Guy Allan Davis is a respected pastry chef based in Kelowna,
British Columbia. He is a Certified MasterChef specializing in Patisserie and
Confiserie. Mr. Davis is also an advocate of buying local ingredients.
Buying local might seem to be a fad, or simply too expensive,
but in the eyes of a passionate chef like Guy Allan Davis, it is anything but.
In addition to lower costs, buying local offers benefits like those touched on
below:
· Taste and Presentation.
Locally-grown food tastes better. When ingredients are
packaged at their peak, everything from cheese to lettuce has a better, fresher
flavor. Furthermore, you can purchase locally-grown goods in a less-processed
state, meaning they look better and improve the presentation of your food.
· Health.
With a shorter farm-to-table period, the nutrients in
the food have less time to deteriorate. Often, the further away food comes
from, the less nutritious it is when it hits your plate. This means that local
ingredients can nourish your body more than ones from out of state or country.
· Agriculture.
Buying local boosts agriculture by helping to preserve
genetic diversity in plants. Rather than selecting varieties based on their
ability to grow uniformly and survive packaging, local suppliers can choose
what to grow based on quality.
If you’re as passionate about baking and cooking as Guy AllanDavis is, think before you shop and buy local whenever you can.
