Local Food

With so much of the food now available traveling hundreds of miles, or packaged and processed and preserved, being a locavore is becoming increasingly important for foodie moms. Local food is about sustaining your community and local farms. It's about supporting your family's health by eating what is fresh, local and in season. Most of all, local food is about eating delicious food.

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Why Eat Local?

Tips and Advice - Local Food

Parents are increasingly buying organic foods for their families. But you may wonder, is it worth it? Is it really better? Should I be doing even more? Beyond eating organic, be sure to consider eating local.


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Choosing Fresh Vegetables

Tips and Advice - Local Food

Choosing fresh vegetables, photo by Alistair WilliamsonIdeally, vegetables should come straight from the field or garden to the kitchen. Though this is seldom possible, there are many clues to the freshness or age of vegetables in the shops. Choose crisp and firm vegetables rather than hard ones, and avoid small vegetables which are probably immature and therefore lacking in flavour. Over-large vegetables, on the other hand, are usually coarse. This is how you can make a smart choice.

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