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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