Guide to Organic Food
There is a guide to organic food and farmers. This type of farming has to respect very specific rules in accord to be certified organic. One of these rules is to respect seasons. I will compile (over time, so keep checking) here some products and there month of appearance on our markets. I would like to note at this point that it will be based on my location : Ireland, Europe. I cannot offer seasonality for people living in the south hemisphere or in tropical regions. Sorry about that!
WINTER
JANUARY
Purple Spouting Broccoli, Cauliflower, Winter Leek.SPRING
FEBRUARY
Full range of root vegetables, Parsnips, Celeriac, Turnips, Jerusalem Artichoke, Cabbage, Scorsonere, Chard, Dry Nuts Almonds, Hazelnuts, Pecan...MARCH
More or less the same than February, full range of roots and cabbages.APRIL
New season Scallion, Rhubarb, White Turnip, Asparagus (green, purple and white), Spring Lamb, Artichoke, Lambs Lettuce, the First Strawberries (from the south of Europe and north of Africa), Early Lettuces.SUMMER
MAY
All types of Lettuces, first early New Potatoes, Radish, Spring Butter, Fresh Cheeses, Corn Lettuce, Rocket, Lamb, Early Strawberries.JUNE
Carrots, Peas, Broccoli, Spinach, Khol-Rabi, Mangetout, Strawberries (peak of the season), Chives, Parsley, Tarragon, New Potatoes, Cos Lettuce, Morels, Baby Gem.July
Beetroot, Broad Beans, French Beans, Runner Beans, Marrow, Radiccio, Iceberg Lettuce, Lollo Rosso, Raspberry, Charentais Melon, Gooseberry, Tayberry, Loganberry, Courgette, Aubergine, Blackcurrant, Cantaloup Melon, Pears.AUTUMN
AUGUST
Swedes, Turnips, Fennel, Kale, Sweetcorn, Chick Pea, Marrow Pea, Peppers, Shallots, Blackberry, Blueberry, Bilberry, Figs, early eating Apple Peaches, Apricots, Tomatoes, Curcumber. SEPTEMBER
Parsnips, White Cabbage, Celery, Leeks, Onions, Eating and Cooking Apples, Wild Mushrooms start to pop-up : Cep, Girolle, Trompette des Maures, Bolets, Grappes, Potatoes, Gherkins.OCTOBER
Red Cabbage, Endive, Curly Endive, Chicory, Lambs Lettuce, more Wild Mushroom, Fresh almond, Hazelnut, Chestnut, Dattes.WINTER
NOVEMBER
Brussels Sprouts, Sutsumas, Clementine.DECEMBER
Full range of Root Vegetable and Cabbages, Oranges.
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