Eating seasonally is a good thing to do for many reasons. Eating fruits and vegetables at the peak of their season means they will taste way better than the pale-fleshed hothouse tomatoes languishing in the produce aisle in the dead of winter. When you purchase local, seasonal food, you are also directly supporting small farms rather than ginormous food companies that ship food all over the world. Taking advantage of whats in season is also a fun cooking challenge, inspiring you to try new recipes and methods of cooking. I remember one summer in Australia when we had grown WAY too many beets in our garden. For weeks we are tons of beet and goat cheese salads - and don't get me wrong, they were delicious. But pretty soon I was making gorgeous beet dips, sneaking beets into lasagnas, and I even made a chocolate-beet cake that was really yummy. So go to a farmer's market and get inspired by what's in season in your area.
Here are a couple of good seasonal eating resources:
