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Fruit and Veg in Season

People constantly say or aim to just buy and eat fruit and veg that are in season so hopefully locally produced (or at least produced in the country you live in). Sure you can go around a supermarket or grocers and check on the labels (if they have them) to find out where things have come from, something I still do regardless of whether something is in season as not all places source from their own country unfortunately.

Anyway, I came across this chart yesterday which is a great chart to maybe print off and keep around when you’re planning your weekly fruit and veg shopping, so at least you’ve got a better idea of what will be best and tastiest to buy and eat (probably just covers UK and maybe some of Europe).

» What’s in Season – Red Tractor

  • February 9th '08
  • Filed under: Food

4 Responses to “Fruit and Veg in Season”

  1. Jem, on February 11th, 2008 at 23:36 Said:

    Excellent! Always wondered what exactly each season is for veggies but can never find a decent answer.

  2. Sarah, on February 12th, 2008 at 10:20 Said:

    Yeah I know what you mean. This page I found (admittedly on the red tractor site ahem) seems quite comprehensive. Of course, we can’t grow everything in this country and some food works better when it’s been picked for a while (bananas for example) but others just don’t (asparagus, peas).

  3. SallyGardener, on March 21st, 2008 at 23:05 Said:

    hey there, you can always go visit my blog too – I’ve got a list of what’s in season when :D

    mind you I’m always changing it – what with global warming and my little discoveries from growing my own (like that chard is in season from February onwards) the stuff you find in books isn’t always accurate.

    also – careful with labels, sometimes they’re in very small print. Salad leaves are terrible like that – even though they’re in season in the UK, you find “produce of more than one country” written in teeny-tiny letters somewhere down the bottom.

    I love eating seasonally the more I do it – my mission for this year is to eat with the seasons for the whole year (you can read about it on theyearofeatingseasonally.wordpress.com). I thought it might be boring, especially at this time of year – but no, loving it! :D

    love your blog, too – keep up the good work!

  4. Sarah, on March 26th, 2008 at 13:55 Said:

    Hey Sally, sorry completely forget to reply to this! Cheers for letting me know about your blog. Your list looks quite comprehensive too :) Seasonal fruit and veg definitely depends on the country and even on the region. What will be ready and out down South may take longer up North. Everything is an estimate until you try it out for yourself :)

    Good luck with your year of eating seasonally too :)

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