Food Preservation & Storage

Storing Your Own Products In Your Home

When to Harvest Fruits & Vegetables: This NebGuide provides information on the proper ways and times to harvest fruits and vegetables for the best quality and storage.

Storing Fresh Fruits & Vegetables for Better Taste, UC Davis PostHarvest Technology

Tips on preparing, storing, canning and recipes: Connects you to the "Seasonal Recipes & Preparing" page on our website, this page is broken into a chart of the four seasons to help you easily flip through and find the fruit or vegetable you are looking for.

Storing Fresh Fruits and Vegetables: This NebGuide explains proper storage methods and conditions for fresh fruits and vegetables including harvest methods and in garden storage.

 Small-Scale Cold Rooms for Perishable Commodities: Details the planning, choices, expenses, etc.

Home Storage of Fruits and Vegetables in Root Cellars from the University of Missouri Extension: Anyone can learn to store fruits and vegetables safely in a root cellar.