Culture Making: Fresh fruit in February as cultural artifact
Posted by tom | Feb 5, 2009Have thoughts on Fresh fruit in February as cultural artifact? Share at Culture Making's 5 Questions. Below's our first set of thoughts ... more coming, as weather and time permits ;-) Can't wait to have Andy join Elizabethtown Brethren in Christ on Sunday, April 19!
Quite frankly, ‘fresh fruit’ in central PA which has been imported from warmer climates makes it more difficult to eat healthy. While at the grocery store on Monday, Theresa passed up the South American grapes that were on sale because she learned at a seminar how soft, fragile fruits retain the most pesticides. We’re likewise not buying imported blueberries, which (along with strawberries) never approach the taste of fresh picked, in-season berries in the supermarket. We opt instead to stock the freezer with strawberries, blueberries, and peaches when they are local and in-season during the summer months.
Our family is trying to make small steps toward more in-season, local foods and canning some of our own foods for year round. Even if we’re not always successful, we’re conscious of it. Theresa did buy the Mexican avocados that were on sale this week. And bananas are a staple at our house. But we’re trying to make small steps toward change, living more simply, more connected to the seasons, and with greater health.
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