Seasonal and Local Produce.



photo courtesy of Nevit Dilmen



The environmental advantages of eating locally produced, seasonal vegetables and fruit has attracted a lot of attention in the UK press recently, unfortunately information on exactly what is seasonal and local has received rather less publicity; so here is a link for UK readers to a convenient list of seasonal local produce for each month of the year on the WFU website, followed by links to two companies who provide a delivery service for seasonal organic vegetables along with a variety of other organic groceries; and finally there is a link listing local farmers' markets -

http://www.wfu.org.uk/seasonalveg.htm

www.abelandcole.co.uk

www.riverford.co.uk

www.farmersmarkets.net