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About 90% of the United States' supply of lettuce in the winter comes from Yuma, Arizona [0]. I think it more appropriate for most people to eat seasonally-app
by teslabox 8y ago
About 90% of the United States' supply of lettuce in the winter comes from Yuma, Arizona [0].
I think it more appropriate for most people to eat seasonally-appropriate vegetables during the winter months, than to get a little lettuce from thousands of miles away. Winter squash, carrots, apples, and many other food products store very well in root cellars [1].
[0] http://www.visityuma.com/agritourism.html http://www.visityuma.com/agritourism.html
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Root_cellar https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Root_cellar
- craftyguy 8y agoHow many people have root cellars? I'd guess it's a pretty small number of residences (e.g. definitely not folks in apartments).
- teslabox 8y agoRoot cellars can be built anywhere food is grown. The Wikipedia page has pictures of very large buildings. My point is that it's more efficient to eat locally-stored produce than to ship lettuce from Yuma to Maine in the winter.