What Does Eating In Season Mean To You??

[mlee]

Eating what grows in a season in your area provides you with the most nutritious food. If you go and buy it from the store, then it has lost its flavor and its nutrients to some extent. Also, waiting for those strawberries to ripen in the spring instead of getting them from the store in the off season, makes you really appreciate them when you get them in the spring. They are so much better. As Jess from R&R says, “Store bought tomatoes taste like disappointment.” So does other fruits and veggies delivered from thousands of miles away, picked before they were even ready.

[catnipacres]

I live in Canada, growing zone 5b and I grow most of my own veggies. I also raise chickens for eggs. First of all, I find that my body craves different foods during certain times of the year. Right now in the autumn season, I love to eat soups, root veggies and lots of fermented foods, like sauerkraut. This craving lasts the whole winter. Come March, my body tells me to eat loads of fresh greens and I gorge on salads and spring greens. Later on in summer, I crave tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers and the like. As for the winter time, I do like my pasta sauce on a pizza, etc, but I never buy fresh tomatoes that are shipped from down south. Instead, I use my frozen, canned, fermented or dehydrated fruits and veggies to supplement my winter diet of root veggies. It's very important to me to eat as local as possible, not only for the nutritional benefits, but also to minimize the carbon footprint. I'm happy with those choices and I think if more people would adapt such a seasonal diet, we would all be healthier and our local economy would be thriving.

[marybethguenther]

I have been eating seasonally by buying produce at our local weekly farmers market this year.
I am enjoying finding out what actually grows in our area and when. The seasonal farm fresh produce is delicious. However, everything doesnt grow here so we fill in with some fruit from the store ( I try to buy fruit that was grown in the US) . Some regions have more diversity than others so that is also a factor. I do buy some frozen food (things that have not been at the market at all). I am hoping that eating more seasonally will help me appreciate when foods are in season and enjoy them then and have a chance to look forward to them. Thanks for such a thought provoking video.

[janetbranscum]

I would prefer fresh, frozen or canned all from local vendors/farms. Even if the vegetable was grown and canned in May we can still enjoy it in the winter. But all locally grown and preserved. Just my opinion. 😊

[kerryberry]

To me eating in season means eating fresh what is grown at that time. Canning, freezing, processing, etc for later is still in season. If I grow tomatoes, canning those into salsa, sauce, etc then that is in season. What I don’t grow, like beef, I buy from a local farmer…still seasonal as I preserved it.

[megslittlehouseinthecountry]

My fruit and veggie eating is primarily when I pick them. Some might make it into my freezer for the winter. But I usually prefer fresh from my garden. During the winter I usually just eat meat, and what little I froze. 💖💖💖

[thedebbieadams]

My grandparents all ways prepared through the summer to have the foods we wanted for a meal to go along with the fresh food during winter months. I think that is why God gave us the wisdom of preserving foods. I’m 70 years old and I like my grandparents preserve our foods for winter here in SC where we have a long growing season.

[thegraymarlin]

I think eating local is the best. Whether it’s fresh from the garden or has been preserved at the height of harvest- you’re eating in season. Supporting local farms is my priority. I’m still working on getting my garden established so I support local where I can. When we first moved to south TX, there was a local “farm stand” I purchased all of my produce from. Well, come to find out, the owner was just driving to the rio grand valley (where a lot of grocery store produce comes in from Mexico) and buying in bulk, repackaging in baskets and selling as “local”. The shop has since shut down as more people found out about this, they stopped supporting them.
For your market, grow what you can when you can, purchase what you can from local farmers, and sell canned or frozen home grown or locally sourced produce. That would be my wish for your market!

[diannemiller]

Eat from my garden and buy what I can't grow in season. Such as peaches, apples, cabbage, grapes, etc. This year, I actually put in a fall garden. I eat from my pantry throughout the year. I do pressure can meats, soup, stews, etc, for in winter when crops are not available.

[lynnatwmahalfsteading]

Garlic, onions potatoes, okra alot of these things go great in the fall cooler weather..😊

[marlaherrington]

For me eating in season is yes eating what you can grow but for me it's also eating what I have put up through the summer, canning, freezing, etc

[carolynnance]

I would love to eat seasonally . If I lived near you, I would buy from you. I love what and how you do it! I love your videos! Blessings from OKC❤

[jessj]

I try to buy as much as possible from local farmers and gardeners. I buy whatever is at the farmer's market. I live in the upper Midwest and we still have farmer's markets in the winter where squash, apples, pears and root vegetables are sold throughout most of the winter. I do think that it depends on where you live as well because our ancestors are part of our microbiome. I eat a lot of traditional Belgian and German foods because that is primarily the heritage of my ancestors. This includes fermented foods. I believe the key is to eat seasonally depending on where you are located and according to your specific ancestors.

[traceyhardie]

I eat soup and beans in the winter. I can my vegetables and grow fall and winter crops.... winter in mild in SC . Eat sessional.

[sandrawalkerhaliburton]

I, live in North Florida so I can keep a lot of summer veggie's going in my 12 x 12 hoop house I built. I did plant my fall seeds in trays and taking a chance on other things. I am 81 so I can live dangerously. lol

[mrogers]

You are on the right track for planting. I want to get my Arugula planted, but Basil took priority. As someone who shops at markets, I don't like it all shipped in. I cannot stand it when they greenwash it or claim it is theirs. I have even purchased over priced, private labeled canned goods that were produced elsewhere. Sticking the farmers label on it and pretending it was theirs is not OK. I love the idea of frozen, being available. My concern would be the crummy packages they use. Have you ever opened up a frozen bag of broccoli, only to find half is ice and it tastes freezer burnt? Gross! The food saver bags help with that. I try and eat cooling foods in spring and summer and warming foods in fall and winter. I am not caught up in all the trendy food things! I am busy just trying to garden and take care of my family. I ❤ these videos.

[amandar]

Maybe have show beds that customers can choose from. Cut/pulled fresh. Also grow in season starters. And seeds. In season is fresh or “keepers” like onions, potatoes, garlic, winter squash, carrots. Most farm shops around me in the UK have large storage areas of things they grow or raise themselves. Extras are delivered daily from wholesale markets - Fresh and frozen including frozen fish, frozen mixed veg, french fries by the scoop. Locally milled flour. They also sell commercial compost and pots.

Anything homemade has to be in a commercial registered kitchen following commercial regulations.

Large team of people, mostly family of the farmer. Hard work. Closed only on Mondays. Using wholesalers is useful if a customer wants to order bushels of produce to process.

[traceyhardie]

Sell local grown....and organic in the winter. But make sure you have buyers.

[viniceduring]

I grow as much as I need plus some to share. I can much of it for off seasons and after I give to all neighbors, family and friends I sell on market place. I'm currently doing keto so all the high carb veggies are being canned or consume in moderation. I grow all year either inside or in ground. Unfortunately I don't have a greenhouse yet.

[davidj.mackinney]

Either sell what you grow, fresh, or sell items you canned or froze.