December ❄ Pacific Northwest ~ What's in Season

Its almost been 2 years since our big move from Santa Rosa (Northern California Wine Country) to the Seattle (Puget Sound Metropolitan Area). There are still days when I feel like...where am I -- but this ever-growing beautiful city and the wide green spaces of the Pacific Northwest have stolen my heart. Navigating this new food scene has been so much fun and having Pike's Place Market just a few minutes away, is heaven! 

❤ Happiest Holiday Wishes to Everyone!! xx's 

❤ Food grown in your own community was most likely picked within the past day or two. It's crisp, sweet and loaded with flavor. 

❤ Many studies have shown that the average distance food travels from farm to plate is 1,500 miles. In a week-long (or more) delay from harvest to your dinner table. 

❤ In that time. sugars turn to starches, plant cells shrink, and produce loses its vitality. 

❤ We all want to get the full nutrient-dense value from our foods as well as the best flavor.

•arugula

•beets

•brussels sprouts

•cabbage

•carrots

•cauliflower

•celery root

•chard

•fennel

•greens

•collard greens

•kale

•leeks

•mint

•mushrooms

•oregano

•parsley

•parsnips

•potatoes

•rosemary

•rutabaga

•sage

•salsify

•shallots

•spinach

•squash winter

•thyme

•watercress

•apples (cold storage)

•pears (cold storage)

•local seafood, meat, cheese, bread, eggs, etc.




(All photos copyrighted to Sabina DeShazo and barefoot in the orchard - thanks)

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