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Local food and organic food naturally spring to mind when we think about eating healthier and better for the planet, but the simple wisdom and beauty behind eating seasonal foods sometimes eludes us.
I admit I was a Jenny-come-lately about choosing foods in season to guide what we eat. In a world hardwired for year-round tomatoes and daily bananas, we too quickly forget that eating food in the season it's grown and harvested yields some of the freshest, most flavorful and more affordable foods. Hello? Could nature be any clearer not to mention more logical?
Foods in season are a sheer wonder at supplying us the wherewithal to eat well. Eating seasonally provides answers to what kind of food (all-natural, unadulterated, whole foods) to consume or prepare when (in the season they're made for and from) and where (freshly harvested nearby).
Seasonal foods are quite possibly the simplest and most natural guide to getting the most out of our diet and are typically a lot easier on our wallets. Eating foods in the season they're grown not only supplies some of the freshest and tastiest foods, but a lot of times seasonal foods are less expensive since there's good supply at peak season and they don't have to be shipped in from far and wide. For that reason, seasonal foods encourage us to consume more regionally and locally produced foods too. And tastier foods like spring greens, summer tomatoes, fall apples and winter beets help us fill up on the more nutrient-rich harvests of fruits, vegetables and nuts in lieu of more processed foods and less healthy options. We get taste, value, community, environment and health -- now that's quite a mouthful!
Not sure what's in season when? Or what to do with the onslaught of squash and tomatoes your garden doles out each summer? Check out the wonderful resources below for finding, cooking and eating by season and truly round out your good eating habits. And don't miss out on the best kept secret for reaping the cream of the crop from every growing season right where you live: community supported agriculture - the mother lode of eating seasonally (and so much more!).
Seasonal Ingredient Map from Epicurious
The What: An excellent interactive mapping tool for finding what foods are fresh wherever you are in the United States with links to ingredient descriptions and recipes.
The Why: To help each of us identify which foods are freshest no matter what time of the year or where we live.
The How: The map automatically sets to the current month, then you simply click on your state and your customized list of seasonal foods appears. You can then click on a specific food's description and recipes. A wonderfully simple format for a wealth of valuable information!
The Wow: View recipes for each seasonal ingredient. Each individual food from the interactive map's list has a direct link to recipes and cooking tips.
Enjoy and experience seasonal harvests by finding a pick-your-own farm near you for descriptive farm profiles complete with picking tips and visitors' comments including their must-see favorites. It's got all you need to know to go along with your fresh picked bounty such as step-by-step instructions for canning, freezing and drying as well as recipes.
Enjoy and experience seasonal harvests by finding a pick-your-own farm near you for descriptive farm profiles complete with picking tips and visitors' comments including their must-see favorites. It's got all you need to know to go along with your fresh picked bounty such as step-by-step instructions for canning, freezing and drying as well as recipes.
For a real treat of an U-Pick experience and so much more, I can't resist mentioning our very own, family-owned Mercier Orchards in the North Georgia mountains -- their fried apple pies and Pink Lady apple cider are absolute musts!
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For a real treat of an U-Pick experience and so much more, I can't resist mentioning our very own, family-owned Mercier Orchards in the North Georgia mountains -- their fried apple pies and Pink Lady apple cider are absolute musts! |
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