Autumn is the perfect time for visiting your neighborhood farmers market. You’re sure to find baskets brimming with sweet apples, plump cabbages, and luscious winter squash. It’s the most bountiful season as the harvest reaches its peak, and farmers work in a frenzy to gather the abundance before the weather cools and fields lay dormant for winter.
Fill your baskets with some of these fall favorites for a season of delicious, nourishing meals.
Look for firm heads of cabbage with glossy leaves. (Wipat Boonkaew/Shutterstock)
Cabbage
There’s nothing fancy about cabbage, but it’s one of the thriftiest finds at your grocery store or farmers market. It’s also a nutritional powerhouse, as it’s a good source of vitamins B6, C, and K, as well as the minerals potassium and manganese. Researchers are especially interested in the sulfur-containing compound sinigrin found in cabbage, which has anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer properties….