{"id":57070,"date":"2021-07-29T11:28:37","date_gmt":"2021-07-29T15:28:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mygardyn.com\/?p=57070"},"modified":"2024-10-30T13:15:26","modified_gmt":"2024-10-30T17:15:26","slug":"diversity-on-your-dinner-plate-good-for-you-and-the-planet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygardyn.com\/blog\/diversity-on-your-dinner-plate-good-for-you-and-the-planet\/","title":{"rendered":"Diversity on Your Dinner Plate: Good for You and the Planet"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"57070\" class=\"elementor elementor-57070\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-686277b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"686277b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8a76a1c\" data-id=\"8a76a1c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42e8ef4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"42e8ef4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/mygardyn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/diversityonyourplate-resized.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-453908\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-634213c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"634213c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7762b30\" data-id=\"7762b30\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75ea80c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"75ea80c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Did you know it\u2019s important to have a diversity of plants on your dinner plate? A wide array of plant-based foods in diets has been found to be beneficial for the health of both humans and our environment. But we\u2019re only tapping into a tiny thumbnail of plant kingdom resources and benefits on a daily basis.<\/p><p>According to BioDiversity International, 95% of world energy needs are supplied by only 30 crops. That leaves a lot to be desired from what we currently have access to for the health of our families and the planet.<\/p><p>Take <a href=\"https:\/\/mygardyn.com\/plant-book\/sorrel-plant\/\">Sorrel<\/a>, for example.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-98f9571 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"98f9571\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2845798\" data-id=\"2845798\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a268e47 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a268e47\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/mygardyn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Sorrel-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-14808\" alt=\"Sorrel\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7352cf6\" data-id=\"7352cf6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c98940 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4c98940\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A rare find outside of farmers\u2019 markets due to its short shelf life after harvest, a one-cup serving of sorrel provides over 100% of daily recommended vitamins A and C, and brings a healthy dollop of 2.6 g of plant-based protein.<\/p><p>Beyond being a delight for the taste buds (sorrel adds a refreshing lemony tang to dishes) this herb helps vision, organ function, immune health, and contributes to cardiovascular health.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a46e460 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a46e460\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-eef5084\" data-id=\"eef5084\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46ddee1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"46ddee1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tImagine if you could take your health from adequate to optimal by simply amplifying food biodiversity. We\u2019ll show you how to step out of the conventional norm to upgrade meal nutrition and expand to new flavors that pack a positive health punch. (And help the planet!)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f109a0b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f109a0b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-72bbe98\" data-id=\"72bbe98\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9a6e49 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c9a6e49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Here are three ways to diversify your dinner plate:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4c0891 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a4c0891\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/mygardyn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Gardyn1020-14-scaled-resized.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-453929\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-aa1e742 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"aa1e742\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ea66b71\" data-id=\"ea66b71\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-291acad elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"291acad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">#1 - Grow global, in the comfort of your own home.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-29bfa7d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"29bfa7d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-03ec9c0\" data-id=\"03ec9c0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2a3c2a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e2a3c2a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Gardyn has a wide array of nutritional (and flavorful) powerhouses meant to be grown and consumed from the moment of harvest. Different varieties of our <a href=\"https:\/\/mygardyn.com\/plants\/\">portfolio<\/a>, like <a href=\"https:\/\/mygardyn.com\/plant-book\/red-amaranth\/\">Red Amaranth<\/a>, for example, outpaces your common grocery store spinach in protein, calcium and iron.<\/p><p>Truly fresh <a href=\"https:\/\/mygardyn.com\/plant-book\/chervil\/\">Chervil<\/a> won\u2019t even show up in your grocery store, because it\u2019s best eaten fresh, and its flavor and quality is lost too quickly after harvest to survive the supply chain.<\/p><p>Leafy greens and lettuces that expand beyond your standard grocery store romaine, will add vibrant color, depth of flavor, and diverse nutrients to your dishes. Not that we are knocking <a href=\"https:\/\/mygardyn.com\/plant-book\/red-romaine\/\">Romaine<\/a>, we just really appreciate the value of fresh, tasty, and sustainable.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-590f284 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"590f284\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0701043\" data-id=\"0701043\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6eed282 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6eed282\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/mygardyn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/redam1-resized.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-453930\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-56fc2a8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"56fc2a8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-07324f6\" data-id=\"07324f6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd7ab06 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dd7ab06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Benefits beyond tasting great<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7b0243d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7b0243d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3bbe2d3\" data-id=\"3bbe2d3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40a4920 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"40a4920\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/foodinsight.org\/biodiversity-101\/\">Food Insight<\/a>, \u201cit\u2019s important to maintain the biodiversity of our agricultural ecosystems in order to fight gaps in the food supply chain and prompt environmental sustainability.