By the way Barb, I want you to know (along with whoever is in Boulder that
wrote in about turf plowing today), y'all are KILLING ME with this talk about
your work there in Colorado. Augh! This Colo. gal still wants to
return home sometime and train up my nieces and nephews in the real ways of
farming, rather than having them think Farmville is what it's all about.
Moving back isn't in the cards quite yet but this talk of home is both wonderful
and just a tinge painful. Here's hoping you help educate all those
Colorado kids about where food REALLY comes from. And to the gal in
Boulder, say hi to the Flatirons for me. Class of '88........
Kathryn Kerby (longing for home)
Frog Chorus Farm
Snohomish, WA
In a message dated 5/6/2010 6:56:26 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
jbmckillip AT mesanetworks.net writes:
Kathryn,
That is so interesting, since I was just talking to my husband
about that very issue! I use cellophane bags (ecco friendly) from
PakSel, but my greens tend to get a bit squished between the packaging, the
refrigerator cooler, the portable cooler, the delivery vehicle, to the
market! I want a nice product and those clamshells look really
nice...even at Wal Mart. sigh. Now, where to buy those
clamshells??
Barb
Front Range, Colorado
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Thursday, May 06, 2010 7:39
PM
Subject: Re: [Market-farming]
packaging
Along these same lines, I'd be curious to know if anyone is using the
clamshell containers for their salad greens, rather than plastic bags.
We're considering switching to clamshells and I wonder if others have used
both at market, and what the results were for each.
Secondly, there was an article in Yahoo news about how to help
greens stay fresh longer, presumably after they've already gotten
home. I'd be curious if anyone has proven or disproven these
methods:
If this is generally good advice (and doesn't run afoul of any known
food safety policy) I might copy this article and include it for customers
buying greens. Any comment? Kathryn Kerby
frogchorusfarm.com
Snohomish, WA
In a message dated 5/6/2010 3:44:41 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
gartht AT txcyber.com writes:
Greetings, Thanks, I will call them for more
information. Bright Blessings, Garth & Kim
Travis www.TheRoseColoredForest.com Bedias, Texas
Andy
Fellenz wrote: > I use Buckhorn 7/8 bushel totes. They are
stackable, nestable and made > from a food grade material. I
have some that have been used for 8 > seasons now and they are
still in great shape. > > Here is a link. >
http://www.buckhorn-plastic.com/index.cfm?mf=browse.showClass&partCatID=946&category=Agricultural%20Containers
> . The model I use is their Harvest Container. >
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