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Frugal and Energy Efficient Living

Sherman A1

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12. May I suggest something that worked for us

Reply to cbayer (Reply #1)

Sun Aug 12, 2012, 04:32 PM

Aug 2012

to keep produce fresh. Rubbermaid Produce Savers work superbly and we find them to have saved us a great deal in preventing fresh produce from going bad. Even bagged salad mix holds up wonderfully in these containers. If they are not available locally for you, check Amazon. They are worth their weight in gold. The small one, we have found is kinda useless, but the medium and large are great.

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Local produce markets and the frugally inclined [View all] Curmudgeoness Aug 2012 OP

I am both impressed and envious. cbayer Aug 2012 #1

Oh, that sucks for you. Curmudgeoness Aug 2012 #2

It is all supply and demand out here. cbayer Aug 2012 #3

May I suggest something that worked for us Sherman A1 Aug 2012 #12

You know, this is exactly what I have been looking for and cbayer Aug 2012 #13

My pleasure, Sherman A1 Aug 2012 #14

I found the set on Amazon for about $20. cbayer Aug 2012 #16

Great! Sherman A1 Aug 2012 #20

I had not tried the green bags, as they seemed to be something of a hype. cbayer Aug 2012 #22

You will be pleasantly surprised how cheap a simple chest freezer is, and how little juice dimbear Aug 2012 #19

My electricity is extremely limited and this would be out of the question currently. cbayer Aug 2012 #21

There's one here in town. I'll have to check it out. Kaleva Aug 2012 #4

Dry and dark and cold----a closet? Curmudgeoness Aug 2012 #10

If you read the article I provided a link to Kaleva Aug 2012 #11

The site you provided did have plans for a root cellar. Curmudgeoness Aug 2012 #15

I started another thread about root cellars Kaleva Aug 2012 #17

Yep, I found it. Curmudgeoness Aug 2012 #18

"Potatoes, carrots, and beets need to stay Moist & Cool" according to that article Kolesar Aug 2012 #23

Prices were sky high at the farmer's market this morning. We bought some things even so. jwirr Aug 2012 #5

I have always thought that our farmer's markets were high too. Curmudgeoness Aug 2012 #9

I haven't tried this method, but silver queen in the winter... Lars39 Aug 2012 #6

I will try this. Curmudgeoness Aug 2012 #7

I was thinking maybe to seal the paper bag in a food saver bag, Lars39 Aug 2012 #8