The days are getting longer, and the light spilling in through the windows is making me think about what we eat at home, and where it comes from. We try to eat locally whenever possible, but during the winter, its difficult to find fresh produce in southwestern Ontario.
In the fall we try to load up on certain "seasonal" hard-to-finds, like bell peppers, etc. We clean and prep them and keep them in the freezer so they can provide a tiny bit of colour during the dull winter months.
For anyone trying to be more mindful of what they eat, I would highly recommend reading Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver. This book documents Kingsolver's family's year of living off the land. Of course for the average family, especially here in Canada, this extreme a lifestyle change is not feasible, but the book provides lots of great suggestions for how we can all reduce our negative impact on the environment, and even come to enjoy and appreciate our food even more.
http://www.animalvegetablemiracle.com/
No comments:
Post a Comment