Once I discovered that on Monday evenings the farmers on this street received their shipment of fresh fruits and vegetables, I arrived early the following mornings. I had a selection of hundreds of fresh avocados and took them in my hand, lightly pressing with my fingers and testing their softness. It occurred to me that I had never eaten avocados in their proper season, nor did I know when their growing season was. He too was excited and explained that late-October was the tail end of the rainy season, signaling newly harvested fruits would be pouring into the city. Our industrial food system deprives consumers of quality flavors by creating a year-round market for produce harvested out of season.

Source: Daily Sun May 30, 2020 01:52 UTC