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[โ€“] piccolo@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Locally in season stuff is so much better than the crap ship half way around the world in winter for exaclty thoae reasons.

Root vegetables are really the only thing that makes sense to have year round since they just have to be stored in dark, dry places and last for a long time.

[โ€“] BarrelAgedBoredom@lemm.ee 2 points 2 months ago

The apples you buy in a grocery store are, on average, about 6 months old. This is because we basically figured out immortality for apples