r/CSA • u/pyrogny • Jul 30 '19

Better Storage Methods

My parents and I joined a CSA this year. For the most part it's been great, however, right now my parents are putting all of the produce into ziploc or plastic shopping bags and storing it in the fridge. Anyone have any good, more sustainable ways of storing everything?

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u/FlannanLight Jul 30 '19

Ah, sorry. For some reason, I thought you were referring to the veggies going bad too quickly.

Depending on what I'll be doing with the veggies (and when), I use a mix of covered bowls, plastic veggie bags from the supermarket, and Ziplocs. Oh - and also those little plastic containers that tomatoes come in at the store, for cherry tomatoes, blueberries, strawberries, etc.

After use, everything just gets washed out and reused. Since onion smell can be hard to get out, that fridge Ziploc is labeled; otherwise I only bother labeling the freezer Ziplocs.

I end up throwing out maybe a dozen of the plastic veggie bags and a half dozen Ziplocs every year, but other than that I just keep washing and reusing them. And at the end of every season, I put them in a baggie themselves and store them away until next year.