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Seasonal food
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For Reflection
How aware are you of what food grows in which season? Make a concerted effort to learn more: peek over allotment fences to see what’s growing; see what’s being sold at your Farmers’ Market etc.
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One-hit Wonder
Carry out an audit of your weekly/monthly shopping and work out how much of it reflects the season that you are in (eg. spring mackerel, summer asparagus, autumn lamb, winter kale…).
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Occasional
Stop buying one thing that is not in season and replace it with something that is. Do that regularly.
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One-hit Wonder
Get hold of a recipe book that takes you through the seasons.
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Repeating Challenge
Learn to enjoy and appreciate the gluts and fasts that the seasons bring (will it really harm you if you only eat strawberries for a couple of months in the summer?).
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Repeating Challenge
Learn how to store and preserve so that the gluts and fasts don’t become too overwhelming!
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Occasional
Use only local, in-season food for your Christmas lunch.
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