How to store vegetables

Once you've harvested your crops, you may find
yourself with a big surplus. What do you do
with all those vegetables? Well, you can — and
will — enjoy them fresh; and you can also give a lot of
them away. You can keep them in the refrigerator
for a few days. You can freeze, can, or dry them for the
months ahead, as detailed in the following
chapters. But in some cases, cold storage — not
freezing — can be your best bet. It's a low-effort,
electricity-free choice that can keep you supplied with
fresh vegetables all winter long. Both refrigerator
storage and cold storage are discussed below, and the
accompanying chart shows you which methods of
storing or preserving work best for each vegetable