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  • From: Carla Shafer <cs13 AT cornell.edu>
  • To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Okra, etc.
  • Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2010 10:09:24 -0500

I also have a .pdf handout on file that has suggestions for placement of produce _inside_ the cooler. It was meant for grocery stores and the like, but the concept of having a range of temperatures inside the cooler probably applies to many setups, and using that differential to advantage was a great idea for me to wrap my head around. I'd be happy to send the file to anyone interested.

Carla Shafer, Farmer
Earthly Goods Farm
3344 Hwy 438
Pleasantville, TN 37033

ph 931 230-7567                    Visit us on the web at http://www.EarthlyGoodsFarm.com


On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 7:22 PM, Mac <gofish54 AT centurytel.net> wrote:
Thanks Harriet, this will really be a help to me - mac

Quoting Harriet Allen :
Since I don't really want to go outside to work...I thought I'd send off my thoughts on storage temps.  There is a good article with a chart on the ATTRA site--link is below.  It indicates appropriate temps for things like Eggplant, Peppers, Tomatoes, Blackberries, Spinach,....well, just about everything.  It was enlightening for me to discover the optimum temperature and then the maximum storage time for certain things.  I am a small operation and often use my shed and coolbot at about 48 degrees or so to store peppers, eggplants and things that like that temperature range.  When I cover them losely with plastic, I can keep things for a long time and they are very fresh still.  I start picking on Monday or Tuesday for my Saturday market and my produce is still fresher than those who pick things less than twenty four hours before market, but don't do any post-harvest care.
 
I keep blackberries at 31 degrees and they actually last a week.  I don't sell them that old...only about three or four days, but it is a perfect temperature for them and I always sell every pint of blackberries for $5 in the first half hour of the market.
 
So knowing these temperatures and finding a way to meet those requirements can go a really long way in having high qualilty produce for sale.  I put the chart on my refrigerator in the work area where we deal with our harvests.  Here is the link to this great ATTRA article....Very comprehensive information, includes ethylene sensativity, best humidity, etc.
 

 
Hattie's Garden
31341 Kendale Rd.
Lewes, DE 19958
302-945-0350



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