Specialty Vegetables

Image of specialty vegetables on the produce section of a supermarket.

As a produce clerk, it’s important to be familiar with the specialty vegetables in your department. In this course, you’ll learn how to identify these vegetables, understand their key characteristics, recognize quality, and follow proper storage and handling practices.

 

This course has the following objectives:

• Become familiar with the top selling varieties of both conventional and organic specialty vegetables.
• Learn the appearance, seasonal availability, taste profile and uses of specialty vegetables.
• Understand proper storage and handling of specialty vegetables as well as quality standards.

Course Duration: 14m

Root Vegetables

Image of specialty vegetables on the produce section of a supermarket.

As a produce clerk, it’s important to be familiar with the specialty vegetables in your department. In this course, you’ll learn how to identify these vegetables, understand their key characteristics, recognize quality, and follow proper storage and handling practices.

This course has the following objectives:

• Become familiar with the top selling varieties of both conventional and organic specialty vegetables
• Learn the appearance, seasonal availability, taste profile and uses of specialty vegetables

• Understand proper storage and handling of specialty vegetables as well as quality standards

Course Duration: 14m