Comments on: Local, Seasonal, and Organic http://www.yourlocalmarketblog.com/2008/01/08/local-seasonal-and-organic/ Organic Grocery Market, Shop Local, Small Farms, Family Farms Wed, 23 Mar 2011 19:01:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Lisa Barnes http://www.yourlocalmarketblog.com/2008/01/08/local-seasonal-and-organic/#comment-758 Lisa Barnes Thu, 10 Jan 2008 05:28:38 +0000 http://organictobe.org/index.php/2008/01/08/local-seasonal-and-organic/#comment-758 While I wholeheartedly agree with the importance of eating local and sustainable, I can understand how people buy what they see (and like) on the market shelves, no matter the season. This is also hard to explain to children. I've got mine asking "Can we buy it? Is it organic mom?" But they do like their fresh blueberries... It's another reason to shop at co-ops and farmer's markets - where you (and your children) are not tempted by out of season produce. While I wholeheartedly agree with the importance of eating local and sustainable, I can understand how people buy what they see (and like) on the market shelves, no matter the season. This is also hard to explain to children. I’ve got mine asking “Can we buy it? Is it organic mom?” But they do like their fresh blueberries…

It’s another reason to shop at co-ops and farmer’s markets – where you (and your children) are not tempted by out of season produce.

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