Keeping It Fresh

Inside our box the veggies are in a large plastic bag.  I find that even our lettuce will last up to three weeks if I put it in the fridge inside the bag.  We often have a large amount so storing it all in one big bags requires clearing out an entire shelf in our refrigerator, but it's worth it to have tasty, fresh greens for weeks.  It's been my experience that a few things will just last and last.  Three weeks ago we received a large bunch of garlic scapes and they are still crunchy and delicious chopped up into hummus. 

Our CSA share comes every two weeks and I want our food to be crisp for at least that long.  When our share arrives I will put whatever we haven't use so far into our new bag with the newest, freshest veggies.  One of the joys of a CSA is that the food is recently picked, some times that day, so you can feel good about saving it and keeping it fresh for weeks.