The more you cut up the greens, the faster they will start to rot. If you keep the leaves or bunches whole, they will last a lot longer. I chop up enough salad for my two babies to last for two to three days maximum, and otherwise leave bunches whole in the crisper drawer of my fridge. Better yet, I grow a lot of my own greens for them in my veggie garden, including some beautiful dandelions (my neighbors think I'm nuts!), and I just go out and pick a few leaves off every two days, and leave the main bunch growing. That way I constantly have fresh greens

As for freezing... anything that is leafy green will not freeze, unfortunately. But.... you can easily freeze zucchini or squash and it works great. I use a cheese grater and shred a whole squash or zucchini, then put the shredded bits into ice cube trays and freeze. When they're frozen solid, pop the cubes out and put them in a gallon freezer zipper baggie. Works great!

Andi

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