Seasonal Guide

As the weather cools and the cold sets in (Autumn to Winter)

  • Pome fruits like apples, pears, quince — common and heirloom varieties
  • Broccoli and broccolini, cauliflower and the bizarre but delicious Romanesco
  • Purple and green cabbages, Wombok and kales of every kind
  • Brussels sprouts still clinging to the stem
  • Root vegetables like orange and purple carrots, parsnips, turnips and swedes
  • Potatoes in an array of shapes and colours
  • A rainbow of radishes and enormous daikon perfect for pickling
  • Citrus fruits oranges, much-loved mandies and pink grapefruits
  • Pumpkins big and small
  • Jerusalem artichokes and Wild harvest mushrooms
  • Celery and mustard greens
  • Herbs like coriander, cress and dill
  • People sipping warm chai and coffee under their rain sheltering umbrellas
  • Muddy boots and warm jackets

As the ground begins to warm and the days get longer (Spring to Summer)

  • Broad beans, shelling peas, green beans and snow peas
  • Cut flowers for the table
  • Tender new asparagus tips
  • Spring Lamb
  • Seedlings for the garden and the veggie bed
  • Fennel
  • Cherries for the Christmas table
  • Sweet, sun-warmed strawberries and raspberries
  • Blueberries so good you’ll need a second punnet
  • Wild harvested mulberries and blackberries
  • Sunkissed, tree ripened stone fruits including apricots, nectarines, white and yellow peaches and plums, plums and more plums!
  • Delicate, fragrant figs
  • Globe artichokes
  • Heirloom tomatoes bursting with big flavours and bright, beautiful colours
  • Herbs like basil, mint, Thai basil, purple basil, Vietnamese mint
  • Fresh ears of sweet, sun ripened corn
  • Mediterranean vegetables — zucchinis in all sorts of shapes and colours, eggplant, capsicum and peppers
  • Zucchini flowers, perfect for stuffing
  • Edible succulents like pigface, purslane and asparagus beans
  • Chillies of every kind and heat
  • Curly cucumbers
  • Plaits of new season garlic
  • Marketgoers in broad brimmed hats, queuing for the ice-cream truck
  • People picnicking under the shade trees

Rain, hail, shine (most of the year ‘round)

  • Eggs from happy, healthy hens
  • Exceptional cheeses and dairy products
  • Real sourdough breads and artisan baked goods
  • Micro-dairy milk and yogurt
  • Farmed mushrooms
  • Beetroot, carrots and potatoes
  • Rhubarb
  • A kaleidoscope of lettuce and salad greens
  • All sorts of leafy greens like silverbeet, rainbow chard, Bok choy, tatsoi and more
  • Onions, leeks, shallots and chives
  • Wine, beer, cider and mead
  • Herbs like parsley, marjoram, oregano, sage and thyme
  • Jams and pickles capturing the best of past seasons
  • Probiotic live ferments like kimchi, kraut and kombucha
  • Excellent coffee vans, food trucks and bakery treats
  • Nuts and honeys
  • Locally grown grains and legumes and stone-ground flours, including impressive gluten free options
  • Smallgoods, meat and fish

 

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