In Sync With the Season: Why Eating Seasonally & Locally Matters

There’s a quiet kind of wisdom in seasonal eating. Long before nutrition trends and superfood powders, humans simply ate what grew near them, when it was available. Not because it was trendy, but because it made sense.

At Plume Skin, we often speak about aligning with the rhythms of your body. But aligning with the rhythms of nature is just as important because the two are rarely separate.

When you eat seasonally, you’re not only supporting the planet, you’re supporting your skin, your nervous system, and your overall well-being.

Nature Gives Us What We Need, When We Need It

There’s a reason we don’t crave watermelon in July or heavy stews in January. The body knows what it needs, and the earth provides it. As it turns out, the produce that is in season during winter mirrors what our bodies crave:

• Root vegetables like pumpkin, beetroot, and sweet potato provide grounding energy and slow-release carbohydrates.

• Citrus fruits like mandarins, lemons, and oranges deliver immune-boosting vitamin C and support collagen production.

• Dark leafy greens like silverbeet, kale, and spinach are rich in iron, magnesium, and antioxidants.

• Fresh herbs like thyme, rosemary, and parsley soothe inflammation and brighten winter meals.

• Slow-cooked broth and pasture-raised meat offer important fats and fat-soluble vitamins that support hormone and skin health.

These foods support energy, immunity, hydration, and skin regeneration, all essential during the cooler months when dryness, sluggishness, and sensitivity tend to increase.

Skin Starts in the Gut

The skin is one of the first places where nutrient deficiencies, sluggish digestion, and internal inflammation show up. When we eat food that’s been transported halfway across the world, harvested early, or stored for weeks, we often miss the vitality that freshly picked local food can deliver.

Seasonal, locally grown produce is:

• Higher in nutrients

• More affordable

• Lower in environmental impact

• Better tasting

• And more aligned with the climate your body is living in

When your gut is nourished with nutrient-dense, locally grown food, your skin has a better chance of healing, repairing, and glowing naturally.

Nourish From Within — Winter Soup

Winter wellness isn’t just about what you apply to your skin, it’s also about what you feed yourself.

This Tuscan-style chicken soup is a comforting, nutrient-rich recipe packed with skin-supportive ingredients like bone broth, leafy greens, garlic, and olive oil.

It’s warming, soothing, and perfect for cold nights or slow weekends.

You’ll need:

• Olive oil

• 1 onion, finely chopped

• 2 carrots, diced

• 2 celery stalks, diced

• 3 garlic cloves, minced

• 1 tsp dried oregano

• 1 tsp dried thyme

• 1/2 tsp chilli flakes (optional)

• 4 cups chicken stock (or bone broth)

• 2 cooked chicken breasts, shredded

• 1 can cannellini beans, drained

• 2 handfuls of chopped kale or spinach

• Salt & pepper to taste

• Grated parmesan & fresh parsley to serve

• Optional: crusty sourdough for dipping

To make:
Sauté onion, carrots, celery and garlic in olive oil until softened. Add herbs and chilli flakes, then pour in stock and bring to a simmer. Stir in chicken and beans, simmer another 10–15 minutes. Add greens last, just until wilted. Serve warm with a sprinkle of parmesan and fresh parsley.

Start Small. Start Local.

You don’t have to overhaul everything to start eating seasonally.

• Visit your local farmers market

• Choose what’s grown nearby

• Roast a tray of root vegetables

• Add leafy greens to your soup.

Listen to what your body asks for, and notice how much more satisfied you feel when you feed it what the season intended.

Seasonal eating is skin care, self care, and community care.
When we eat what grows around us, we’re nourished in more ways than one.