By Logan Garner
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| Logan is the Water Quality and Initiatives Program Manager for the Indiana State Department of Agriculture-Division of Soil Conservation. |
It’s time to celebrate!
You may not know it, but this week is particularly ag-friendly. That’s right, there are a couple lesser-known
holidays this week, and today is one of them.
Besides, the summer solstice is in a few days and the beginning of most
everyone’s favorite season is reason enough to be happy.
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| 2009 photo contest winner, “Heirloom”. |
Today (June 17th) is national Eat Your Vegetables
Day. Yes, it’s a real thing. And while it may seem like a day meant to
goad your kids into having a balanced meal, it’s also an opportunity to
celebrate your local farms and the produce they supply to your grocery stores
and farmer’s markets. So why not visit your
neighborhood food hub and stock up on farm-fresh veggies? It may seem a little early to some, but
asparagus, lettuce, beets, broccoli and even carrots are all in season! If today’s feast day isn’t reason enough for
you make a produce run (or if you just don’t feel like eating vegetables right
now), maybe tomorrow’s will help…
June 18th is international picnic day. I don’t know how these days are chosen, but it
doesn’t matter much to me. What does
matter is that you don’t just have an excuse to get outside today for good food
and good company, you are encouraged to!
If you’re one of those people who doesn’t give much credence
to these low-echelon holidays, chin up.
Summer officially starts on Friday.
If nothing else, at least celebrate that. Summer in Indiana means picnics almost any
day you like, fishing, fireworks and farmer’s markets…not to mention the best
sweet corn in the world, grown by our own Hoosier farmers.
Happy Eat Your Vegetables Day and happy International Picnic
Day. Here’s to a great summer in 2013.
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