From the ground to the table with as little delay and the least amount of handling; nothing can compare to the taste and nutritional value of in season foods reaching us shortly after being picked.
Short of growing our own produce (which many of us do to an extent) is there a way to short circuit the process to our benefit.
Every area has a location where farmers can offer their produce directly to consumers. State Farmer’s Markets allow farmers to offer their produce not only to volume buyers. More and more areas are setting up temporary markets to allow growers to offer in season produce directly to producers.
Look for them. If you can’t find one, maybe you should think about starting your own.
Start small, think local, eat well.
(in the future, we’ll talk about Aleš Čerin of Slovenia who has set up a project to live on 1€ A Day)
