MG has been asking for new food didscussions, and this just came to mind.
Where does you food come from.
Being a year-round business these days, food has to come from all over the world to get anything you want in any season (not necessarily a good thing). But, if you go with nature's flow to some degree, there are areas all of us get food from, normally.
In the US, Almost all of our meat comes from the US. It just works out that we have a region or climate zone right for just about every major food animal. Here in Texas, we raise a lot of beef, while dairy cattle are more to the Northern states. The Midwest is abundant with hogs and chickens.
California is produce heaven. Leafy greens, berries, herbs and spices are all big in Cali. Grains, including sweet corns (the stuff humans eat) dominate the midwest.
Fruit trees are also predominately Northwest of Northeast, with the exception of citrus, which is big South Florida and South Texas.
Now, during the winter months, a lot of the harvesting moves South, into Central and South America.
Seafood is the real fly in the soup. You have to really read the fine print. In an effort to cut costs, a lot of seafood comes from China/Southeast Asia. It is often raised in polluted water with little or no health regulations in place.
So, I am curious, in places like Europe, what countries or regions produce your meats and produce?
Foods you buy "out of season," where does it come from?
This is purely curiosity -- I honestly don't know.
CD
Where does you food come from.
Being a year-round business these days, food has to come from all over the world to get anything you want in any season (not necessarily a good thing). But, if you go with nature's flow to some degree, there are areas all of us get food from, normally.
In the US, Almost all of our meat comes from the US. It just works out that we have a region or climate zone right for just about every major food animal. Here in Texas, we raise a lot of beef, while dairy cattle are more to the Northern states. The Midwest is abundant with hogs and chickens.
California is produce heaven. Leafy greens, berries, herbs and spices are all big in Cali. Grains, including sweet corns (the stuff humans eat) dominate the midwest.
Fruit trees are also predominately Northwest of Northeast, with the exception of citrus, which is big South Florida and South Texas.
Now, during the winter months, a lot of the harvesting moves South, into Central and South America.
Seafood is the real fly in the soup. You have to really read the fine print. In an effort to cut costs, a lot of seafood comes from China/Southeast Asia. It is often raised in polluted water with little or no health regulations in place.
So, I am curious, in places like Europe, what countries or regions produce your meats and produce?
Foods you buy "out of season," where does it come from?
This is purely curiosity -- I honestly don't know.
CD