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Show HN: Fruits and vegetables in season in your zip code

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Re: Show HN: Fruits and vegetables in season in your zip code

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Post by samschooler »

gry wrote: post #18
aluminussoma wrote: post #2

I like this! This was an idea I toyed around with in my head for a long time. I am glad to see you actually implement it. One suggestion I have is this: it would be great if there was a way to "peek" ahead and see what other items will soon be coming into season within the next 1-2 weeks.

I toyed with this idea just the same and expanding it to provide recipes with the peak fruits and vegetables. Not only was collecting the data time intensive, but determining the feature ingredient(s) was a challenge.

Oh ya connecting the Yummly API[0] to this would be really cool! Simply pass the search terms that are in season and you have seasonally curated recipes.

[0]: https://developer.yummly.com

Re: Show HN: Fruits and vegetables in season in your zip code

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Post by d-sc »

aj_g wrote: post #14

Awesome idea. My zip (59718, MT) shows 250 miles away as the nearest food. Definitely as others have pointed out, needs a lot more data to be viable. If you are to take this more seriously, maybe target a single community and connect with local farms, i.e. https://www.strikefarms.com/

You just typed out my comment for me. I tried 59715. I like to cook entirely local meals for fun and Montana has plenty of readily available farm goods for that.

Re: Show HN: Fruits and vegetables in season in your zip code

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Post by blauditore »

Just a small detail: The large subscription form popping up after a search made me think there are no results initially. Maybe make sure the results are higher up, and e.g. move the subscription form to the side?

Also, a softer (lighter?) background might bring out the fruit/vegetable images a bit better.

Re: Show HN: Fruits and vegetables in season in your zip code

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Post by pjmorris »

motardo wrote: post #8

How can I use this to help me eat locally? I put in my zip code for Raleigh, NC (27601), and it gives me a result of: Cabbage in Pasquotank County, but there is no contact information. How can I get some of that cabbage?

Easiest thing for you is probably The State Farmer's Market [0], corner of Lake Wheeler Road and Centennial Parkway.

We keep a copy of the NC seasonal produce chart [1] hanging in the kitchen, and sometimes remember to check it.

Seems like one option for the OP would be to let users (moderators) update the site with vendors. That's a can of worms, but it could provide local information not available from online sources.

[0] http://www.ncagr.gov/markets/facilities/markets/raleigh/ [1] http://www.ncagr.gov/markets/chart.htm

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