All over various farmers markets in the Bay Area!
There are a lot of different factors when choosing a farmers market: Is there one close by? How do I get to the farmers market? Is it going to be expensive? What is going to be there? What is in season?
The San Francisco Chronicle's website (http://www.sfgate.com/food/farmersmarkets/) provides a list of farmer's markets in the bay area as well as their days and hours of operation. The following websites are good sources of information for finding out the seasonality of fruits and vegetables.
http://www.cuesa.org/seasonality/charts/vegetable.php
http://www.fieldtoplate.com/guide.php
http://www.sustainablechoices.stanford.edu/actions_at_the_store/seasonalproduce.html
The benefit of buying fruits and vegetables in season is that they will more often than not be cheaper than fruits out of season. They also taste incredibly better! Farmers market vendors are also open to negotiation-an advantage for cash-strapped college students!
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Monday, February 15, 2010
Food Recalls
Have you ever checked out the FDA food recall list? The Food and Drug Administration posts food recalls issued across the country at the following website: (http://www.fda.gov/safety/
On the 12th day in February, there were already 13 recalls for this month. This is problematic and says a lot about food production in America. Since the barnyard became industrialized, farms have become stockyards and the quality of fresh and quality-produced food has rapidly declined.
How can we get food production companies to be more diligent when regulating their production processes?
Congress needs to hold food production farms and companies accountable for their business practices. American citizens need to demand farming practices go back to quality-focused efforts.
What can you do? The first, and simplest, step you can take is by simply refusing to buy factory-farm products and spreading the word to your friends and family. Buy seasonal and local. You can also buy organic when possible. Farms that are all-organic are more eco-minded than their chemically-centric counterparts. And most importantly, educate yourself and try to develop a stronger relationship with the food you eat.
On the 12th day in February, there were already 13 recalls for this month. This is problematic and says a lot about food production in America. Since the barnyard became industrialized, farms have become stockyards and the quality of fresh and quality-produced food has rapidly declined.
How can we get food production companies to be more diligent when regulating their production processes?
Congress needs to hold food production farms and companies accountable for their business practices. American citizens need to demand farming practices go back to quality-focused efforts.
What can you do? The first, and simplest, step you can take is by simply refusing to buy factory-farm products and spreading the word to your friends and family. Buy seasonal and local. You can also buy organic when possible. Farms that are all-organic are more eco-minded than their chemically-centric counterparts. And most importantly, educate yourself and try to develop a stronger relationship with the food you eat.
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