FAS Green Tip of the Month: Eat Local
Eat local: The farmers market season has arrived!
From field to fork, an average dinner travels about 1,500 miles! You can now cut this down to just a few dozens miles by buying fresh in-season fruits and vegetables, as well as baked goods at local farmers markets.
There are farmers markets all across Massachusetts, including three near Harvard:
- Science Center market: Tuesdays 12:30-6pm, June 19- October 30
- Allston market: Wednesdays, 3-7pm, June 18- October 29
- Charles Hotel market: Fridays 1- 6pm & Sundays 10-3pm
Download our wallet sized guide to local produce:
Sign up for the weekly Harvard Farmers Market newsletter list to receive regular updates about the markets.
Did you know?
Massachusetts has 6,075 farms, 141 farmers markets, 414 roadside stands, and 129 organic farms- making it easy to find fresh, local food! Information on the farmers markets in MA can be found here.
Learn more about local food:
1. Edible Boston magazine
2. Slow Food Boston group
3. Boston Localvores blog
4. New York Times list of local food websites
5. Epicurious Seasonal Ingredient Map
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GREEN TIP - JUNE
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Herbaria's Green Newsletter: Vita Viridis
Steph Zabel, an FAS Eco-Citizen at Harvard Herbaria, produces and edits the lovely newsletter Vita Viridis. Read about her on our Eco-Citizens page, or email Steph for the latest issue.
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What is FAS doing to reduce its environmental impacts?
Geothermal, solar panels, hundreds of lighting retrofits, water efficient irrigation, and much much more!
Many of these projects are invisible to the naked eye or may not strike us as “green” when we see them, but they are everywhere around us. To bring them into a temporary spotlight, we created a special Green Tour slideshow that highlights some of the best resource conservation practices on our campus.
These and many other projects would have been impossible without the commitment, passion and persistence of many FAS staff, students and researchers, a few of whom are featured in the FAS Eco-Champions slideshow.
We are now part of a large, vibrant community that strives to reduce its footprint both at home and on our campus.
FAS Eco-Champions
