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Follow along to learn about healthy lifestyle tips and tricks, alongside delicious veggie-filled recipes, and educational greenhouse-grow facts. We’re here to inspire and help you get the most out of your Red Sun Farms purchase.

Veggie Tips
Veggie Tips
Make the most of your produce!
Keeping produce fresh doesn’t have to be difficult. Red Sun Farms provides helpful tips to keep your greenhouse-grown veggies lasting longer.
Tomatoes
- Store Red Sun Farms tomato varieties at room temperature, away from sunlight, for 1-5 days. Refrigeration will break down the tomato, leaving it mealy and less sweet.
- Tomatoes about to go bad? Whip up a batch of homemade spaghetti sauce and freeze for an easy meal later.
- Try using tomatoes in our Kale & Bacon Stuffed Peppers recipe or hollow them out for Feta-Stuffed Tomatoes.
Cucumbers
- Keep whole Red Sun Farms seedless cucumbers in the wrap or in the bag for mini cucumbers and store in the crisper of your refrigerator for up to one week.
- Once cut, store in an airtight container or plastic bag in the fridge for 1-2 days.
- Savor cucumber slices in water for a refreshing twist or try making one of the many dishes on our Cool Cucumber pinboard, like this Greek Layer Dip.
Peppers
- Store Red Sun Farms sweet bell peppers in the fridge for 1-2 weeks.
- Once cut, sweet bell peppers keep for 1-2 days. Keeping the seeds on the unused portion may help it stay fresher.
- Rinse, pat dry, slice and freeze sweet bell peppers in a plastic bag (remove air before freezing) to use them later. Frozen sweet bell peppers are great for hot dishes, as they lose crispness in the freezer.
- Enjoy sweet bell peppers in the easy cleanup One-Pot Chicken Lo Mein or as the chip substitute in Bell Pepper Chicken Nachos.
Bonus Tip
- Some fruits and veggies, like bananas, tomatoes and avocados, give off gases that ripen nearby produce faster. Store these tasty fruits and veggies away from others.