mactavish-west: you could take fresh vegetables, and you put them in the fridge maybe for up to a week. they'll just continue to decline in most cases. http://lm360.us/Avenia-neighbour-of-Albano-from-Leubnitz?Iyosonof=77
"you can store them in the freezer for a year and the nutrient level pretty much stays the same," says plant scientist .