Wow, what a warm week! We spent the morning harvesting, rushing the vegetables into the shade, dunking them in cold water, and placing them in the cooler immediately. If you find that any of your greens are starting to wilt by the time you pick them up, often a 15 minute soak in cold water will perk them back up since everything is packed so fresh.
The photo below shows our new washing station. Some of the vegetables get washed in the grey tub, this cool dunk also reduces field heat. It is amazing how warm the vegetables feel when they come in from the garden. Other vegetables are washed on the wire table with a sprayer. Some air dry before going in the cooler, some are swished through the air by hand, and the loose greens are put in the washing machine's spin cycle.
The photo above shows our packing station where we distribute the veggies. Notice that the tables are low enough for even the shortest of us to peer in the boxes!Check for new recipes tomorrow as I will try to post some new ones for this week!
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