Preservation module

Biceps Cultivatus

https://wiki.lowtechlab.org/wiki/Module_de_conservation/en

Dernière modification le 25/03/2018

Difficulté

Easy Facile

Durée

5 hour(s) heure(s)

Coût

50 EUR (€)

Description

How to preserve fruits and vegetables without electricity.

Sommaire

Conservation, Legume, Frigo, Zeerpot, Sable, en fr 1

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Introduction

The fridge has become the first solution to preserve food. However, this environment is specific and does not correspond to most of fruits and vegetables. It's too cold and alters smells, tastes along with maturity. This preservation module reduces the size of your fridge and helps you controlling the way food preserves itselfs. It permits to give taster fruits, to mature them and avoid food waste. It values fresh fruits and vegetables, preserving them without energy, in different environments, according to their characteristics. For best preservation, food needs to be cared, not piled up to avoid crush, and looked after for their maturity.

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Matériaux

• Wood boards
• Threaded steel rods
• Nuts
• Clay pots (2 different sizes)
• Moskito net
• Tarp
• Sand

Outils

• Jigsaw
• Drill

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/o6160toa624gfv5/AAAAgMz8vmEVX5-WYWI4-Nz0a?dl=0&preview=conservationFR_webHD.pdf

Étape 1 - Concerning ambient preservation

Fruits and vegetables are all differents. That's why they need different environments, mainly based on ambient temperature, light and relative humidity.

ADVICE There are sometimes several ways to preserve fruits and vegetables. The best way to choose is to try !

Étape 2 - Concerning ambient preservation

An aerated shelter where insects do not have access. You can keep an eye on fragile food, mainly small fruits as bananas, berries, cherries, avocados. To avoid fruits and vegetables as tomatos and peppers wilting, place them next to some water to hydrate them.

ADVICE

Here, fruits mature. For faster maturation, place them next to an apple or a banana as they produce ethylene.

Étape 3 - To refresh vegetables

Evaporation creates fresh air. With a permeable material which lets water steam go, evaporation refreshes food. Faience is a kind or ceramics, permeable when it's not glazed. Among other things, it's used to do pots. This technique is called Zeer Pot and is composed of two ceramics pots, separated with humid sand.

ADVICE

Garden pots are deep. We use baskets to avoid crushed fruits. The temperature, between 10°C and 15°C (50°F and 59°C), can also preserve butter, milk and cheese a few days.

Étape 4 - Pour conserver dans le sable

Certains légumes peuvent rester enterrés dans le jardin après avoir poussés, pour être protégé de l’environnement extérieur.On place les légumes de type racine dans le sable, sec ou humide.

CONSEIL

Si vous avez un chat à la maison, il vaut mieux pour vos carottes qu’il n’ai pas accès au sable.

Notes et références

Ce module de conservation est l'une des solutions proposées par le projet de cuisine alternative"biceps cultivatus" (https://www.facebook.com/pg/bicepscultivatus) conçu par Audrey Bigot, Antoine Pateau, Yoann Vandendriessche et Valentin Martineau dans le cadre de POC 21 ( http://www.poc21.cc )

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