Before you start to eat local, you are going to need to know what is generally “in season” around Southwestern Ontario so that you can make informed choices and get the best tasting fruit or veg right at its prime

This little list I have put together is pretty general, and it should be noted that even though all of these fruits and veggies are grown in Ontario, a lot of the winter season (Nov – April) that is available to us – actually gets picked at its prime and then stored – so that the farmers can still sell what stores that they have to us throughout the winter. Thank you farmers!

There are an increasing amount of fruits and veggies that are now being grown in ontario greenhouses throughout the year (yum!) but I have not included them in this list.

MAY

• Asparagus
• Fiddleheads
• Lettuce
• Radishes
• Rhubarb
• Spinach

JUNE

• Arugula
• Asparagus
• Beans
• Beets
• Broccoli
• Cabbage
• Cauliflower
• Cherries
• Cucumber
• Herbs
• Kohlrabi
• Lettuce
• Peas
• Radicchio
• Radishes
• Rhubarb
• Spinach
• Strawberries

JULY

• Apricots
• Beans
• Beets
• Blueberries
• Broccoli
• Cabbage
• Carrots
• Cauliflower
• Celery
• Chard
• Cherries
• Corn
• Cucumber
• Gooseberries
• Kohlrabi
• Lettuce
• Onions
• Peaches
• Peas
• Peppers
• Plums
• Potatoes
• Radicchio
• Radishes
• Rapini
• Raspberries
• Spinach
• Squash
• Strawberries
• Tomatoes
• Zucchini

AUGUST

• Apples
• Apricots
• Beans
• Beets
• Blueberries
• Broccoli
• Cabbage
• Cantaloupe
• Carrots
• Cauliflower
• Celery
• Chard
• Corn
• Cucumber
• Eggplant
• Garlic
• Grapes
• Kale
• Kohlrabi
• Leeks
• Lettuce
• Nectarines
• Onions
• Peaches
• Pears
• Peas
• Peppers
• Plums
• Potatoes
• Radicchio
• Radishes
• Rapini
• Raspberries
• Rutabaga
• Shallots
• Spinach
• Squash
• Tomatoes
• Tomatillos
• Turnips
• Watermelon
• Zucchini

SEPTEMBER

• Apples
• Beans
• Beets
• Blueberries
• Broccoli
• Brussels Sprouts
• Cabbage
• Cantaloupe
• Carrots
• Cauliflower
• Celery
• Chard
• Corn
• Cucumber
• Eggplant
• Grapes
• Kale
• Kohlrabi
• Leeks
• Lettuce
• Nectarines
• Onions
• Parsnips
• Peaches
• Pears
• Peas
• Peppers
• Plums
• Potatoes
• Radishes
• Raspberries
• Rutabaga
• Shallots
• Squash
• Sweet Potatoes
• Tomatoes
• Tomatillos
• Turnips
• Watermelon
• Zucchini

OCTOBER

• Apples
• Beans
• Beets
• Broccoli
• Cabbage
• Carrots
• Cauliflower
• Celeriac
• Celery
• Chard
• Cranberries
• Corn
• Cucumber
• Eggplant
• Grapes
• Kale
• Leeks
• Lettuce
• Onions
• Parsnips
• Pears
• Peppers
• Potatoes
• Rutabaga
• Shallots
• Squash
• Sweet Potatoes
• Tomatoes
• Tomatillos
• Turnips
• Zucchini

NOVEMBER (mostly stored)

• Apples
• Beets
• Broccoli
• Brussels Sprouts
• Cabbage
• Carrots
• Cauliflower
• Celeriac
• Celery
• Chard
• Cranberries
• Garlic
• Leeks
• Onions
• Parsnips
• Pears
• Potatoes
• Rutabaga
• Radishes
• Squash
• Turnips

DECEMBER (mostly stored)

• Apples
• Brussels sprouts
• Cabbage
• Carrots
• Celeriac
• Celery
• Garlic
• Leeks
• Onions
• Parsnips
• Potatoes
• Rutabaga
• Shallots
• Sweet Potatoes
• Turnips
• Squash

JANUARY (mostly stored)

• Apples
• Beets
• Brussels sprouts
• Cabbage
• Carrots
• Celeriac
• Garlic
• Leeks
• Onions
• Parsnips
• Potatoes
• Rutabaga
• Shallots
• Sweet Potatoes
• Turnips

FEBRUARY (mostly stored)

• Apples
• Beets
• Cabbage
• Carrots
• Celeriac
• Garlic
• Leeks
• Onions
• Parsnips
• Potatoes
• Rutabaga
• Shallots
• Sweet Potatoes
• Turnips

MARCH (mostly stored)

• Apples
• Beets
• Cabbage
• Carrots
• Celeriac
• Garlic
• Onions
• Parsnips
• Potatoes
• Rutabaga
• Shallots
• Sweet Potatoes

APRIL (mostly stored)

• Apples
• Beets
• Cabbage
• Carrots
• Celeriac
• Onions
• Parsnips
• Potatoes
• Rutabaga
• Shallots
• Sweet Potatoes