This week Let's Get Real goes ripe for seasonality as Chef Erica Wides expounds on the disillusionment that foodiness has created: that seasonal items like strawberries are good and available all year round. Fighting this notion of faux-seasonality Erica will guide you to making smarter choices that that you don't need to be an elite Brooklyn foodie to follow that allows you to fight foodiness at the same price for fast food. As the seasons change maybe it's a good time to think about doing the same with your eating habits, so Let's Get Real. This episode is sponsored by Whole Foods Market.

This week on the GrowNYC Market Update, Erin Fairbanks calls up Liz Carollo to talk about the Tucker Square Greenmarket location. Find out why you should head up to 66th Street and check out what the market has to offer. Interested in trying a cheese named after famed chef Jean-Louis Palladin? Check out the Bobolink Dairy stand! Tune into this segment to hear what summer Greenmarket locations are opening soon, and learn about GrowNYC's upcoming events! This program has been brought to you by Bonnie Plants.

Delve into the world of self-publishing on this week's Eat Your Words! Cathy Erway chats with John Sundstrom, chef and author of the new cookbook, Lark: Cooking Against the Grain. Tune into this episode to learn about the recipes and the type of food included in the book. Why did John decide to self-publish? Hear how John implemented crowd-sourcing techniques to fund the book, and how the volume is getting distributed. What are the pros and cons of self-publishing? Find out more about John's new venture, Community Supported Cookbooks, and why the DIY attitude should be spread to the world of books. Where did John draw inspiration from? Find out all of this and more on this week's installment of Eat Your Words! Thanks to our sponsor, Underground Meats. Thanks to The California Honeydrops for today's music.

"The hope was to help people to become more confident cooks once they already have some kitchen skills." [11:15]

"Cookbooks should be the books that stand the test of time." [22:50]

-- John Sundstrom on Eat Your Words