FOOD SEASONS
Click on a food below to find out when it's in season.
Notes:
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seasons for fish and game apply to wild rather than
farmed varieties
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fruit and vegetable seasons correspond to the major
North American growing regions for that food as specified - the seasonality
in other regions may differ
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climatic variations mean that food seasons can be
shorter, longer, earlier or later than indicated - use this list as
a guide, then go and sniff out what's available at your nearest retailer
of quality local produce
VEGETABLES
artichoke | arugula
| asparagus | avocado
| beet | beet
greens | bell peppers | broccoli
| broccolini | brussels
sprouts | butternut squash
| carrots | cauliflower
| celery root | chard
| collards | corn
| cucumber | eggplant
| fava beans | fennel
| garlic | kale
| kohlrabi | leeks
| mache | parsnip
| peas | potatoes
(maincrop) | pumpkin | radishes
| rhubarb | rutabaga
| salsify | spinach
| sweet potatoes | sunchoke
| turnips | wild
mushrooms | zucchini
FRUIT & NUTS
apples
| apricots | blackberries
| blueberries | blood
oranges | cherries | chestnuts
| cranberries | figs
| kiwi fruit | lemons
| limes | melon
| mulberries | nectarines
| oranges | passion
fruit | peaches | pears
| persimmon | pineapple
| plums | pomegranate
| raspberries | strawberries
| tamarillo | tangerines
| tomatoes | ugli
fruit
MEAT, POULTRY & GAME
duck | goose
| lamb | partridge
| pheasant | rabbit
| venison
FISH & SEAFOOD
clams |
crab | crayfish
| lobster | mackerel
| mussels | oysters
| scallops
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