shopping locally<\/a>, keep reading.<\/p>\n1. Eating Seasonally for Better Taste<\/h2>\n
Eating with the seasons makes the food taste better because it’s more flavorful, ripe, and fresher. Instead of buying fruit or vegetables that are picked before they are ripe so they may be shipped to your grocery store, local produce is\u00a0harvested as late as possible.<\/p>\n
Keeping pre-picked produce chilled in shipping containers reduces its flavor. A lot of the time, before these products are put on the market, they have to be artificially ripened before they’re sold. While this process might lead to products pleasing to their eye, they are not nearly as tasteful as local foods.<\/p>\n
2. It’s Cheaper<\/h2>\n
The cost\u00a0for produce decreases when farmers have a large yield of a specific item. If there is a food item in the store that is not in season, it is typically more expensive as there’s a more extensive process behind getting the nonseasonal food to the shelves at all times of the year.<\/p>\n
Production\u00a0costs also don’t get passed onto the consumer nearly as much.\u00a0Providers don’t have to account for shipping and storing when everything is being sold locally.<\/p>\n
3. Higher Nutritional Value<\/h2>\n
When food is\u00a0frozen and stored for a long period of time, the nutritional value of the product declines. When produce ripens naturally, they have more nutrients.<\/p>\n
Foods also provide us the nutrients needed during the times of the year they are in season. For example, grapefruit’s peak season is the wintertime. This can be attributed to them providing high vitamin C content. Vitamin C greatly helps reduce the chances of getting sick from cold and flu season in the winter.<\/p>\n
Certain foods produced\u00a0in the summertime may provide protective qualities from the sun while providing sustainable energy throughout the longer days. Foods produced in the fall and winter are heartier to supply nutrition for prolonged darkness and periods of cold weather.<\/p>\n
It seems mother nature knows what our bodies need when they need it. Eating seasonally improves the chances of maximizing\u00a0your health and wellness.<\/p>\n
4. Local Farmers Market Foods Help You Avoid Artificial Dyes<\/h2>\n
Foods produced by local farmers tend to have\u00a0fewer chemicals,\u00a0artificial\u00a0sprays and dyes, and preservatives in them. Produce at chain grocery stores tend to come from large, industrialized farms. This leads to the workers using more harsh chemicals on their products to be able to maintain such a large-scale production.<\/p>\n
Local seasonal foods tend not to have many of these toxic chemicals in them. Smaller-scale farmers are able to keep up with their yield without adhering to low standards such as these. Eating food in season from your local farmers’ market keeps you healthier as you won’t be ingesting as many chemicals.<\/p>\n
5. Environmentally Friendly<\/h2>\n
Shopping for\u00a0seasonal products is environmentally friendly for a multitude of reasons. Of course, there\u00a0are\u00a0fewer chemicals and hazardous materials being used on your food and in the soil.<\/p>\n
Secondly, there is little travel needed by you or farmers to deliver the local products. Thousands of miles worth of gas are saved by not having to transport the food.<\/p>\n
Smaller farms also use more sustainable farming practices than industrialized farming. This reduces carbon footprint, EO2 emissions, and overconsumption.<\/p>\n
6. Supports Local Economy<\/h2>\n
Buying from farmers at your nearest farmers’ market directly helps support your local economy.\u00a0Putting your dollar towards the local community shows your advocacy for small, independent businesses. This is more important than ever due to the trying times that Covid-19 has brought smaller productions.<\/p>\n
Your community’s sense of well-being increases through your support. You may make friends with the farmers, establishing a sense of camaraderie and networking within your community.<\/p>\n
Local\u00a0farmers also contribute their\u00a0earnings back to local businesses. Many local farmers have partnerships with local co-ops, so supporting them is indirectly supporting other local businesses.<\/p>\n
Your local farmers also care about their consumers, which makes the overall experience of buying their goods more enjoyable and personable.<\/p>\n
7. Experiment With New Foods<\/h2>\n
One of the most fun benefits\u00a0of eating seasonally is trying out new recipes you otherwise might have missed out on. This can make cooking less boring as your options diversify. If you’re keen on gaining more culinary skills, this can also challenge your abilities and spark your creativity.<\/p>\n
Exploring new flavor profiles can lead to wonderful discoveries in the kitchen. In the fall, you may have an abundance of apples and get to try out all kinds of apple-related dishes like apple pie, apple cider, and apple crumble. Otherwise, in the summer, you might find yourself using watermelon on salads as a snack or juiced for a refreshing treat.<\/p>\n
Connect With Local Farmers<\/h2>\n
Start eating seasonally by connecting with farmers at your local farmers’ market.<\/p>\n
Local Fresh Bag helps connect farmers with consumers to establish a transparent budding relationship between each other. Consumers want healthy food and feel better knowing exactly where their products are coming from.<\/p>\n
