming] Keeping greens cool,
wiediger, 06/12/2006
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