Cabbage Family Vegetables

Still life with assortment cabbages on wooden background.

The Brassicaceae family is a medium sized and economically important group of flowering plants. They are informally known as the mustards, crucifers or the cabbage family. Within this family is the species Brassica oleracea. It contains ten of the most common cruciferous vegetables eaten by people today and establishes these vegetables as a very important human food source.

This course gives you the information you need to maintain the quality of these vegetables from the time they arrive at the store until they are wheeled out the door. You will also learn tips and guidelines that you can relay to your customers so they can get the most from these vegetables.

 

This course has the following objectives:

• Identify cabbage family vegetable characteristics.
• Identify how to store and handle cabbage vegetables.
• List how to select and store cabbage vegetables at home.
• List how to troubleshoot cabbage vegetable problems.

Course Duration: 30m

Cabbage Family Vegetables

Still life with assortment cabbages on wooden background.

The Brassicaceae family is a medium sized and economically important group of flowering plants. They are informally known as the mustards, crucifers or the cabbage family. Within this family is the species Brassica oleracea. It contains ten of the most common cruciferous vegetables eaten by people today and establishes these vegetables as a very important human food source.

This course gives you the information you need to maintain the quality of these vegetables from the time they arrive at the store until they are wheeled out the door. You will also learn tips and guidelines that you can relay to your customers so they can get the most from these vegetables.

 

This course has the following objectives:

• Identify cabbage family vegetable characteristics.
• Identify how to store and handle cabbage vegetables.
• List how to select and store cabbage vegetables at home.
• List how to troubleshoot cabbage vegetable problems.

Course Duration: 30m