\u201d<\/p><p>Growing local not only helps resources recover, it lowers the use of natural resources and lessens the <a href=\"https:\/\/mygardyn.com\/gardyn-economics-gardyn-vs-the-grocery-store\/\">waste<\/a> of single-serve packaging added to landfills.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9872621 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9872621\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3b88e09\" data-id=\"3b88e09\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3ef728 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e3ef728\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">#2 - Get rid of the idea of monoculture<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e2b8307 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e2b8307\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2b0af25\" data-id=\"2b0af25\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea187a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ea187a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOur current food system enables large scale cultivation of a few selections of plant varieties, many (such as corn and soy) grown from genetically engineered seeds that are optimized by the controlled application of herbicides and pesticide. The trouble with this approach is that a \u201cone-size-fits-all\u201d solution does not promote the health of the environment. From soil ecology to pollinator health, water quality to habitat loss&#8211; we now know better and we should decide to choose our food accordingly.  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3f474b4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3f474b4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4aeb320\" data-id=\"4aeb320\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-453da66 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"453da66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Benefits beyond tasting great<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bc02143 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bc02143\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ba9a227\" data-id=\"ba9a227\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f859d3f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f859d3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Beyond biodiversity, there are benefits to eating <a href=\"https:\/\/mygardyn.com\/gardyn-economics-gardyn-vs-the-grocery-store\/\">fresh versus store bought<\/a>. The moment vegetables are harvested they start to lose nutritional value, and some fruits and vegetables take weeks and months to arrive at your local grocery store. Most produce loses 30% of its nutrients 3 days after harvest.<\/p><p>Because the food system is grown for transport (to last a long time before it even hits the grocery store shelves) and not for optimal nutrition, studies show that vegetables can lose 15 \u2013 55 percent of vitamin C within a week. Growing from home and harvesting fresh, you benefit from 100% of the intended nutrition of the plant.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8f5f3b0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8f5f3b0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-427b75b\" data-id=\"427b75b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd29bae elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bd29bae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">#3 - Get out and about in the world of flavor<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bfc9d55 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bfc9d55\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6b7530f\" data-id=\"6b7530f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e41427e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e41427e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Farmers\u2019 markets provide you with an opportunity to try flavors you wouldn\u2019t normally find on a grocery store shelf without travelling far to purchase or laboring over a traditional garden. A diverse portfolio of nutritious food that also entices the senses, is beneficial and, according to Dong (Dan) Han, PsyD, a clinical neuropsychologist and associate professor of neurology at the University of Kentucky and one of the principal founders of the International Society of Neurogastronomy, has the ability to improve overall health.<\/p><p>Food scientists like Dr. Han are currently exploring new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.apa.org\/monitor\/2019\/04\/taste\">findings<\/a> of how the brain responds to gastronomy &#8212; the study of our relationship with food &#8212; and how exploring flavors can bridge gaps in society.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b4a0397 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b4a0397\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a8c3960\" data-id=\"a8c3960\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a07548 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5a07548\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Benefits beyond tasting great<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bcb2428 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bcb2428\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0e745f8\" data-id=\"0e745f8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f2a319 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7f2a319\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Make it a weekly ritual to visit local farmers\u2019 markets. The trip out of the house and into the community will boost your <a href=\"https:\/\/mygardyn.com\/focus-on-mental-health-5-practical-tips-for-changing-habits\/\">mental health<\/a> and help you reconnect with humans, nature, and your food. Plus, shopping local not only invites new flavors into your kitchen, you also end up supporting local food businesses that help drive plant biodiversity to forks across the foodscape.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f7130f8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f7130f8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-04b6b39\" data-id=\"04b6b39\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e81c183 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e81c183\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/mygardyn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/d-1-resized.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-453928\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4b40efa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4b40efa\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1c1b666\" data-id=\"1c1b666\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd90133 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cd90133\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGrowing food sustainably helps us and the planet in the long term by paving the way for a balanced food system. 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