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Eating With the Seasons

IMAGINE SAVORING THE FRESHEST FOOD, BOOSTING YOUR LOCAL ECONOMY, AND FIGHTING GLOBAL WARMING ALL AT THE SAME TIME. LEARN HOW YOU CAN DO IT ALL ON TODAY'S ENVIRONMINUTE.

BECAUSE WE LIKE TO EAT STRAWBERRIES IN THE WINTER, FOR EXAMPLE, MUCH OF OUR FOOD TRAVELS THOUSANDS OF MILES TO GET TO OUR PLATES - AND ALL THAT SHIPPING EMITS GREENHOUSE GASES.  BUT BY EATING LOCAL FOODS THAT ARE IN SEASON, YOU CAN DO A LOT TO PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT AND SUPPORT YOUR COMMUNITY'S FARMERS.

JENNIFER WILKINS OF CORNELL UNIVERSITY COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SHARES SOME GREAT WAYS TO LEARN WHICH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES ARE RIPE - RIGHT NOW IN YOUR AREA.

WILKINS: SHOP AT A FARMER'S MARKET, OR JOIN A C-S-A, A CONSUMER-SUPPORTED AGRICULTURE FARM. BY DOING THAT, YOU LEARN WEEK BY WEEK WHAT IS IN SEASON.

IF THIS ISN’T AN OPTION, WILKINS SUGGESTS ASKING YOUR GROCERY STORE TO CARRY MORE SEASONAL PRODUCTS FROM LOCAL FARMS.

THE ENVIRONMINUTE IS MADE POSSIBLE BY THE HEINZ FAMILY PHILANTHROPIES AND THE HEINZ ENDOWMENTS.  LEARN MORE BY VISITING ENVIRONMINUTE-DOT-COM.     

For more about community supported agriculture (CSA) visit http://www.localharvest.org/csa/

To find and buy locally grown produce near you, visit http://www.buylocalfood.com/index.html