SUMMER IS THE SEASON FOR
FARMERS MARKETS.
SHOPPING FRESH AND LOCAL IS
FUN, BUT IT CAN BE OVERWHELMING
AT TIMES.
I SPOKE WITH JOHN MORRIS
LIFETIME WHO HAD ADVICE FOR
PICKING PRODUCE IN SEASON, AND
KNOWING WHAT TO DO WITH IT.
FARMERS MARKETS ARE IN FULL
SWING.
LET'S TALK ABOUT WHAT IS IN
SEASON RIGHT NOW, AND WHAT YOU
ARE INTO.
PRODUCTS, PRODUCE, FRUITS
AND VEGETABLES ARE IN SEASON.
PEPPERS, RED, GREEN, YELLOW,
ORANGE.
CUCUMBERS AND CARROTS,
BROCCOLI, SWEETCORN, AND
MINNESOTA, WE ALL LOVE THAT.
STRAWBERRIES, BLUEBERRIES,
RASPBERRIES.
IT IS A GOOD TIME TO VISIT THE
FARMERS MARKET.
TALKING TO THE FARMERS
THEMSELVES, IT IS SUCH A GOOD
OPPORTUNITY, WHAT IS TASTING
GOOD TO YOU RIGHT NOW?
WE ALL HAVE A SELECTION OF
FOOD.
GET THERE EARLY.
HAVE THOSE CONVERSATIONS BEFORE
IT'S GREAT TO GET THAT SENSE OF
UNITY.
ALL OF THESE PRODUCTS FROM
MINNESOTA, GOING FROM FARM TO
TABLE, THEY ARE NOT ON A TRUCK
OR TRAIN, THEY ARE GOING RIGHT
TO US.
YOU ARE ALSO SAYING IT IS A
GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO BRING
LITTLE ONES AND RECONNECT WITH
IN A WHILE.
FARMERS MARKETS ARE A GREAT
PLACE TO BE SOCIAL.
IT IS A BEAUTIFUL SPACE,
HOPEFULLY IT IS A GREAT DAY FOR
YOU, BE SURE TO BRING PLENTY
MORE REUSABLE BAGS.
GET OUT, TALK TO PEOPLE, MAYBE
PATH THAT YOU CAN TRY AT THE
GROCERY STORE.
YOU CAN SMELL THE SMELLS, SEE
THE PEOPLE, AND WE CAN EDUCATE
OURSELVES.
I GO TO THE FARMERS MARKET,
SOMETIMES I BRING TOO MUCH
HOME.
MAKING STUFF STRETCH, AS FAR AS
NOT THROWING OUT EXTRA, IS IT
OKAY TO THROW AWAY THINGS WE
DON'T USE?
BERRIES ARE GREAT FROZEN,
ESPECIALLY FOR SMOOTHIES.
SOME MORE FRESH PRODUCE YOU
WANT TO KEEP AS FRESH AS YOU
CAN, BUT SALADS, OR WHATEVER,
AS SOON AS IT IS STARTING TO
TURN, BAKE IT INTO A CASSEROLE
OR BLENDED INTO A SMOOTHIE, TO
MAKE SURE IT DOESN'T GO BAD.
DO WE LOSE NUTRITIONAL VALUE?
FREE SOMETHING, NO.
WITH FRUITS, WE DO LOSE SOME OF
THAT.
VALUE, YOU AREN'T GOING TO LOSE
MUCH WHEN YOU PUT IT IN THE
FREEZER.
YOU HAVE A RECIPE TO SHOW
US, WITH FARMERS MARKET FINES.
WHAT DO YOU HAVE?
WE HAVE THE VERY VERY LAST
SMOOTHIE, WE WILL UTILIZE FRESH
FRUITS FROM THE FARMERS
MARKETS, WE WILL USE A LITTLE
BIT OF ORANGE JUICE, BLUEBERRIES
, RASPBERRIES, AND THEN I LIKE
TO USE A LITTLE BIT OF
THOSE ARE BUT FROM THE FARMERS
MARKET.
THEN COLLAGEN, PROTEIN, AND I
WILL BLEND THIS UP.
CAFIS, IT IS A GREAT OPTION.
GREAT FLAVOR.
YOU CAN ADD A LITTLE BIT MORE
ICE.
YOU CAN SNEAK SPINACH, OR
KALE, OR SOMETHING ELSE THAT IS
SNEAKY IN THERE.
SPINACH, AVOCADO, WHATEVER
YOU LIKE, WHATEVER YOU NEED TO
GET OUT OF YOUR NUTRITIONAL
NEEDS.
WHATEVER WORKS FOR YOU,
EVERYBODY HAS A DIFFERENT
FLAVOR PROFILE.
IT IS GREAT TO HAVE OPTIONS.
THAT ARE PIQUING YOUR INTEREST?
I LIKE TO BREW TEA, GREEN
TEA, BLACK TEA, WILD BERRY
HIBISCUS.
TURKEY AVOCADO SANDWICHES, FUN
CHICKEN SANDWICHES, GRILLING
SEASON IS HERE, UTILIZING
THINGS FROM THE FARMERS MARKET,
AS WELL.
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