Produce Tips & Tricks - Simple Ecology

Did you know that using natural cotton bags will keep your produce fresh longer?

As produce sits and ages, it begins to emit ethylene gas, which is what causes fruits and vegetables to rot so quickly. The breathable cotton fabric of our produce bags allows ethylene gas to escape, while plastic bags trap this gas inside.  Who would have thought that those “free” plastic produce bags were actually costing them money! 

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Cotton bags will protect your produce while protecting our planet.  Our produce bags are the ultimate in Eco-friendliness, being NATURAL, SUSTAINABLE, ORGANIC, BIODEGRADABLE, COMPOSTABLE, REUSABLE, RECYCLABLE, and ZERO WASTE.

Produce Storage in Muslin Bags

The muslin fabric helps keep produce crisp and fresh. Once home from the market, spray any leafy greens, drip off any excess water, and put them into a muslin bag while damp. The fabric absorbs this water and contains moisture (similar to wet paper towels) that protects refrigerated greens from dehydration and wilting.  This method works best for leafy greens and delicate produce such as lettuce, spinach, chard, kale, basil, parsley, cilantro, herbs, and green beans. 

Be sure to occasionally check on these items in the fridge, while this method does prolong the life of produce, it will eventually go bad.  Don’t let your food go to waste!

Produce to store in DRY muslin bags include avocados, mushrooms, broccoli, brussel sprouts, and much more. These bags perform similar to a brown paper bag for accelerating ripening.  Put green avocados in a muslin bag with a high ethylene producing fruit, like bananas, and place it in a sunny spot to speed up ripening.

Produce Storage in Mesh Bags

The 1/8-inch netting provides excellent air circulation to the produce inside, so is prime for thicker skinned fruits and vegetables. For produce that needs this air circulation, such as potatoes, onions, garlic, and tomatoes, place the bag on the countertop or hang it by the drawstring in a cool, dark place (just don’t forget about them for too long). Do NOT store onions and potatoes in the same bag, or in close proximity to one another, as the onions will cause the potatoes to rot.

In the refrigerator, you can store peaches, apples, oranges, squash, carrots, as well as most thick-skinned items in either mesh or muslin bags.

We live in a fast-paced, disposable-minded culture where single-use items are part and parcel of everyday life. Although we can't individually do anything to reverse this wasteful mindset, there are ways we can counteract the effect, like giving a second life to items that would otherwise be thrown away. One example of this resourceful repurposing is to reuse those disposable mesh produce bags that you have accumulated after various grocery trips. 

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While mesh produce bags can take a significant amount of time to decompose in a landfill, you can sidestep the negative impact that they can have on the environment by putting them to work in your daily life. If you're coming up short with applications for how to use them, the good news is that they are truly limitless in their potential uses: They can store your children's toys, hold plastic grocery bags, be converted into dish scrubbers for the kitchen, carefully saved and reused next time you're shopping for produce, just to name a few ideas. If you want to make a difference and cut down on your personal waste, this is an excellent place to begin.

Children's bath toys make bath time more fun for little ones, but they can also get out of control if they end up strewn around the bathroom every day. Mesh produce bags are an excellent storage solution for water toys, since they are made from plastic and won't hold water or mildew. Pair the mesh bag with an adhesive hook so they drip into the bathtub, then encourage your children to pick up all of the toys at the end of their bath. They'll be drip-dried and ready to use again next bath time.

Mesh produce bags make the perfect storage resource for handheld gardening tools like a trowel, hand shears, or a hand tiller. Since they are able to air out well, you'll also benefit from the fact that they won't retain moisture on the tools, which could lead to rust with time. Keeping all your gardening accessories in one convenient place can also cut down on how long it takes to track down your tools when you need them.

If you're tired of stepping on hard plastic building blocks, try this simple toy storage idea that will help keep the playroom tidy: Cut a small slit in a mesh produce bag and pop them inside. You can throw all of the building blocks inside one bag together, or if your children's collection is extensive, you can organize them by type: One bag for building bricks, one for vehicles, one for characters, and so on. Get your kids involved by inviting them to clean up with the bags, too.

If your little ones enjoy playing in a sandbox or at the beach and you're tired of bringing a boatload of sand home with you, storing their toys in a mesh produce bag is a win-win: You can keep the toys all organized and in one place while also reducing the amount of sand that you carry home. Give the bag a good couple of shakes after the toys are inside to dislodge as much excess sand as possible.

If you're a lover of upcycling, you can easily give a clever second life to an old produce bag. Try making a mesh produce bag dish scrubber, which will give you clean, eco-friendly results. This scrubber is free and very effective at scouring sinks, tubs, and dishes. It only takes a little time to craft this resourceful cleaning tool, and you can find tutorials easily online if you want a step-by-step guide. Make some to gift to friends, as well.

With a little time, energy, and several mesh produce bags, you can easily create your own loofahs for bath or shower time. They will do just as good a job of cleaning you as a store-bought loofah, but it will cost you next to nothing. Get extra thrifty and make several loofahs at a time, which you can give away as gifts, or provide overnight guests with for an extra dose of luxury.

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