If you’ve already signed up for your Winter CSA, read on to learn how your vegetables will be stored. If you haven’t signed up, but are interested, do so now. We started with only 200 shares and they’re going fast.
Michael Docter picks most of his roots* right before the first frost when they’re at the height of taste and flavor. He stores them in a barn during the cold months.
It’s a spotless barn. Each of these cracks in the wall is height of 1 pallet. The cracks let in outside air, and circulates it through a system of solar-powered ducts that I won’t pretend to understand. Basically Michael has figured out a way to avoid the humidity that comes with artificial refrigeration. The roots are kept cool all winter long by none other than fresh Hadley air.
*All except for the parsnips. They will stay under the snow, developing more and more sugars until they are harvested in the spring.