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Sustainable Harvest Newsletter Farmer’s Markets with Winter Hours Phoenixville Farmer’s Market 200 Mill Street Phoenixville, PA 19460 December 8, 15 and 22: 10am-12pm
www.phoenixvillefarmersmarket.org/ Swarthmore Co-op 341 Dartmouth Avenue Swarthmore, PA 19081 Monday-Saturday: 8am-8pm, Sunday: 8am7pm www.swarthmore.coop/
What’s In-Season Beets, brussel sprouts, carrots, cabbage, celery, pumpkin, winter squash, turnips, greens (collards, kale, lettuces, spinach, radishes, bok choy)
Why eat Local/ In-Season Health Benefits: Local, in-season food is fresher, more nutritious, and tastes better. Think of Strawberries in May and June compared to strawberries in September, which tastes better?
Martindale's Natural Market
Economic: Buying local foods supports local farmers
1172 Baltimore Pike Springfield, PA 19064 Monday-Friday: 8:00am-9:00pm, Saturday: 9:00am-9:00pm
and businesses
www.martindalesnutrition.com/
energy is used and less CO2 emissions are released. Furthermore, supporting local farms helps to preserve green space in our community.
Longview Center for Agriculture Market 3215 Stump Hall Road Collegeville, PA 19426 Wednesday-Friday: 10am-6pm
Environmental: In-season produce from local farms is not transported as far as nonlocal foods; therefore, less
THE LOREM IPSUMS
WINTER 2012
What’s Your New Year’s Resolution? How about 5 days, 10 days, or 100 days of REAL food? www.100daysofrealfood.com/take-the-10-day-pledge/
Why Should You Cut Processed Foods? 1. Coronary heart disease, diabetes, stroke and cancer have been linked to processed food consumption 2. Eating healthy now can reduce your future health care costs 3. Processed foods are less nutritiously dense than non-processed foods 4. Eating less processed foods can help you feel more energized
What Is and What Is Not Processed Processed
Non-Processed
Refined grains (white bread/ white rice)
100% whole wheat and whole grains
Refined Sweeteners (sugar, cane juice, corn syrup, artificial sweeteners)
Natural Sweeteners (honey, maple syrup, fruit juice)
Anything packaged with more than 5 ingredients
Nuts, dried fruits, seeds, popcorn, fruits, vegetables
Anything fried or any fast food
Whole foods, products of nature
Soda
Water, milk (and all other unsweetened dairy products), all natural juices, naturally sweetened coffee & tea 2