What's In Season - August

Local seasonal foods are tastier, fresher and more nutritious.
Why? It’s because the produce has been harvested in the last fews days and has only travelled a short distance to market. This means less packaging, processing and refrigeration. All good for the environment (no flying in food from all corners of the planet)and your health.

Here is a list of fruits and veggies that are in season for August:

• Apples
• Apricots
• Arugula
• Basil
• Beans
• Beets
• Blueberries
• Corn
• Cucumbers
• Dates
• Eggplant
• Fennel
• Figs
• Grapes
• Mangoes
• Melons
• Nectarines
• Okra
• Peaches
• Peppers
• Plums
• Raspberries
• Sorrel
• Summer squash
• Tomatoes
• Watermelon

Great all year:

• Avocados
• Bananas
• Broccoli
• Cabbage
• Carrots
• Cauliflower
• Celery
• Garlic
• Ginger
• Kiwifruit
• Lemons
• Limes
• Mushrooms
• Onions
• Pineapple
• Potatoes
• Radishes
• Scallions
• Snow Peas
• Spinach
• Sprouts

Note: If you live in and area with favorable growing conditions, many of these vegetables are available to you throughout the seasons.