Local Food
The mission of Sustainable Solano’s Local Food initiative is to create an environmentally sustainable, economically viable and socially just local food system in Solano County. You can help us build a local food system. Find out how below!
Seasonal Spotlight: Asparagus
Why Eat Asparagus?
Asparagus is in season for a short window of time each year — you can find it in April and May in Solano County. This perennial plant with tender stalks (actually a member of the lily family) has been a culinary and medicial staple for thousands of years and is rich in Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin K, folic acid and iron. It also has anti-inflammatory properties.
How to Prepare Them
Asparagus can be prepared in a multitude of ways. It can be baked, grilled, roasted, steamed, boiled or blanched.
Try Asparagus Salad with Sesame-Tangerine Vinaigrette and find other seasonal recipes here.
Where to Find Them?
Find asparagus
- at your local farm stands and open farmers markets
- in your Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) box from local farms
- in some of these recipes!
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News and Updates
From Backyard Fruit Trees to a Community Gleaning Network
Syrus is a college freshman from Vallejo who recently completed her Girl Scout Gold Award to revitalize, strengthen and make sustainable gleaning efforts to get food that would otherwise go to waste to people who can use it. The Gold Award is the highest award a Girl Scout can achieve. Here, she shares about her project.
The True Cost of Local Food
Comparing the cost of a subscription farm box with fresh, local, seasonal produce with grocery store prices reveals that the farm boxes are the better bargain.
Making it Meaningful: Marketing Local Food to Gen Z
Opportunities exist to engage Gen Z in boosting local food systems that build long-term community health, support regional economies, create a sense of community and belonging, and ensure sustainable food systems