How to shop local and get the most out of it seasonally

There is something so relaxing about perusing the local farmers market, meeting vendors and picking out nature's latest creations in season. Buying them at the market when they have been just picked vs buying them at the store offers a fresher taste. Biting into that juicy peach or eating those fresh raspberries just feels better when you know where they came from. Plus you are supporting a local farmer that has taken great care in growing your produce. Stores often receive produce that is picked too early, shipped and sat in hot boxes, waiting to land on the store floor. 

In Spring, you'll find asparagus, peas, and potatoes.

Summer offers strawberries and raspberries, blueberries and blackberries. 

Fall you'll find squash, pumpkins while winter gives us those rooty veggies.

Make jams and jellies using blackberries, figs, peaches, strawberries, pears. 

You can also pickle zucchini, green beans and cabbage.

Invite some friends over for a summer apple or rhubarb pie!