Eating in season

I'm amazed at how hard it has become to tell what's in season by looking in the shops.

I was downright dumbfounded to see asparagus in New World the other day. I'm hanging out for the asparagus in the garden to start sprouting, but that's months away. (When I looked closely there was a tiny "Produce of USA" label.)

I've got some sense of the rythmn of the seasons from gardening, but it's getting really confusing with everything available all the time. Sometimes I see produce for sale—say, peaches and apricots in early summer—and think "I don't think that's in season", but I know that I don't really know.

So I've added a list of what's in season to WellingtonCompostGirl, over there on the right hand side.

I'm tempted to add another list: what's NOT in season, although it's still right there in the vegie market—tomatoes, capsicums, papayas ...


Looking at the list, I feel quite pleased by how closely it resembles the fresh fruit and vegetables I currently have in the house. Mmm, must make leek and potato soup ...