Harrowsmith – September 2019

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• Harvest (CSA) boxes:
  Officially called community
  supported agriculture boxes,
  these offer a convenient way
  to access the freshest edibles
  from fields nearby (see “CSA
  Boxes,” page 106). Every
  spring, many small farms
  offer customers the chance to
  sign up for weekly CSA boxes
  available throughout the
  growing season. Payment is
  usually made in the spring,
  just when farmers need it
  most. Contents vary each week,
  depending on what is ripe
  in the field, and recipes are
  often included.

4

Choose grocery stores

carefully. Supermarkets

or green grocers who make

sincere efforts to stock local

harvests deserve our business

and praise. If a store stocks

mostly produce from far away, we

need to let them know they can

do better.

5

Know the provenance.

It makes sense to know not

only what is in our food

but also where it comes from.

If the birthplace of our food is

a mystery, we need to ask what

country or region it’s from.

FOOD & RECIPES: LOCAVORES

Delicious ReasonstoBe a

Locavorein BritishColumbia

• Smooth,sweetpink-eyedWarbapotatoes—theearliestoutofthe
  field—fromtheFraserRiverDelta,nearthecoast.AvailableinMay
  andJune.


• Delectablejuicycherries,peachesandpearsfromorchards
  gracingtheslopesoftheinteriorOkanagan,Similkameenand
  Kootenayvalleys.CherriesavailableinJune,peachesinAugust
  andpearsinSeptember.


• ImpossiblygoodtomatoesfromLillooet,kissedbysunshineinone
  ofthehotspotsofCanada.AvailableinAugust.


• SweettendercorngrownintheChilliwack,wherethemountains
  starttosqueezetheUpperFraserValley.AvailableinAugust.


• Unmatchedcarrots,beetsandpotatoesgrownintheglacialmix
  ofthestunningmountain-ringedPembertonValley.Availablein
  SeptemberandOctoberrightoutoftheground,andallwinter
  whenstoredjustabovefreezing.