The document provides tips for farmers market vendors on packing produce for market, including using breathable bags to package items, washing only when necessary, controlling temperatures during transport, and using appropriate packaging like clamshell containers or paper bags. It recommends online resources for finding packaging supplies and notes the writer's experience managing a farmers market for 18 years.

1. Packing for Market
E!c Wagoner

2. My Biases
Athens Locally Grown vendor 2002-present
Athens Farmers Market vendor 2002-2004
Athens Locally Grown manager 2004-present
For most of the growers I work with, an acre is
huge.

4. Plastic is EVIL!
(not really)

5. If washing, dry
completely
Cool before
bagging
Consider
breathable bags
Provide recycling!

6. Washing is EVIL!
(I'll #and by $% one)

7. Why skip washing?
Less labor
Lasts longer
Looks fresher
Less processing

8. Temperature Control
Wrong temps ruin quickly

9. Don't chill
tomatoes!
35 for spring/fall
crops
50 for summer
crops
Cover ice with a
towel for insulation

10. Package Appropriately
Clamshells are cheap
Bags: paper or plastic?
Clear labels

11. Online Resources
eggcartons.com
producepackaging.com
avisbag.com
biobagusa.com