More seasonal advice
Just days after I posted some information on seasonal eating I came across this tip from http://organicconsumers.org. I thought that it would be appropriate to post the whole thing here and let them do the blog for today! It is important to also find food that are local. Not only does it help the economic needs of the area we live, but it also gives us a better chance of getting the freshest foods. Read on…
CONSUMER TIP OF THE WEEK:
DON’T JUST BUY LOCAL — BUY IN SEASONMore and more consumers are beginning to understand the incredible environmental and economic benefits of buying local. Industrial agriculture and long distance food transportation and processing now generate up to 25% of all climate destabilizing greenhouse gases. Farmers Markets across the country are reporting record attendance and sales. Massive amounts of CO2 are produced when the average, often highly processed and wastefully packaged store-bought food item travels 1500-2500 miles from farm to fork. You know you’re doing the planet and our climate a favor when purchasing items grown by farmers in your area. This week’s tip is a reminder to consumers that buying foods in season can be as important as buying locally. A bag of tomatoes grown locally may have less of an energy impact than those shipped up from Chile. But grow those tomatoes out of season in a heated greenhouse and its energy impact can exceed the imported option. Of course, the moral of the story isn’t to buy your tomatoes from Chile in the winter time, but rather to look for foods that are growing locally in season or were grown and canned / dried / preserved locally.
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Pingback by Agroblogger » Blog Archive » Agriculture Spurs Warming :: August 15, 2007 @ 8:40 amI would also like to add that eating food grown locally (where you live) is beneficial to your intestines. We all know Montezuma’s Revenge when traveling. This is caused by our lack of being accustomed to the food grown in the foreign country where we have traveled. The natives in those countries are already adjusted to the microorganisms on the food and in the water but not the traveler. Taking probiotics is very important when you develop those runs. Try eating honey grown locally to help you become desensitized to the allergens in your area. Read, Read, Read labels.
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Comment by Wellnessbereich :: April 7, 2009 @ 12:57 am“Industrial agriculture and long distance food transportation and processing now generate up to 25% of all climate destabilizing greenhouse gases. Farmers Markets across the country are reporting record attendance and sales. Massive amounts of CO2 are produced when the average, often highly processed and wastefully packaged store-bought food item travels 1500-2500 miles from farm to fork. You know you’re doing the planet and our climate a favor when purchasing items grown by farmers in your area. This week’s tip is a reminder to consumers that buying foods in season can be as important as buying locally. A bag of tomatoes grown locally may have less of an energy impact than those shipped up from Chile. But grow those tomatoes out of season in a heated greenhouse and its energy impact can exceed the imported option. Of course, the moral of the story isn’t to buy your tomatoes from Chile in the winter time, but rather to look for foods that are growing locally in season or were grown and canned / dried / preserved locally.”
Comment by lancordca :: December 16, 2010 @ 1:57 amWhere else can I read about this?