Re: procuring locally-grown produce in winter:

It is quite possible to eat well in Canada in the winter:
turnips & spuds, sure, but stored carrots, cabbage, and other cole crops; 
stored apples & pears; various fruit and vegetable preserves - jams & 
jellies, canned & dried tomatoes & peppers, antipasto, a host of dried 
fruits  (and wine in the liquid version); a great variety of legumes & 
grains (and beer in their liquid version); preserved meats; various spices 
and a world of recipes for flavour and interest.  Kale can grow well into 
December (it tastes sweeter after a frost), and we haven't even mentioned 
that wonder of modern technology, the freezer, allowing frozen fruits & 
vegetables of all descriptions. Hydroponics or fresh herbs & greens grown in 
a south-facing window would be bonus. All grown, processed, stored and 
consumed locally.

Sure, this scenario would require different habits and practices from that 
which is typical now, but the issue is not that Canadians are condemned to 
chewing shoe leather over our long winter because we can't grow anything 
during that time.

Rick
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From: "Chrystal Ocean" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Friday, August 04, 2006 4:36 PM
Subject: Re: [SDOH] risk factors etc


> On Fri, 4 Aug 2006 18:29:49 -0400, Graeme Bacque <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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>>Just one question, from one 'Canuck' to another: How does one go about
>>procuring locally grown produce in the dead of winter (always assuming
>>one doesn't want to limit themselves to a diet of turnips and spuds
>>between the months of November and June, or without the expense of
>>setting up a hydroponic garden and risking an uninvited visit from the
>>local SWAT team as a result)?
>
> :-) You have a point. However, the operative word in my missive was 'try'.
> It also helps if you live in Paradise, aka Vancouver Island. We've the
> capability, though not the political will, to be self-sustaining. --Ocean
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