Got an e mail asking, "When is the best time to buy fresh produce?"
One of the first rules for getting fresh vegetables at their best quality
- and cheapest price - is to buy them in season.
Okay... like everything else, that's easier said than done.
What's in season locally depends on what you mean by locally.
The fresh produce season is longer in warmer climates.
Makes sense, right?
I live in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
Just north of Fargo, North Dakota, United States.
Not exactly know for a long growing season.
These are the dates for fresh produce in my area.
If you live in this area (in gardening terms: Zone 3), this list is for you.
If you live further south, or on the east or west coast, you have a longer season.
Don't gloat.
Just add to the length of the season.
To save a bit of space I used numbers:
1 is January, 2 is February...
Check this post, if you want to make a stew, a soup, or a salad.
The veggies are grouped by time of year.
Handy, no?
Check this post, if you want to make a stew, a soup, or a salad.
The veggies are grouped by time of year.
Handy, no?
Arugula 4 - 6 10 - 12
Asparagus 4 - 6
Basil 7 - 9
Beet 7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3
Bok Choi 7 - - - - - - - - 12
Broccoli 7 - - - - - - - - 12
Brussels Sprouts 10 - 12
Cabbage 7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3
Carrot 7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3
Cauliflower 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1
Celeriac 10 - - - - - - - - - - 3
Celery 7 - 9
Chard 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -12
Corn 7 - 9
Cress 4 - 6 10 - 12
Collards 4 - 6 10 - 12
Cucumber 7 - 9
Dandelion Grns 4 - 6 10 - 12
Eggplant 7 - 9
Endive 7 - 9
Fennel 7 - - - - - - - - 12
Garlic 7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3
Green Beans 7 - 9
Horeseradish 10 - - - - - - - - - - 3
Kale 4 - 6 10 - - - - - - - - - 3
Kohlrabi year round
Leek 1 - - - 3
Lettuce 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 12
Mushroom year round
Mustard 4 - 6 10 - 12
Okra 7 - - - - - - - - 12
Onion 7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3
Parsnip 4 - 6 1 - - - 3
Peas 4 - 6
Pepper 7 - - - - - - - - 12
Potato 7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3
Pumpkin 10 - 12
Purslane 10 - 12
Radicchio 7 - 9
Radish 4 - 6
Rutabaga 10 - - - - - - - - - - 3
Scallion 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 12
Shallot 10 - - - - - - - - - - 3
Spinach 4 - 6
Sprouts 4 - 6
Sunchoke 1 - - - 3
Summer squash 7 - 9
Sweet Potato 10 - - - - - - - - - - - 3
Tomato 7 - 9
Turnip 4 - 6 10 - - - - - - - - - - 3
Winter Squash 10 - - - - - - - - - - 3
Zucchini 7 - 9
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Apple 10 - - - - - - - - - - 3
Currants 7 - 9
Gooseberry 7 - 9
Melon 7 - 9
Plums 7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3
Raspberry year round
Rhubarb 4 - 6
Strawberry 4 - - - - - - 9
This is a good idea - but I need to turn it on its head being from Downunder!
ReplyDeleteThanks, too, for your good wishes on my little blog's first birthday! Cheers
Sorry, Carole! How could I forget about folks from Downunder! Especially since there are so many Maltese folks there!
ReplyDeleteCould you please tell me about an Australian food info source I could use?
Thanks!!