Eat Local, Eat Better, Live Better

by Linda Baldwin
.Jan 18, 2021
Eating local isn’t just better for the environment, it’s better for your body. Watermelon, for example, loses much of its beneficial properties if it is stored in a refrigerator rather than at room temperature. Levels of beta carotene are double and levels of lypocene are 20% higher [in un-refrigerated watermelons], say researchers from the USDA […]