We talk often about eating “in season” to help you save money and find the freshest foods, but how do you know what is in season in your area? In this episode of the Vegetarian Zen podcast, we’ll be offering some resources to help you figure out what’s available to you and when.

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 In the News:

* Costco Surpasses Whole Foods as #1 Organic Grocery (http://vegnews.com/articles/page.do?pageId=6709&catId=1)

Intro Bumper:

* Couple Things Podcast (http://www.couplethingspodcast.com)

Here’s what we mention in this episode:

* Online Interactive Tools

* Eat Local Seasonal Produce Map (http://www.simplesteps.org/eat-local) from the National Resources Defense Council (http://www.nrdc.org/)
* Peak Season Map (http://www.epicurious.com/archive/seasonalcooking/farmtotable/seasonalingredientmap) from Epicurious.com (http://www.epicurious.com/)
* Seasonal Food Guide (http://www.sustainabletable.org/seasonalfoodguide/) from Sustainable Table (http://www.sustainabletable.org/)
* Eat Well Guide (http://www.eatwellguide.org/i.php?pd=Home)
* Pick Your Own website (http://www.pickyourown.org/)

Resources Used for this Episode

* Seasonal Ingredient Map (http://www.epicurious.com/archive/seasonalcooking/farmtotable/seasonalingredientmap)
* Regional Produce Seasonality Guides (http://localfoods.about.com/od/searchbyregion/)

Recipe of the Week
Simple Ways to Make Pickled Vegetables (http://www.vegetarianzen.com/blog/simple-ways-to-make-pickled-vegetables/)
Quotes of the Week
It's difficult to think anything but pleasant thoughts while eating a homegrown tomato.
-- Lewis Grizzard
 

 
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