Selecting Produce

Fresh produce is key to our well-being and we try to buy locally grown produce whenever possible. Its sometimes hard to restrain our urge to buy that asparagus from New Zealand when it clearly isn't in season, but we do our best.

There is a nice chart at the Field to Plate website that outlines the food that is in season for every region in the US. Its a convenient way to see what will be coming out of the farms in your area.

If you're looking for farmer's markets in your area, click on your state on the USDA map. It seems like the farmer's markets have to register with them since their site is updated pretty regularly.