With Local Fresh Bag’s services, you can get that sense of reassurance while helping support local businesses. To register for their services,\u00a0click here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Due to capitalisms’ attempt to profit on convenience, consumers are used to picking out\u00a0their\u00a0favorite foods at the grocery store at any time of the year. We have been removed from our natural tendency to live according to what the earth yields with the seasons. Getting back in tune with the rhythm of the earth helps […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":117,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-116","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\n
7 Benefits of Eating Seasonally From Your Local Farmers Market - Local Fresh Bag<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Eat with the seasons and enjoy a variety of fresh foods year-round! Find out some of the top benefits of eating seasonally from your local farmers market.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.localfreshbag.com\/blog\/7-benefits-of-eating-seasonally-from-your-local-farmers-market\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"7 Benefits of Eating Seasonally From Your Local Farmers Market - Local Fresh Bag\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Eat with the seasons and enjoy a variety of fresh foods year-round! Find out some of the top benefits of eating seasonally from your local farmers market.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.localfreshbag.com\/blog\/7-benefits-of-eating-seasonally-from-your-local-farmers-market\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Local Fresh Bag\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2021-10-04T11:54:17+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2021-10-04T11:54:34+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.localfreshbag.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/9a156225b32cdbcbf1710d7422eb38ca.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"940\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"627\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"5 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.localfreshbag.com\/blog\/7-benefits-of-eating-seasonally-from-your-local-farmers-market\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.localfreshbag.com\/blog\/7-benefits-of-eating-seasonally-from-your-local-farmers-market\/\",\"name\":\"7 Benefits of Eating Seasonally From Your Local Farmers Market - Local Fresh Bag\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.localfreshbag.com\/blog\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.localfreshbag.com\/blog\/7-benefits-of-eating-seasonally-from-your-local-farmers-market\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.localfreshbag.com\/blog\/7-benefits-of-eating-seasonally-from-your-local-farmers-market\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.localfreshbag.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/9a156225b32cdbcbf1710d7422eb38ca.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2021-10-04T11:54:17+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2021-10-04T11:54:34+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.localfreshbag.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/8d144c2493ab31a00041d94dfceb63bc\"},\"description\":\"Eat with the seasons and enjoy a variety of fresh foods year-round! Find out some of the top benefits of eating seasonally from your local farmers market.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.localfreshbag.com\/blog\/7-benefits-of-eating-seasonally-from-your-local-farmers-market\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.localfreshbag.com\/blog\/7-benefits-of-eating-seasonally-from-your-local-farmers-market\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.localfreshbag.com\/blog\/7-benefits-of-eating-seasonally-from-your-local-farmers-market\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.localfreshbag.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/9a156225b32cdbcbf1710d7422eb38ca.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.localfreshbag.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/9a156225b32cdbcbf1710d7422eb38ca.jpg\",\"width\":940,\"height\":627},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.localfreshbag.com\/blog\/7-benefits-of-eating-seasonally-from-your-local-farmers-market\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.localfreshbag.com\/blog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"7 Benefits of Eating Seasonally From Your Local Farmers Market\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.localfreshbag.com\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.localfreshbag.com\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"Local Fresh Bag\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.localfreshbag.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.localfreshbag.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/8d144c2493ab31a00041d94dfceb63bc\",\"name\":\"admin\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.localfreshbag.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0ef5c1e6b53d6a01c1797514d099cfa6?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0ef5c1e6b53d6a01c1797514d099cfa6?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"admin\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/dev.localfreshbag.com\/blog\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.localfreshbag.com\/blog\/author\/admin\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"7 Benefits of Eating Seasonally From Your Local Farmers Market - Local Fresh Bag","description":"Eat with the seasons and enjoy a variety of fresh foods year-round! Find out some of the top benefits of eating seasonally from your local farmers market.