WHY eat the seasons?


	WHY eat the seasons?

egsnyder

7-30-2008 8:42 AM

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food, local, season, harvesting

egsnyder says:

Follow up to my previous clip on "eating the season".

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</FONT><FONT size="-1">WHY </FONT></SPAN><FONT size="-1"><FONT face="Lucida Sans, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif"><STRONG>eat</STRONG></FONT><SPAN class="seasonalcolour"> 
        <SPAN class="seasonalcolour"><SPAN class="seasonalcolour"><FONT size="-1"><STRONG> 
        <FONT face="Lucida Sans, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif">the seasons</FONT></STRONG></FONT></SPAN></SPAN>?</SPAN></FONT> 
      </H1></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://eattheseasons.co.uk/whyeattheseasons.htm"><P><FONT size="-1">There are a number of good reasons to eat more local, 
        seasonal food:</FONT></p> <UL>
        <li style="margin-left:16px;padding-left: 0px;"> 
          <P><FONT size="-1">to reduce the energy (and associated CO<FONT size="-4">2 
            </FONT>emissions) needed to grow and transport the food we eat</FONT></p> </LI>
        <li style="margin-left:16px;padding-left: 0px;">
          <P><FONT size="-1">to avoid paying a premium for food that is scarcer 
            or has travelled a long way</FONT></p> </LI>
        <li style="margin-left:16px;padding-left: 0px;"> 
          <P><FONT size="-1">to support the local economy</FONT></p> </LI>
        <li style="margin-left:16px;padding-left: 0px;"> 
          <P><FONT size="-1">to reconnect with nature's cycles and the passing 
            of time</FONT></p> </LI>
      </UL>
      <P><FONT size="-1">but, most importantly, because</FONT></p> <UL>
        <li style="margin-left:16px;padding-left: 0px;"> 
          <P><FONT size="-1">seasonal food is </FONT><SPAN class="seasonalcolour">fresher</SPAN><FONT size="-1"> 
            and so tends to be </FONT><SPAN class="seasonalcolour">tastier</SPAN><FONT size="-1"> 
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