Cooking locally and seasonally means not having to add a lot of fancy things our food -- it already tastes great because it's fresh and at the prime of its life. Find easy, seasonal recipes here to make the most of local foods, sourced right from the farms here or near St.Louis!
In our modern age of food preservatives and additives, genetically altered crops and E. coli outbreaks, as with the recent spinach debacle, people are increasingly concerned about the quality and cleanliness of the foods they eat.
Given the impossibility of identifying the pesticides used and the route taken to grow and transport, say, a banana from Central America to our local supermarket, foods grown locally make a lot of sense for those who want more control over what they put into their bodies. Farmers who sell direct to local consumers need not give priority to packing, shipping and shelf life issues and can instead select, grow and harvest crops to ensure peak qualities of freshness, nutrition and taste. Eating local also means eating seasonally, he adds, a practice much in tune with Mother Nature.
We have categorized all our recipes according to seasons. This is so you don't have to come through each recipe to figure out what you can actually make at that time using just local ingredients! Use the season buttons on the navigation bar to see our recipes so you can begin your environmental/wallet friendly culinary adventure!
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