Author: James F. Thompson

Publisher: University of California, Agriculture and Natural Resources

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 24

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This colorful handbook will help you pick good-quality, healthy fruits and vegetables that are a vital part of your daily diet. You'll learn why there is more to fruit and vegetable quality than meets the eye and how to handle yourfresh fruits and vegetables at home to maintain their quality and safety. You'll also learn how growing and harvesting factors can effect quality, and the effect of growing locations, produce handling methods, and the number of steps between production and retail markets. The publication includes handy tables to show you the steps between the field and your table, which fruits and vegetables should be stored in the refrigerator and which should be stored on the counter, and what to look for when selecting produce at the market.

Download or read book From the Farm to Your Table written by James F. Thompson and published by University of California, Agriculture and Natural Resources. This book was released on 2009 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This colorful handbook will help you pick good-quality, healthy fruits and vegetables that are a vital part of your daily diet. You'll learn why there is more to fruit and vegetable quality than meets the eye and how to handle yourfresh fruits and vegetables at home to maintain their quality and safety. You'll also learn how growing and harvesting factors can effect quality, and the effect of growing locations, produce handling methods, and the number of steps between production and retail markets. The publication includes handy tables to show you the steps between the field and your table, which fruits and vegetables should be stored in the refrigerator and which should be stored on the counter, and what to look for when selecting produce at the market.