How to Store Your Share

Click READ MORE below for information about how to store your share if you're going away over break. (We recommend that you try to eat your greens before you leave - but if you can't, don't worry, they'll last till you get back.)



Image from Cook's Illustrated.


General Storage Guidelines:

1. Do Not Store Fruits and Vegetables Together. Fruits that give off high levels of ethylene (the ripening agent) can prematurely ripen and spoil surrounding vegetables. (Think of the "one bad apple" adage.)
• Also, do not store root vegetables and onions together, as they will spoil faster.
2. For Vegetables: Before storing, remove ties and rubber bands and trim any leafy ends. Leave an inch to keep the vegetable from drying out. Make sure the bag you store the veggies in has some holes punctured to allow for good air flow. Pack vegetables loosely in the refrigerator. The closer they are, the quicker they will rot. Leafy greens can be washed before storing by soaking them in a sink full of water.
3. Storage Buddies This Week (can be kept in bags together to save plastic!):
   -Celeriac, carrots, Hakurei turnips with the greens removed, kohlrabi
   -Kale, Swiss chard, bok choy, turnip greens
   -Russet potatoes, butternut squash, acorn squash
   -Apples should be stored on their own

Storage advice for the items in this week's share:

Celeriac:  put in a loose, perforated plastic bag, preferably twisted shut, in the crisper/vegetable drawer of your fridge. To be extra certain it will not dry out, you can add a damp towel to the bag.
Carrots: put in a loose, perforated plastic bag, preferably twisted shut, in the crisper/vegetable drawer of your fridge. To be extra certain they will not dry out, you can add a damp towel to the bag, or place 
them
 in
 closed 
container 
with
 plenty 
of 
moisture. Alternatively, you can store the carrots in a covered container filled with water. This will keep them fresh for a long time!
Acorn Squash: store 
in 
a
 cool, 
dark
 (no direct sunlight!!) and
 dry, 
place on your counter or in your pantry ‐ 
good
 air
 circulation 
is 
best, 
so 
don’t
 stack 
them.
Butternut Squash: store 
in 
a
 cool, 
dark
 (no direct sunlight!!) and
 dry, 
place on your counter or in your pantry ‐ 
good
 air
 circulation 
is 
best, 
so 
don’t
 stack 
them.
Apples: apples are one of the few fruits that really do benefit from being stored in the fridge as quickly as possible. Keep them in the crisper drawer and lay a slightly dampened paper towel on top of the apples. Storage in a cardboard box in the fridge works well long-term too. Do NOT put them in contact (physical or sharing air space) with other produce, as the ethylene in the fruit will induce unwanted ripening in the other items.
Potatoes (Russet, Sweet, Nicola, Red, etc.): store
 in 
cool,
 dark 
and
 dry 
place,
 such
 as, 
a 
box 
in 
a 
dark
 corner 
of 
the 
pantry; 
a 
paper
 bag 
also 
works 
well. Make sure to let them dry out (if still wet from washing) before storing.
Greens (Kale, Swiss chard, Bok choy, Turnip greens: if you are going away, eat them before you go! They will be fine to eat after break, but will be less fresh. Remove any bands, twist ties, etc. from the stems. Greens should be stored in a loose, perforated plastic bag, preferably twisted shut, in the crisper/vegetable drawer of your fridge. To be extra certain they will not dry out, you can add a damp paper towel to the bag, or store them in an air‐tight container with a damp cloth in the fridge.
Hakurei turnips: remove the greens (store separately - see above) so they don’t draw out excess moisture from the roots. Put in a loose, perforated plastic bag, preferably twisted shut, in the crisper/vegetable drawer of your fridge. To be extra certain they will not dry out, you can add a damp towel to the bag, or place 
them
 in
 closed 
container 
with
 plenty 
of 
moisture.
Kohlrabi: put in a loose, perforated plastic bag, preferably twisted shut, in the crisper/vegetable drawer of your fridge. To be extra certain it will not dry out, you can add a damp towel to the bag.

Other references:
"Food Storage 101," LifeHacker.
"A Guide to Storing Fruits and Vegetables," theKitchn.
"How-To: Store Fruits and Vegetables," Berkeley Farmer's Market.