Eating Healthy, Inexpensively. Produce buying guide by season
Writing by bts on Wednesday, 23 of July , 2008 at 12:26 pm
Most of you know that with the growing cost of fuel/energy it is cheaper to buy local in-season produce. It also leaves you with a fresher and better tasting product.
What a lot of people aren’t too sure on, however, is when particular produce is in season.
I’ve compiled a couple of lists from around the internet to put here as a rough guide for anyone trying to keep track of when they should purchase specific fruits and vegetabes.
You can write it down or print it out, or just bookmark it. :)
This one is from WiseBread.com:
January
Vegetables
- cabbages
- leeks
- broccoli
- cauliflower
Fruits
- oranges
- grapefruit
- tangerines
- tangelos
- lemons
- papayas
February
Vegetables
- broccoli
- cauliflower
Fruits
- oranges
- grapefruits
- lemons
- papayas
March
Vegetables
- broccoli
- lettuce
Fruits
- pineapples
- mangoes
April
Vegetables
- zucchini
- rhubarb
- artichokes
- asparagus
- spring peas
- broccoli
- lettuce
Fruits
- pineapples
- mangoes
May
Vegetables
- okra
- zucchini
- rhubarb
- artichokes
- asparagus
- spring peas
- broccoli
- lettuce
Fruit
- cherries
- pineapples
- apricots
June
Vegetables
- corn
- lettuce
Fruit
- watermelon
- strawberries
- cantaloupe
- cherries
- blueberries
- peaches
- apricots
July
Vegetables
- cucumbers
- tomatoes
- summer squash
- corn
- green beans
- lettuce
Fruits
- watermelon
- strawberries
- cantaloupe
- blueberries
- peaches
- apricots
- kiwi
- raspberries
- plums
August
Vegetables
- cucumbers
- corn
- eggplant
- tomatoes
- summer squash
- green beans
- lettuce
Fruits
- watermelon
- strawberries
- cantaloupe
- blueberries
- peaches
- apricots
- kiwi
- raspberries
- plums
September
Vegetables
- eggplants
- pumpkins
- tomatoes
- spinach
- lettuce
Fruits
- grapes
- pomegranates
October
Vegetables
- sweet potatoes
- pumpkins
- winter squash
- broccoli
- spinach lettuce
Fruits
- cranberries
- apples
- pomegranates
- grapes
November
Vegetables
- pumpkins
- winter squash
- sweet potatoes
- broccoli
- mushrooms
- spinach
Fruit
- cranberries
- oranges
- tangerines
- pears
- pomegranates
December
Vegetables
- sweet potatoes
- mushrooms
- broccoli
- cauliflower
Fruit
- pears
- oranges
- grapefruit
- tangerines
- papayas
- pomegranates
Listed by season from Foodfit.com
Fall - Vegetables
Avocados, Beans, Beets, Bok Choy, Broccoli, Broccoli Rabe, Brussels Sprouts, Cabbage, Carrots, Cauliflower, Celery Root (Celeriac), Chestnuts, Collards, Garlic, Jerusalem Artichokes, Kale, Leeks, Lettuce, Parsnips, Pumpkin, Rutabaga, Salsify, Snow Peas, Spinach, Squash (Winter), Sweet Potatoes, Swiss Chard, Turnips, Watercress.
Fall - Fruits
Apples, Bananas, Clementines, Cranberries, Grapes, Grapefruit, Kiwi, Kumquat, Oranges, Pears, Persimmons, Pomegranates, Quinces, Satsuma, Mandarin Oranges, Tangerines.
Winter - Vegetables
Artichokes, Avocado, Bok Choy, Broccoli, Broccoli, Rabe, Brussels Sprouts, Cabbage, Cauliflower, Celery Root, Chestnuts, Jerusalem Artichokes, Kale, Lettuce, Parsnips, Radishes, Rhubarb, Rutabaga, Salsify, Snow Peas, Squash (Winter), Sweet Potatoes, Turnips (White), Watercress.
Winter - Fruit
Bananas, Blood Oranges, Clementines, Cranberries, Grapes (Red), Grapefruits, Kiwi, Kumquat, Oranges, Passion Fruit, Pears, Persimmons, Pomegranates, Pummelo, Rhubarb, Satsuma Oranges, Tangelo, Tangerine, Ugli Fruit.
Spring - Vegetables
Asparagus, Snap Beans, Carrots, Fennel, Garlic, Okra, Onions, Green Onions, English Peas, Sugar Snap Peas, Rhubarb, Shallot, Spinach, Swiss Chard.
Spring - Fruit
Apricots, Blueberries, Cantaloupe, Casaba Melon, Cherries, Currants, Figs, Nectarines, Papayas, Pineapples, Raspberries, Rhubarb, Strawberries.
Summer - Vegetables
Arugula, Avocados, Green Beans, Beans, Beets, Collards, Corn, Cucumber, Eggplant, Garlic, Kohlrabi, Mushrooms, Okra, Onions, Sugar Snap Peas, Peppers, Potatoes, Shallots, Summer Squash, Swiss chard, Tomatoes, Zucchini.
Summer - Fruit
Apricots, Asian Pears, Blackberries, Cantaloupe, Casaba Melon, Cherries, Crenshaw Melon, Currants, Figs, Gooseberries, Grapes, Guava, Honeydew Melon, Huckleberries, Lychee Nut, Mangoes, Nectarines, Papayas, Peaches, Plums Raspberries, Strawberries, Watermelon.
And finally, here is a small basic printable guide.
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