Once vegetables and flowers are harvested, all efforts go towards preserving their quality through proper postharvest handling practices. Each crop has its own unique requirements, but the first step is usually to remove the field heat.
Perry-winkle Farm uses an old refrigerated truck as their walk-in cooler (above).
Perry-winkle direct markets the majority of their farm products. They sell at three farmers' markets every week: Tuesdays at Fearrington, and Wednesdays and Saturdays at Carrboro.
Carrboro is their largest market and they have sold there since 1994.
Perry-winkle has been at the Fearrington Farmers' Market since its opening in 1991. Perry-winkle has been able to grow with the Fearrington Market, starting out small and growing as it grew.
