LeeAnne, I noticed on Joyce's thread that you said, "I compost a lot of fresh produce because we buy too much at once and don't get it all eaten before it goes bad."
That used to happen to me a lot, too, because I buy a lot of fresh produce for DH's "heart healthy" diet. (I eat it, too.
) I tried the "Green Bags" advertised on TV, although I bought mine over the internet. They really work!!!
Although if you watch the infomercial or read the info on the internet, you might have a tendency to say, "Yeah, right!", they really do work, and I can keep salad fixings at least twice as long...sometimes three times as long. I know that because I wrote down when I bought the produce (lettuce, roma tomatoes, cucumbers, green peppers, carrots, etc.) and then noted the date when I used the last of it. We don't get to the store often because of DH's dementia, so I really needed a way to cut down on the amount of veggies and fresh fruit that I was throwing away.
The Green Bags are now available at Wal-Mart (cheaper than I got them over the internet because of the $7.00 shipping), and I will buy another set one of these days. You can use them 10 times before they start to become ineffective, so I mark mine with a permanent marker each time I use them. I can now buy more fresh produce at a time and I don't have to waste much of it...unless I overestimate how long I have had it. Just be very sure that the produce is DRY when you put it in the bags, as it will spoil much quicker if it is wet. Don't wash any of the produce before you store it...wait until you use it to wash it.
