Don't dump the whole thing in a plastic bowl for storage. The product is safe and wholesome as it comes. You might even contaminate inadvertently. And you'll never get it as dry as it was originally. When available, veggies grown closer to home are fresher.
Vegetables harvested in Tennessee are in the stores one to two days after harvest.
Those shipped in from California are already five to seven days old. Nothing lasts forever and vegetables are perishable by nature. Lettuce-type produce especially won't last more than a week or so, no matter how it is handled. But give us time, Draughon says with a smile. Researchers are improving food all the time.