Love this idea. Eating seasonal and local food is so important to getting variety and proper nutrients in your food. I especially love this time of year, roasting veg like Parsnips, Carrots. Tasty nutritious and warming. Plus goes so well with Game.
What’s in Season?
Natural food is at its peak when it’s in season. This is when it’s freshest, bursting with taste and at its most nutritious. Seasonal meat and produce that is in abundance is also likely to be cheaper. Eating with nature’s cycle, like our ancestors, means we can eat food when it’s at its best and also keep our diet varied throughout the seasons. Check out what’s in season for each month of the year so you can get the best out of your meals and live in tune with earth’s resources.
January
Fruit: apples, dates, lemons, pears
Vegetables: Brussels sprouts, carrots cauliflower, celeriac, celery, chestnut, chicory, artichoke, kale, leek, parsnip, potato, swede, sweet potato, turnip
Meat / game: duck, goose, partridge, pheasant, pigeon, rabbit, venison
Fish/ seafood: cod, flounder, John Dory, lobster, muscles, oysters, scallops,
February
Fruit: apples, lemons, rhubarb
Vegetables: Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, celeriac, celery, chicory, artichoke, kale, leek, parsnip, potato, purple sprouting broccoli, swede, sweet potato, turnip
Meat / game: rabbit, venison
Fish/ seafood: bass, cod, lobster, halibut, mackerel, muscles, oysters, salmon, sole
March
Fruit: lemons, rhubarb
Vegetables: cauliflower, chicory, kale, leek, parsnip, pepper, purple sprouting broccoli, sweet potato
Meat / game: pigeon, rabbit
Fish/ seafood: cod, halibut, lobster, muscles, oysters, salmon, sardines
April
Fruit: rhubarb
Vegetables: cauliflower, celeriac, pepper, purple sprouting broccoli, sorrel, spinach, spring greens, watercress
Meat / game: welsh lamb
Fish/ seafood: cod, crab, halibut, oysters, pigeon, rabbit, salmon
May
Fruit: apricots, gooseberries, rhubarb, strawberries
Vegetables: asparagus, lettuce, pepper, radish, sorrel, spinach, spring greens, watercress
Meat / game: lamb
Fish/ seafood: crab, haddock, halibut, lobster, prawns, salmon, sea-bass, sole, sardines, trout, tuna
June
Fruit: apricots, gooseberries, raspberries, strawberries, tomatoes, watermelon
Vegetables: asparagus, aubergine, courgette, fennel, globe artichoke, lettuce, pepper, radish, sorrel, spinach, spring greens, watercress
Meat / game: lamb
Fish/ seafood: crab, halibut, lobster, prawns, sardines, salmon, tuna hake, whitebait.
July
Fruit: apricots, blackcurrants, blueberries, cherries, gooseberries, peaches, raspberries, redcurrants, strawberries, tomatoes, watermelon
Vegetables: asparagus, aubergine, basil, beetroot, courgette, fennel, garlic, globe artichoke, lettuce, pepper, potato, radish, samphire, sorrel, spinach, Swiss chard, watercress
Meat / game: lamb
Fish/ seafood: crab, halibut, lobster, prawns, salmon, trout, tuna
August
Fruit: apricots, blackcurrants, blueberries, cherries, figs, gooseberries, peaches, plums, raspberries, redcurrants, strawberries, tomatoes, watermelon
Vegetables: aubergine, basil, beetroot, broccoli, cabbage, celery courgette, fennel, garlic, globe artichoke, lettuce, pepper, potato, radish, samphire, sorrel, spinach, Swiss chard, watercress
Meat / game: grouse, lamb
Fish/ seafood: crab, Dover sole, grey mullet, haddock, halibut, herring, pilchards, red mullet, salmon, skate, tuna
September
Fruit: apricots, blackberries, figs, gooseberries, peaches, pears, plums, raspberries, redcurrants, strawberries, tomatoes
Vegetables: aubergine, beetroot, broccoli, cabbage, celeriac, celery, courgette, fennel, garlic, globe artichoke, kale, leek, lettuce, parsnip, pepper, potato, radish, sorrel, spinach, Swiss chard, watercress
Meat / game: duck, goose, grouse, guinea fowl, lamb, partridge, pigeon, teal, venison
Fish/ seafood: crab, clams, Dover sole, halibut, mussels, oyster, pilchards, plaice, prawns, salmon, sea bass, skate, trout, tuna, turbot
October
Fruit: apples, cranberries, figs, peaches, pears, plums, quince, tomatoes
Vegetables: aubergine, beetroot, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, celeriac, celery, chestnut, garlic, globe artichoke, kale, leek, lettuce, parsnip, pepper, potato, pumpkin, radish, swede, sweet potato, Swiss chard, turnip
Meat / game: duck, goose, grouse, guinea fowl, lamb, partridge, pheasant, woodcock
Fish/ seafood: cod, crab, Dover sole, muscles, oysters, salmon, squid, turbot.
November
Fruit: apple, clementine, cranberries, dates, figs, pears, quince
Vegetables: beetroot, Brussels sprouts, celeriac, celery, chestnut, globe artichoke, Jerusalem artichoke, kale, leek, lettuce, parsnip, potato, pumpkin, swede, sweet potato, Swiss chard, turnip
Meat / game: duck, goose, grouse, guinea fowl, lamb, pheasant, partridge, rabbit.
Fish/ seafood: crab, halibut, herring, muscles, oysters, sea bream
December
Fruit: apple, clementine, cranberries, dates, pears, quince
Vegetables:: beetroot, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, celeriac, celery, chestnut, Jerusalem artichoke, kale, leek, lettuce, parsnip, potato, pumpkin, swede, sweet potato, turnip
Meat / game: duck, goose, grouse, guinea fowl, lamb, pheasant, partridge, rabbit, turkey
Fish/ seafood: carp, dover sole, mussels, oysters, sea bass, skate
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Great post. I think people often assosiate the cold winter months with a lack variety in terms of seasonal produce but I think this proves that there is plenty about.
I have found that if you talk to people who own allotments, you will often find that they have some wonderful seasonal produce avaiable. I managed to get a bin liner full of kale a few months ago in return for helping someone dig up some soil!
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Love this idea. Eating seasonal and local food is so important to getting variety and proper nutrients in your food. I especially love this time of year, roasting veg like Parsnips, Carrots. Tasty nutritious and warming. Plus goes so well with Game.
I agree, seasonal produce is the best way to get optimal nutrition. It really opens up your eyes to the huge array of food out there.
Great post. I think people often assosiate the cold winter months with a lack variety in terms of seasonal produce but I think this proves that there is plenty about.
I have found that if you talk to people who own allotments, you will often find that they have some wonderful seasonal produce avaiable. I managed to get a bin liner full of kale a few months ago in return for helping someone dig up some soil!
I think that’s a great idea. Getting to know a local farmer, or having your own allotment will enable you to have easy access to produce. Bin liner full of kale must have lasted a while. Great exchange.