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.localfreshbag.com\/blog\/7-benefits-of-eating-seasonally-from-your-local-farmers-market\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"7 Benefits of Eating Seasonally From Your Local Farmers Market - Local Fresh Bag","og_description":"Eat with the seasons and enjoy a variety of fresh foods year-round! Find out some of the top benefits of eating seasonally from your local farmers market.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.localfreshbag.com\/blog\/7-benefits-of-eating-seasonally-from-your-local-farmers-market\/","og_site_name":"Local Fresh Bag","article_published_time":"2021-10-04T11:54:17+00:00","article_modified_time":"2021-10-04T11:54:34+00:00","og_image":[{"width":940,"height":627,"url":"https:\/\/www.localfreshbag.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/9a156225b32cdbcbf1710d7422eb38ca.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"admin","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"admin","Est. reading time":"5 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.localfreshbag.com\/blog\/7-benefits-of-eating-seasonally-from-your-local-farmers-market\/","url":"https:\/\/www.localfreshbag.com\/blog\/7-benefits-of-eating-seasonally-from-your-local-farmers-market\/","name":"7 Benefits of Eating Seasonally From Your Local Farmers Market - Local Fresh Bag","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.localfreshbag.com\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.localfreshbag.com\/blog\/7-benefits-of-eating-seasonally-from-your-local-farmers-market\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.localfreshbag.com\/blog\/7-benefits-of-eating-seasonally-from-your-local-farmers-market\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.localfreshbag.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/9a156225b32cdbcbf1710d7422eb38ca.jpg","datePublished":"2021-10-04T11:54:17+00:00","dateModified":"2021-10-04T11:54:34+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.localfreshbag.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/8d144c2493ab31a00041d94dfceb63bc"},"description":"Eat with the seasons and enjoy a variety of fresh foods year-round! Find out some of the top benefits of eating seasonally from your local farmers market.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.localfreshbag.com\/blog\/7-benefits-of-eating-seasonally-from-your-local-farmers-market\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.localfreshbag.com\/blog\/7-benefits-of-eating-seasonally-from-your-local-farmers-market\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.localfreshbag.com\/blog\/7-benefits-of-eating-seasonally-from-your-local-farmers-market\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.localfreshbag.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/9a156225b32cdbcbf1710d7422eb38ca.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.localfreshbag.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/9a156225b32cdbcbf1710d7422eb38ca.jpg","width":940,"height":627},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.localfreshbag.com\/blog\/7-benefits-of-eating-seasonally-from-your-local-farmers-market\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.localfreshbag.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"7 Benefits of Eating Seasonally From Your Local Farmers Market"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.localfreshbag.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.localfreshbag.com\/blog\/","name":"Local Fresh Bag","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.localfreshbag.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.localfreshbag.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/8d144c2493ab31a00041d94dfceb63bc","name":"admin","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.localfreshbag.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0ef5c1e6b53d6a01c1797514d099cfa6?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0ef5c1e6b53d6a01c1797514d099cfa6?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"admin"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/dev.localfreshbag.com\/blog"],"url":"https:\/\/www.localfreshbag.com\/blog\/author\/admin\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.localfreshbag.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.localfreshbag.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.localfreshbag.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.localfreshbag.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.localfreshbag.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=116"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.localfreshbag.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":118,"href":"https:\/\/www.localfreshbag.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116\/revisions\/118"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.localfreshbag.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/117"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.localfreshbag.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=116"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.localfreshbag.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=116"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.localfreshbag.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=116"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}