October: In-Season Produce

Eating in-season fruit is all-around win-win situation. Flavours and nutrients are higher, and the abundance means less food transportation, and less refrigeration and irradiation needed= lower prices and a chance to support your farming neighbours!

For the sake of simplicity, we listed the items from a culinary standpoint (i.e. sweet= fruit), not from a scientific standpoint (i.e. fruits have seeds in them, which includes produce like tomatoes, squash, pumpkin, etc).

We’ve been lucky enough to try most of these items, so shoot us a message if you would like a recipe and stay tuned on our Facebook page for postings of relevant dishes!

Vegetables

1. String beans

2. Beets

3. Broccoli

4. Brussel sprouts

5. Cabbage

6. Carrots

7. Cauliflower

8. Celery

9. Celery root

10. Corn

11. Cucumber

12. Eggplant

13. Leek

14. Lettuce

15. Mushrooms

16. Onions

17. Potatoes

18. Pumpkin

19. Radish

20. Rutabaga

21. Spinach

22. SQUASH NOM NOM NOM-- we are obsessed with squash. Check out this delightful squash soup recipe to soothe your soul on a cold fall evening.

23. Sunchoke

24. Tomatoes

Fruit

1. Apples

2. Blueberries

3. Cranberries

4. Grapes

5. Melons

6. Pears

7. Plum/ Prunes

8. Raspberries

If you want to check out some other months, or to see which other foods are in-season but not necessarily grown in Quebec, check out these sources:

http://www.fruitsandveggiesmorematters.org/whats-in-season-fall

http://ontariofarmfresh.com/consumers/whats-in-season/#october

http://trousseals.org/pdf/english/documentsutiles/quebec_seasonal_produce_calendar.pdf