Seasonal Produce

Eating seasonally is very important. First off when I say eating seasonally I mean eating the fruits and vegetables that are grown naturally during a specific season of the year. It is important to try and eat seasonally for several reasons. First off vegetables and fruits in season are produced locally, and there is also a greater abundance of the product. This means that the fruit or vegetable will be coming from from a nearby farm, and it will be cheaper. Seasonal produce will also taste better, because it is traveling a shorter distance and is therefore, fresher. Eating seasonally is very sustainable and good just about every way you spin it. If you eat fruits and vegetables seasonally, year round, your diet will be much more diverse, making you and the earth healthier in the process.

Its winter right now, so root vegetables and other vegetables like squash and kale are being grown right now, but there is lots more. For a good complete list of the seasonality of fruits and vegetables, click here. Of course produce in season differs from place to place, so head on over to your local farm market and check out whats seasonal.

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Hey everyone this is my first post since arriving in Rennes, France so I thought I would touch on their attitude towards food. Here in France they have a huge organic (biologique) movement. The pictures shown here are from the massive Lices Market here in Rennes, which contains farmers from all over Brittany, the majority of which are organic and local. Although there are still large supermarkets and fast food shops, the majority of France still understands the importance of eating real food that takes time to eat. Rather than viewing meals as a time to speed by without much thought, they embrace and enjoy the time spent eating. In France, food is not taken for granted, they know that food correlates to happiness. This is something

I think we should all try to emulate.

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