Its Easy To Eat Local
When we shop at the grocery store today, we don't bat an eye at the sight of strawberries in the winter or perfect tomatoes from Holland. In the space of a generation, we've become accustomed to eating food that's never grown roots in local soil. According to NRDC, Nature's Resource Defense Council, most produce grown in the United States travels an average of 1,500 miles before it gets sold.
The way we eat has an enormous impact on the health of the planet. By choosing to eat foods that are lower on the food chain, and focusing on local and organic produce, we can curb global warming and air pollution, avoid toxic pesticides, support local farmers and enjoy fresh, tasty food.
NRDC has provide us with a handy list of produce that is in season this month.
Washington: Late August
- Apples*
- Apricots
- Beans
- Beets
- Blackberries
- Blueberries
- Broccoli
- Cabbage
- Carrots
- Cauliflower
- Celery
- Chard
- Collard Greens
- Cucumbers
- Currants
- Eggplant
- Garlic*
- Gooseberries
- Green Beans
- Hearty Greens (Bok Choy, Kale, Mustard Greens)
- Jerusalem Artichokes
- Kohlrabi
- Leaf Lettuce
- Leeks
- Melon
- Nectarines
- Onions
- Peaches
- Peas
- Peppers
- Plums
- Potatoes
- Radishes
- Raspberries
- Rutabagas
- Shallots *
- Spinach
- Strawberries
- Summer squash
- Sweet Cherries
- Sweet Corn
- Tomatoes
- Turnips
See our list of Local Green Circle's favorite FARMER'S MARKETS.
by Local Green Circle, August, 2009