Eating Locally and Seasonally

Emily Maresca, KSC Dietetic Intern

Eating Locally
Selecting foods grown (or raised), and
harvested close to where it is consumed

Eating Seasonally
Building meals around foods that have
just been harvested

Promotes Sustainable Food Choices!

Where to find local & seasonal?

Farmers Markets & Farm Stands
CSAs
Home or Community Gardens
Food Co-ops
Look for locally grown signage
right in your Grocery Store!

Benefits
Reduced environmental impact associated with transportation
Encourages crop diversity
Supports economic health and vitality of the local community
Produce is harvested at peak flavor and nutrient quality
Builds a stronger connection to where and how your food is
produced
Whats in Season?
Spring

Mushrooms, Asparagus,
Chard, Ramps, Garlic
Scapes, Radishes, Salad
Greens, Rhubarb
Late Spring:
Strawberries, Cherries,
Sugar Snap Peas, Herbs

Summer
Corn, Green Beans,
Broccoli, Cauliflower,
Celery, Eggplant,
Fennel, Garlic, Herbs,
Mushrooms, Peppers,
Onions Summer
Squash, Tomato, Salad
Greens, Blueberries,
Sweet Cherries,
Nectarines, Peaches,
Plums, Raspberries,
Strawberries

Fall

Winter
Mushrooms, Parsnips,
Brussels Sprouts

Apples, Pears, Beets,

Cabbage, Cranberries,
Kale, Chard, Collards,
Parsnips, Potatoes,
Squash, Sweet Potatoes,
Pumpkins, Brussels
Sprouts, Turnips

From Storage:
Apples, Pears, Beets,
Carrots, Potatoes, Sweet
Potatoes, Squash,
Turnips, Garlic, Onions
Canned and Frozen
items harvested at peak
ripeness and preserved

Local Farmers Markets

Brattleboro Farmers Market

Milford Farmers Market

Saturday, 9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.

Route 9 near the Covered Bridge
Brattleboro, VT
802-254-8885
(May-October)
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Tuesday, 4:00-7:00 pm
Flat Street
Brattleboro, VT
802-254-8885
(May-September)

Saturday, 9:00 a.m.-12 noon

South Street
Bank of New Hampshire
Milford, NH 03055
(603) 673-5792
(June-October)

Peterborough Farmers Market

Wednesday, 3:00 p.m.- 6:00 p.m.
Depot Park
Peterborough, NH 03458
(Mid-May Mid-October)

Hancock Farmers Market

Saturday, 9:00 a.m.-12 noon
Behind church in horse sheds
Hancock, NH 03449
(603) 525-3788
(May-October)

Wilton Downtown Marketplace

Saturday, 9:00 a.m.-12 noon
Main Street
Wilton, NH
(603) 654-5362
(June-September)

Jaffrey Farmers Market

Saturday, 9:00 a.m.-12 noon
Monadnock Plaza
Jaffrey, NH 03452
(603) 532-6561
(July-September)

Keene Farmers Market

Tuesday & Saturday, 9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
Commercial parking lot
Gilbo Avenue
Keene, NH 03431
keenefarmersmarket@gmail.com
(May-October)
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Winter Keene Farmers Market:
1st and 3rd Saturdays, 10am 2pm
Hannah Grimes Center
25 Roxbury St, Keene, NH.
(November April)

Rindge Farmers & Crafters Market

Thursday 4 7:00pm
West Rindge Common Park
Route 202 near the intersection of Route 119
Rindge, NH
(June October)