Spring Seasonal Fruits and Vegetables. Fresh produce is key for optimal nutrition. It’s sustainable and healthier to buy seasonally and locally.
Why buy products that are in season? Because they don’t have to travel as far, they tend to be riper and therefore more nutritious! Here’s what to look for at the market…
Spring Seasonal Vegetables:
- Artichokes
- Arugula
- Asparagus
- Broccoli Rabe/Rapini
- Carrots
- Chard
- Fava Beans
- Leeks
- Lettuce
- Peas
- Radishes
- Rhubarb
- Snap Peas
- Spinach
Keep the following in mind when grocery shopping:
- shopping locally reduces transportation emissions
- food without packaging reduces waste as well as the carbon footprint
- refrigerated and frozen foods increase carbon emissions
- seasonal foods reduce carbon emissions from hothouses (greenhouses)
- growing plant-based foods at home is the most sustainable method with zero carbon footprint
Spring Seasonal Fruit:
Support local farmers!
Shopping locally ensures better social, environmental and economic standards.
We can improve people’s lives every day simply by buying food from small farms and businesses. So help your local economy while eating fresh, locally grown fruits and vegetables!
Talking to farmers who grow your food helps lessen the farm-to-table disconnect. Teach your kids about where their food comes from with this fun, colorful, rhyming book: The Roots Of Our Food, written and illustrated by ShopLogic creator, Adriane Marie.
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