As local farmers markets get into full swing, you may be wondering what’s being grown around you that can make it’s way onto your plate.
Today marks the start of local food week, and Mercedes Unwin, Program and Resource Manager at non-profit educational group AgScape says that shopping local when it comes to food does more than support the local economy,
She also says that there are lots of ways that you can eat local that you might not be considering,
Unwin says that scientific advances are responsible for a general increase in availability when it comes to local offerings,
For more information about local food in Ontario, you can visit agscape.ca
Written by: B. Shakyaver
