Eat Local! (February) Allium vegetables are recognized for their unique class of organosulfur compounds that are heavily researched in association with vascular function, cholesterol production inhibition and platelet aggregation. Garlic seems to be a more concentrated source of these compounds and it has been found that they reach their peak…

Eat Local – Winter Squash (continued) While we’ve become accustomed to thinking about leafy vegetables as an outstanding source of antioxidants, we’ve been slower to recognize the outstanding antioxidant benefits provided by other vegetables like winter squash. In fact, no single food provides a greater percentage of carotenoids than winter…