Seasonal Foods

Buying food out of season encourages the demand and therefore the need to shop abroad. Keeping within the natural seasons for your choices supports the local growers and producers and you definitely can taste a difference.

Here are seasonal produce throughout the year:

January
Scallops, carrots, turnips, goose, leeks, squash, cabbage, parsnip, shallots, lobster, forced rhubarb, celeriac

February
Halibut, guinea fowl, goose, mussels, cabbage, chicory, leeks, squash, cabbage, parsnip, shallots, lobster, forced rhubarb, celeriac

March
Early rhubarb, radishes, parsley, rhubarb, sardines, carrots, leeks, purple sprouting broccoli, lobster, sorrel, beetroot, mint

April
Broccoli, crab, salmon, trout, spring onions, watercress, lettuce, spinach, kiwi, rosemary, asparagus, radish and rhubarb 

May
Cauliflower, new potatoes, sea bass, raspberries, parsley, mint, broad beans, lemon sole, sardines, rhubarb, new carrots

June
Gooseberries, courgettes, broad beans, lamb, elderflower, lettuce, crab, strawberries, pepper, asparagus, redcurrants, salmon, cherries, aubergine, peas

July
Tomatoes, strawberries, trout, watercress, pilchards, loganberries, sage, cauliflower, raspberries

August
Lettuce, john dory, fennel, aubergines, peppers, courgettes, strawberries, sweetcorn

September
Duck, venison, oysters, cucumber, spinach, figs, grouse, mussels, sea bass, onion

October
Guinea fowl, squash, beetroot, mushrooms, courgettes, marrow, partridge, mussels, apples, kale, pumpkin

November
Parsnip, chestnut, beetroot, cranberries, grouse, swede, cabbage, potatoes, teal, pumpkin, pears, leeks, quinces

December
Red cabbage, celery, seabass, pomegranate, turkey Wild duck, swede, celeriac, turnips, sprouts, goose, pumpkin, beetroot, parsnips, pears