What's In Season Now?

What’s the big deal about eating local, seasonal produce?

I mean, you can get anything you want, from any country, at any time of year, in Safeway or Giant, right? So why wait until something is ripe here in Virginia?

Well, there are three main reasons that people want to eat local, seasonal produce...

1. Seasonal produce tastes better
   If you‘ve ever had a fresh picked, home-grown, garden tomato you know it tastes way better than those tomatoes you get in the store in winter. (They‘re picked before they‘re ripe, irradiated to look better longer, and trucked long distances.)
   
   
2. Seasonal produce is more nutritious
   ”Foods grown far away spend significant time on the road and therefore have more time to lose nutrients before reaching the marketplace.” — The Center for Health and the Global Environment, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
   
   
3. Seasonal produce (may) cost less
   Often you‘ll find specials on seasonal produce because there’s just too much of it. (Think of all those zucchinis in late summer!)
   

Well, now that you know why to eat seasonal produce, where do you find it?

Why at your northern Virginia farmer’s market of course!

Here’s a list of what’s in season now to help you plan your menu...