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  • From: "mamica5" <mamica5 AT sssnet.com>
  • To: "'Market Farming'" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Basil
  • Date: Tue, 21 Jul 2009 09:52:54 -0400

I am new to all this stuff, trying market farming for the first time and I
have found the ATTRA site to be a well-spring of information. I didn't find
basil on this publication but check this out for postharvest guidelines.
http://attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/PDF/postharvest.pdf#xml=http://search.ncat.o
rg/texis/search/pdfhi.txt?query=postharvest+storage&pr=ATTRAv2&prox=page&ror
der=500&rprox=500&rdfreq=500&rwfreq=500&rlead=500&rdepth=0&sufs=0&order=r&cq
=&id=4a6591fb5d


-----Original Message-----
From: market-farming-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org
[mailto:market-farming-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Tom at
Limerock
Sent: Tuesday, July 21, 2009 5:44 AM
To: Market Farming
Subject: [Market-farming] Basil

Hi.

We are growing basil for our on-farm market and having trouble with it
holding up.

How do y'all store and package basil without it getting dark green/brown
(from too cold of temps I think) and how do you package it to keep it form
wilting and/or getting slimy?

I have tried it in loose in large bags, and loose in peck boxes, kept in the

walk-in and it gets dark green/brown.

On the counter, it is tightly packed in zip bags which are left partially
open to breathe and it creates moisture.

Any and all thoughts will be greatly appreciated.

Tom
Limerock Orchards and Roadside Market
Near Lake Erie
(needing rain badly)

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