What’s in season in July? Find out the best produce to cook with here.
Buy seasonal and local.
And enjoy the riches of produce.
Locally sourced
So, we all know eating locally sourced food is really the way forward.
Or actually, it’s the way back because this is what we used to do until globalisation.
Not only is it better for our planet by shortening the supply chain.
It’s also good for us.
A few reasons why eating in season is good
Economical: eating fruit and veg when there are loads of it means it will be sold cheaper than in the off-season
Health benefits: food that is in season contain the nutrients and minerals that our bodies need at a particular time of year.
e.g. butternut squash and apples are in season in autumn/winter – they are packed with vitamins to help keep away horrid winter colds.
Tastes better: which makes obvious sense. Mass-produced produce tends to suffer from a lack of flavour.
Large commercial farms are about volume and often they are adapted to look uniform and have a better shelf life so flavour slides.
What’s in season: July
| Fruit | Blackcurrants Cherries Gooseberries Raspberries Redcurrants Rhubarb Strawberries Tayberries Apricots Blackberries Blueberries Figs Loganberries Peaches Whitecurrants |
| Vegetables | Asparagus Beetroot Broad beans Broccoli (calabrese) Cabbages (red) Carrots Celery Chard Chicory Courgettes Cucumber Fennel (Florence) Globe artichokes Green beans (French and runner) Kohlrabi Leaf beet (perpetual spinach) Lettuce and other salad leaves Mangetout Marrows New potatoes Okra Pak choi Peas Peppers Radishes Shallots Spinach Spring onions Summer Squash Tomatoes Turnips Watercress [Available most months in good condition: button mushrooms, carrots, cauliflower, main crop potatoes, onions, rocket.] |
| Meat | Lamb (including salt marsh lamb) Venison (wild red deer) [Always available in good condition: beef, chicken, pork, rabbit, farmed venison, wood pigeon.] |
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Reference: PennyGoLightly
