living by the Vegetannual

vegetannual

Why do people get so excited for the holidays? why do people get excited for seasons changing? why do people get excited for their birthdays? because it only happens once a year! Its super exciting, right!? cherish every moment, enjoy everything about it because once its over it wont be coming back for a whole year!

why dont we apply this to our food? eating seasonally not only is healthier, better for the environment (not trucking things from super far away), and better for local economy...it also just more exciting! everything becomes a commodity. everything is appreciated more and you look forward to small things like eating strawberries in the summer because you've been craving them all winter but were unable to eat them until strawberry season arrived!! some people talk about getting sick of their boring lives, and routines and everythings always the same...its because we make it always the same. even on such a small scale as having access to avocados in the dead of december (by the way why are avocados called aguacates in spanish? youd think theyd just be called avocados) it takes away the excitement of when its really avocado season. everything becomes homogenous and mundane. and repetetive. eating seasonally will make you appreciate the seasons changing EVEN more, and it'll spice up your life, because you wont be eating the same thing all year round. AND it'll get you to be more creative in the kitchen!! thats always fun too.

I credit Eugene, Oregon (and my Persian background) for getting me interested in this sort of thing. If it sounds interesting to you, read  Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver

{to be fair, i did just tell my mom to eat some watermelon, which definitely is not in season right now. Eating seasonally is like trying to break an addiction to having whatever you want whenever you want. New years resolution?}