Click here for a year round list of seasonal vegetables, salads and herbs or fruit.
We hope this calendar encourages you to eat food when it's in season. Food always tastes better, has more flavour and is cheaper when it's bought in season. Please note that the calendar is based on "normal" harvest time in Australia and should be used as a guide only. Climatic conditions vary from region to region, and year to year, so always keep an eye out at your local farmers' markets and ask your local producers what's good at the moment.
We are great fans of Allan Campion & Michele Curtis' 'The Foodies' Diary' that highlights seasonal produce. Click here to see their seasonal calendar.
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FRUITS |
TRY THESE RECIPES |
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| Apricots |
Poached Cream Apricots | |
| Bananas |
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| Blackberries |
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| Blueberries |
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| Cherries |
Persian Millk Puddings with Cherries |
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| Figs | ||
| Grapes |
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| Lychees |
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| Mangoes |
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| Nashi Pears |
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| Nectarines |
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| Oranges, Blood |
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| Oranges - Valencia |
Salmon & Walnut Orange Salsa | |
| Papaya |
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| Passionfruit |
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| Pears |
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| Peaches |
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| Persimmons |
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| Plums |
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| Raspberries |
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| Rhubarb |
Roasted rhubarb | |
| Rockmelon |
Rockmelon Salad |
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| Strawberries | Brown sugar yoghurt with strawberries | |
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VEGETABLES |
Try these recipes |
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| Avocado | Potatoes with avocado dressing | |
| Asparagus | Asparagus Risotto | |
| Asian vegetables | Chicken with Asian Greens | |
| Basil |
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| Beans |
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| Beetroot |
Beetroot cured salmon | |
| Cabbages |
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| Carrot |
Carrot ginger & sweet pototo soup | |
| Capsicum (Peppers) | Roasted Capsicum | |
| Celery |
Prawn salad | |
| Chilli |
Coleslaw dressing | |
| Corn |
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| Cucumber |
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| Eggplant (Aubergine) |
Eggplant sambal | |
| Garlic |
Garlic Butter | |
| Leeks |
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| Lettuce |
Sang Choy Bau |
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| Mushrooms |
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| Onions | Brown Onion Sauce | |
| Peas |
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| Potatoes |
Potatoes with Avocado Dressing |
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| Pumpkin | Pumpkin Bacon Penne | |
| Radish | Prawn Bagette | |
| Rocket | Rocket and Pecan Pesto | |
| Silverbeet |
Leek & Silverbeet Pie |
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| Spinach |
Spinach & Pumpkin Salad |
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| Spring Onions |
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| Squash |
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| Sweet Corn | Simon's Corn Bread | |
| Sweet Potatoes | Roasted Sweet Potato Salad | |
| Zucchini | Zucchini Prawn Pasta |