Keep vegetables fresh during market day
market farmer learns quickly that there is
great distance - no matter how large or small the physical distance may be - between the garden and the customer.
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se these tips to ensure your produce stays fresh even on the market table and flavourful as it was when it was picked.
Market seller Sisana Plastic tubs: fruits and vegetables on the market stalls. But, ‘you can hydro-cool your lfarregsehnpelasst’.ic tubs to presperrovdeutcheeiinr
Hydro-cooling is the act of dunking produce in cool, clean water to cool wthaetmerdaonwdnc. lDzeBaensuthre toubchbaentgweetehne vegetable types to avoid possible cross-contamination,” she cautions.
DzA nice spray bottle is a market farmers’ best friend,” says Magongo. She explains that
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- Not recommended for planting
Make sure it can produce a light mist, a shooting and concentrated stream of water at your veggies could inadvertently damage them.
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Market vehicle:
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Individual packaging:
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Transport:
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