Seasonal Food security in practical scenes
What happened to the days when people rotated their crops from year to year, ate food they could raise themselves in the nation they lived in, and only ate fruit and vegetables when they were in season? Today, you can purchase ANY fruit or vegetable at ANY time of the year when you stroll down the isle of any supermarket, most notably in England. People only want to purchase precisely shaped food, so if it can’t be found in England, it is imported. A tomato that is not the right shade of red for them is wasted, thrown away, rotted, or used as animal feed. This is the terrible reality of the society in which we currently reside.
I’m from South Africa, so it’s wonderful that you still have all of stuff. You purchase what was harvested if you enter a supermarket. You must wait if it is not apricot season before purchasing. This is fantastic because it teaches our kids to anticipate things, become enthusiastic about less demanding, simpler things in life, know their nation and its seasons, and depend on the success of the crops. You cannot eat if there are insufficient crops or good rainfall. Nowadays, if there is a scarcity, they do import, but in general, the cost of importing is high. Fortunately, fruit, vegetables, and crops like maelies and sunflowers are all net exporters from South Africa.
Only having access to seasonal produce inspires you to go creative, be adventurous, and utilize your imagination when cooking! You ensure that all events are spread out over the course of the year and prepare your food, including your desserts, according to the seasons. We essentially followed a pattern when living with my mum. Everyone, including children and parents, got the month of December off since it was summer vacation time. Since almost every business is closed in December, it was a great idea for the kids’ holiday to coincide with their parents’.
We used to make a ton of jam and bake a ton of cookies in our home! The apricot season begins in December, and we have a large apricot tree from next door that has been cut in half and is leaning against our side of the house. We would gather the apricots from the trees with my sister, eat a bunch of them in between, and then bring the leftovers into the kitchen so my mom could make jam. She made a lot of jam — enough to last us until December of the following year! You could use up the fruits you ran out of before the year was out and continue to enjoy them. The figs in our garden would be treated exactly the same way, and we would eat the peaches, apples, and grapes when they were in season. It was incredible to walk out our back door and see all these wonderful fruits waiting for us.
Imagine having all the ingredients you need to make a delicious traditional South African dessert like “malva” pudding right outside your door.
Make the most of what you have, try to consume seasonal fruits and vegetables, and lead a healthy lifestyle.
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