You are here
Seasonal Produce
Seasonal Produce
Buying local produce places a greater emphasis on seasonal food and flowers. Simply by choosing local seasonal vegetables or flowers over imported alternatives, can make a real difference and reduce our impact on the environment!
Here’s a rough guide to what’s in season over the year (please feel free to let us have further suggestions, including cut flowers):
January - Pears, carrots, turnips, leaks, squash, parsnips, shallots and celeriac.
February - Cabbage, chicory, leaks, squash, parsnips, shallots and celeriac.
March - Rhubarb, radishes, carrots, leeks, purple sprouting broccoli and beetroot.
April - Spinach, strawberries, mushrooms, wild garlic, radishes, rhubarb, carrots, kale and watercress.
May - Asparagus, cherries, cauliflower, new potatoes, broad beans, rhubarb and new carrots.
June - Gooseberries, tayberries, elderflowers, courgettes, broad beans, lettuce, strawberries, peppers, asparagus, redcurrants, aubergines, peas and cherries.
July - Blueberries, aubergine, fennel, tomatoes, strawberries, watercress, loganberries, raspberries and cauliflower.
August - Greengages, peas, fennel, aubergines, peppers, courgettes, strawberries and sweetcorn.
September - Damsons, plums, blackberries, apples, sweetcorn, cucumber, spinach, figs and onion.
October - Elderberries, figs, watercress, squash, beetroot, mushrooms, courgettes, marrow, apples, kale and pumpkin.
November - Parsnips, cranberries, beetroot, swede, cabbage, potatoes, pumpkin, quinces, pears and leeks.
December - Pomegranate, celery, red cabbage, swede, celeriac, turnips, sprouts, pumpkin, beetroot, parsnips and pears.
Please also refer to the BBC web site for more here http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/in_season/index.shtml
Let’s celebrate the seasons!
