I've decided to start the "what is available" analysis on produce. I have a good feeling that Ontario dairy and meat are not an issue. When it comes to Ontario grains and seafood, I have lots of questions, but that part will come next. The thing that takes up most of our diet, or should anyway, is fruits and vegetables. So let's start there.
To keep things easy, I have broken things down by season. Monthly was too confusing! I checked with Foodland Ontario and also with Front Door Organics, where we get most of our produce, to verify the list.
So, here it is listed by the seasons. I will use this list for the next steps of analyzing from a taste and nutrition perspective. What is missing from seasons that needs to be saved from others? This will help decide what needs to be frozen, canned, jammed and pickled.
Winter
Apples, Beets, Cabbage, Carrots, Garlic, Leeks, Greenhouse Lettuces, Mushrooms, Onions, Parsnips, Pears, Potatoes, Rutabaga, Sprouts, Squash, Turnip.
Spring
Apples, Asian Vegetables, Asparagus, Carrots, Leeks, Lettuces, Mushrooms, Nettles, Green Onion, Onion, Radishes, Rhubarb, Rutabaga, Spinach, Sprouts, Strawberries.
Summer
Apples, Apricots, Asian Vegetables, Beans, Beets, Blueberries, Broccoli, Cabbage, Carrots, Cauliflower, Celery, Cherries, Corn, Cucumber, Currants, Garlic, Gooseberries, Kale, Lettuces, Mushrooms, Green Onion, Onion, Peaches, Green Peas, Snow Peas, Peppers, Plums, Potatoes, Radicchio, Radishes, Rapini, Raspberries, Rutabaga, Spinach, Sprouts, Tomatoes, Zucchini.
Fall
Apples, Asian Vegetables, Beans, Beets, Broccoli, Brussels Sprouts, Cabbage, Carrots, Cauliflower, Celery, Corm, Crabapples, Cranberries, Cucumber, Eggplant, Garlic, Grapes, Kale, Leeks, Lettuces, Melons, Mushrooms, Nectarine, Green Onion, Onion, Spanish Onion, Parsnips, Pears, Snow Peas, Peppers, Plums, Potatoes, Rapini, Rutabaga, Spinach, Squash, Tomatoes, Turnip, Zucchini.
Sunday, May 9, 2010
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Yummmm. Nettles.
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