There are plenty of environmental and financial reasons to opt for produce that is in-season:
Not only does seasonal food cost less, but it is also tastier and better for the environment. As a rule, if you stick to buying seasonal produce, it is more likely to have been harvested locally.
So, if you are like me and if you enjoy cooking, it can be fun to challenge your culinary skills with making more seasonal dishes. Winter season has a great variety of nutrient-rich vegetables to look forward to, including pumpkin and cauliflower, which you can cook as a side, make delicious soups with, or incorporate into a main meal. We will be posting plenty of gluten free & dairy free recipe ideas along with way. Enjoy!
July Seasonal Fruit and Vegetables
Fruits
Apples – Bonza – Braeburn – Fuji – Gala – Golden delicious – Granny smith – Jonagold – Jonathan – Lady Williams – mutso – pink lady – red delicious – snow – sundowner
Custard Apple
Grapefruit
Kiwifruit
Lemons
Limes
Mandarin – ellendale
Melons -champagne
Nashi
Nuts – chestnut – hazelnut – walnut,
Oranges – Navel
Pears – beurre bosc – josephine – packham,
Persimmon,
Pomelo,
Quince,
Rhubarb.
Vegetables
Asian greens – bok choy – choy sum – gai laan – wonga bok,
Avocados
Beetroot
Broccoli
Brussels sprout
Cabbage
Carrots
Cauliflower
Celeriac
Celery
Fennel
Garlic
Ginger
Horseradish
Jerusalem Artichokes
Kale
Kohlrabi
Leeks
Okra
Olives
Onions
Parsnip
Peas
Potato
Pumpkin
Shallot
Silverbeet
Spinach
Swede
Sweet Potato
Turnip
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