The average fresh food item travels about 1,500 miles from farm to fork.
Food Storage Tips
Ravioli
Keep ravioli frozen until you are ready to use them.
Turnips
Already topped, keep in a loosely wrapped plastic bag in the refrigerator, use within a couple of days.
Cabbage
It comes prepackaged in its own wrapper leaves. Just place whole unwashed heads in your vegetable bin. The outer leaves may yellow and wilt, but just discard them to reveal the fresh inner leaves. Once cut, wrap in a sealed plastic bag and keep in refrigerator. A whole cabbage can last for a month.
Red Russian Kale
Keep dry, unwashed greens in a sealed plastic bag in your refrigerator. Thicker greens, such as kale, can be kept for up to two weeks.
Garlic
Dried Garlic can be kept for several months in a dark, dry, well-ventilated place at a cool room temperature.
Daikon Radish
Keep unwashed radishes in a plastic bag where they will keep for up to 2 weeks.
Napa Cabbage
It comes prepackaged in its own wrapper leaves. Just place whole unwashed heads in your vegetable bin. The outer leaves may yellow and wilt, but just discard them to reveal the fresh inner leaves. Once cut, wrap in a sealed plastic bag and keep in refrigerator. A whole cabbage can last for a month. Once cut it will keep for several weeks.
Carrots
Remove tops, leaving about an inch of stems. Refrigerate dry, unwashed in a plastic bag for two weeks or more.
Canned Goods
Keep canned goods in a cool dark cabinet or cellar. Natural light will rob the product of its natural color and quality. Once opened keep refrigerated.
Always check the lid of your canned goods. In the rare event that the seal is broken, do not open it. Bring it back to Grasshoppers to make an exchange.
Pesto
When ready to eat, let thaw in your refrigerator. The top layer will look brown. That’s OK. It still tastes good. Mix well and toss with pasta, or smeared on a piece of bread, or add olive oil and use as a dressing. Cover and keep in your refrigerator.



