As I'm still landlocked and in the reading, researching and earning and saving my money to actually do what you folks do please take anything I post with a grain of salt - I haven't even worked my way up to newbie yet. But.one of the topics I've been reading up on is provisioning, and specifically the challenges with keeping fruits and vegetables fresh aboard for extended periods of time. For the first time ever, I actually bought something off of an infomercial to try a possible solution. The product is Debbie Meyer GreenBags, which are advertised to keep fruits and veggies fresh. The science behind this is (allegedly - decide for yourself) is infusing plastic bags with a mineral form of Zeolite, which absorbs ethelene gas (gas let off by fruits and veggies during ripening and as it sits around). Remove the ethelene gas and fruits and veggies last longer before spoiling - ethelene causes fruits and vegetables to overripen and no longer be edible. Tonight we had salad with dinner - we bought romaine and iceberg lettuce almost 3 weeks ago. I've got apples that are the same age and are still fresh. Everything we've tried has lasted way, way longer than storing it in the fridge, etc. Tomatoes - same thing. You can wash stuff before you put it in the bags but everything must be dry. The results we've seen have been unreal and as we look to cruising and enjoying fresh foods these might make a significant difference. Anyway, the website is www.greenbagstore.com - I'd be interested if anyone has tried them or thinks they might be worthwhile. They're not cheap, but are reusable up to about 10 times and you should use the same bag for the same fruit or vegetable (a bag for romaine, bag for tomatoes, bag for bananas, etc.). Chris Rietmann

I've been using a similar product, Evert-Fresh bags for years. They really do work as advertised. You used to be able to find them in the local grocery stores, but other than the web http://www.evertfresh.com/ the only place I find them nowadays is West Marine. I've kept romaine lettuce in the fridge for a month and it's still green and crisp with no discoloration. Like Chris says, stuff needs to be as dry as possible; I don't wash stuff until I'm ready to use it, just put it in the bag from the store. You also need to get as much air out as possible and seal tightly each time. PS: I was going to compare prices, but the link from the Evert-Fresh site sends me to the Debbie Meyer green bag site. I guess it's a new marketing angle for them. Keith _____ No one has more driving ambition than the boy who wants to buy a car. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Rietmann" <crietmann@comcast.net> > > > Anyway, the website is www.greenbagstore.com - I'd be interested if anyone > has tried them or thinks they might be worthwhile. They're not cheap, but > are reusable up to about 10 times and you should use the same bag for the > same fruit or vegetable (a bag for romaine, bag for tomatoes, bag for > bananas, etc.).