Seasonal eating By Sherrie Miller
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ften, I see on social media, people saying, “Hey supermarkets! Stop selling overseas fruit and veg. Support our farmers and stock Australian grown only!” What they don’t realise is, if you require asparagus in winter, you won’t find an Australian-grown product. It’s not in season. For whatever reason, supermarkets are clearly responding to a demand for certain produce to be available all year round, so they import it when the Australian season ends. As consumers, we shouldn’t be demanding produce all year round, as it doesn’t benefit us. If you see fruit or vegetables from the USA, or Peru or Mexico – it’s because it’s no longer in season here in Australia. So just don’t buy it. continued next page...
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Peninsula Kids – Spring 2019