Date and Time
Tuesday Jul 16, 2024
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM EDT
Location
Cornell Cooperative Extension of St. Lawrence County
2043B State Highway 68
Canton, NY 13617
Fees/Admission
$10-40, self-selecting sliding scale, pay what you can afford
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Contact Information
Maria 'Flip' Filippi, Local Foods Program Leader & Harvest Kitchen Manager: 315-379-9192 ext 229; mpf65@cornell.edu
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Description
KEEP IT COOL: DIY VEGETABLE STORAGE FOR ALL BUDGETS
Learn the storage needs of over a dozen crops including winter squash, cabbage, potatoes, onions, shallots, beets, carrots, cabbage, garlic, and turnips. -Tour an in-ground root cellar at an area farm. -See photos and videos with descriptions of half a dozen different storage areas including in homes, in outbuildings and in the ground. The examples will range from completely passive with no additional energy inputs to examples that include tools to adjust temperature/ventilation/humidity. - Meet other people who have experimented with various storage techniques.