Root Vegetables

Assortment of root vegetables on a white surface.

Root vegetables grow underground. They are sometimes marketed under the name winter vegetables. They are nutritious, inexpensive and usually available all year long. Some of the vegetables you will see in this course are very common while others may not be as well known to the customer.

This course gives you the information you need to maintain all of these vegetables while they are in storage and on display. It also supplies you with the knowledge you need to answer vegetable specific questions when customers look to you for answers.

This course has the following objectives:

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

Course Duration: 45m