Knowledge of produce quality can be useful in several situations:    knowing when to harvest produce from the garden; selecting produce at the market for use in meal preparation; grading produce that is to be sent to market; preparing produce for contests and exhibits; and judging produce exhibited by others in a contest.

The goal of this activity is to introduce the produce, to study variations in exterior and interior quality of produce and to sample some raw and cooked fruits and vegetables.

• Evaluate the produce samples in lab ranking each item. Determine which of the four samples is best, second best, third best, and poorest samples.
• Participate in the discussion of quality for each item.

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HORT 301/302 Recipes