The most important advantage of eating seasonally is the health benefits. Seasonal eating includes eating fresh fruits and vegetables that haven’t been processed or transported long distances. Processing foods includes things such as tinning, blanching and dehydrating foods to enhance their life span.
Fruit in season in July
Apricots, blackberries, blackcurrants, blueberries, cherries, figs, gooseberries, loganberries, peaches, raspberries, redcurrants, rhubarb, strawberries, tayberries, whitecurrants
Vegetables in season in July
Aubergines, beetroot, broad beans, broccoli (calabrese), cabbages (summer, red), celery, chard, chicory, courgettes, cucumbers, fennel (Florence), globe artichokes, green beans (French and runner), kohlrabi, leaf beet (perpetual spinach), lettuce and other salad leaves, mangetout, marrows, new potatoes, okra, pak choi, peas, peppers, radishes, shallots, spinach, spring onions, summer squash, tomatoes, turnips, watercress
Herbs in season in July
Basil, chervil, chives, coriander, dill, fennel, lovage, marjoram, mint, oregano, parsley, rosemary, sage, sorrel, summer savory, tarragon, thyme, winter savory
Wild / foraged food in season in July
Bilberries, elderflowers, puffball mushrooms, samphire (marsh and rock), Scottish girolles (chanterelles)
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