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- From: "SHEILA PAYNE" <srp75 AT msn.com>
- To: "Market Farming" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: [Market-farming] transporting fresh cut basil
- Date: Thu, 12 Jun 2008 12:00:33 -0600
We cut into bunches, like mini bouquets, then place the stems in a tray
with cool water. The trays of bunches go in the coolest spot we can
find. No refrigeration. That generally means in the lower level of
our house. We try to cut in the evening so that we get the cool of the
evening (we're in Colorado at 5000 feet) to cool down the bunches. If it
is really hot, we dunk the bunches in a bucket of cool water to take the heat
out before we put them in the trays. We use the long green or terra cotta
colored plastic window box planters (ones without holes in the bottom of
course) as our trays. They look spectacular at the market. We tell
our customers to put the bunch in a cup of water, like for a flower bouquet, and
to not refrigerate it. We've heard reports that customers have had such
success holding the basil like this that it has started to root in the
cup.
Sheila
Far Out Gardens
Boulder County Colorado |
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[Market-farming] transporting fresh cut basil,
doerunfarmtn, 06/12/2008
- Re: [Market-farming] transporting fresh cut basil, breck, 06/12/2008
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Re: [Market-farming] transporting fresh cut basil,
courtney mcleod, 06/12/2008
- Re: [Market-farming] transporting fresh cut basil, SHEILA PAYNE, 06/12/2008
- Re: [Market-farming] transporting fresh cut basil, Roots Farm & Karen Sutherland, 06/12/2008
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