Posted on September 16, 2024
Welcome to a new season!! We know Spring is here when the smell of Jasmine fills the streets of North Carlton. We forget this feeling every year. Winter envelops us in our cozy cocoons but now the days are slowly but surely becoming longer, the buds are starting to blossom and finally the sun feels like it should…warm!
This season of renewal is the perfect time to embrace the benefits of eating seasonally. Not only does it allow us to enjoy fruits and vegetables at their peak of flavor and nutritional value, but it also supports local farmers and reduces our environmental footprint. It is well known that diet can influence and regulate allergic pathways in our gut therefore, eating seasonally can help decrease allergies by strengthening our immune system with the nutrients our bodies need at this time of year.
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So, to add variety to your plate and support your immune system, here is the list of seasonal produce available. Shop organic and local where you can!
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Apple, asparagus, avocado, banana, blueberries (start of Nov.), cantaloupe, cherry, cumquat, grapefruit, honeydew, lemon, lime, loquat, lychee, mandarin, mango, mulberries, orange, papaya, pepino, pineapple, rhubarb, strawberries, starfruit, tangelo, watermelon |
Artichoke, asian greens, avocado, beans*, beetroot, broccoli, brussels sprouts, cabbage, carrot, cauliflower, celery, corn, daikon, eggplant, fennel, leek, lettuce, mushrooms, okra, onion, parsnip, peas, potato, pumpkin, radish, shallot, silverbeet, spinach, spring onion, squash, swede, sweet potato, tomato, turnip, watercress, witlof, zucchini |
(This list is from Sustainable Table an Australian not-for-profit organization that supports regenerating food and farming)