{"id":18438,"date":"2015-02-19T12:23:03","date_gmt":"2015-02-19T17:23:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress-367309-1145705.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=18438"},"modified":"2015-02-19T12:23:03","modified_gmt":"2015-02-19T17:23:03","slug":"keep-fresh-vegetables-going-bad-quickly-green-hearts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/articles\/keep-fresh-vegetables-going-bad-quickly-green-hearts\/","title":{"rendered":"Keep Fresh Vegetables From Going Bad Quickly: The Green Hearts"},"content":{"rendered":"

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CSA season<\/a> is nearly upon us, and that means that many first-timers will be signing up for much more fresh produce than they can possibly eat. If you’re a whiz at food preservation<\/a>, you can turn those fresh vegetables and fruits into all sorts of goodies. For many, though, that first season of community-supported agriculture participation means throwing away a lot of good food.<\/p>\n

Of course, this challenge isn’t limited to CSA participants: we all have produce spoil in the fridge. It turns out, though, that there’s a fairly simple way to keep those fresh vegetables and fruits good longer… long enough that we’ll actually be able to eat them. Fresh plant-based food release ethylene, which causes them to ripen… and then over-ripen. If you can soak up some of that gas, your food will stay fresher longer. New product The Green Hearts<\/a> helps your fridge keep food fresh by acting as a sponge for ethylene – take a look:<\/p>\n