Seasonal Eating Ontario-What is in season right now?

For all of you out there that have ever thought that eating local isn’t possible, or that there is not enough variety, I challenge you to take a look at this list and not come up with hundreds of combinations of organic meals to feed your family.

“We are all making a choice where we spend our food dollars and it does impact the food system. What you put on your fork directly affects what is grown both now and for the future. Leave our children a food legacy, buy local and buy organic. “April Manson

You can also check the list of some of the Ontario organic farms and farmers we use

All Year in Ontario we can get the following Organic produce:


Cucumbers (Greenhouse)
Lettuce and greens varieties Boston, green/red leaf lettuce, Mizuna, Tatsoi( hydroponic)
Herbs Basil, Cilantro, watercress etc. (hydroponic)
Mushrooms, button, crimini, portabella and oyster Local in Durham Region
Peppers (Greenhouse)
Sprouts, alfalfa and other small seeds
Tomatoes (Greenhouse)

Organic produce available local and Ontario wide

May:

Apples (stored)
Arugula (fresh)
Asparagus (fresh, late May)
Beets (stored)
Carrots (stored)
Celeriac (stored)
Fiddleheads (fresh)
Herbs - chives, green onions
Lettuce (fresh)
Onions (stored)
Potatoes (stored –they like to sprout at this time)
Radishes (fresh)
Rhubarb (greenhouse)
Rutabaga (stored)
Spinach (fresh)

June:

Apples (stored)
Arugula (fresh)
Asparagus (fresh, late May)
Beets (stored)
Beans, green & wax (fresh, late June)
Broccoli (fresh, late June)
Cabbage (fresh, late June)
Cauliflower (fresh, late June)
Cherries, sweet (fresh, late June)
Cucumbers (fresh, late June)
Carrots (stored)
Celeriac (stored)
Fiddleheads (fresh)
Herbs - chives, green onions
Lettuce (fresh)
Onions (stored)
Peas (fresh, late June)
Potatoes (stored –they like to sprout at this time)
Radishes (fresh)
Rhubarb (greenhouse)
Rutabaga (stored)
Spinach (fresh)
Strawberries
Turnips (fresh)

July:

Apples (stored)
Arugula (fresh)
Asparagus (fresh)
Beets (stored)
Beans green & wax (fresh)
Broccoli (fresh)
Cabbage (fresh)
Cauliflower (fresh)
Cherries, sweet (fresh)
Cucumbers (fresh)
Carrots (stored)
Celeriac (stored)
Corn (fresh)
Fiddleheads (fresh)
Herbs - chives, green onions
Lettuce (fresh)
Onions (stored)
Peas (fresh)
Potatoes (stored –they like to sprout at this time)
Radishes (fresh)
Rhubarb (greenhouse)
Rutabaga (stored)
Spinach (fresh)
Strawberries
Turnips (fresh)
Potatoes (fresh)
Rapini (fresh)
Raspberries (fresh)
Rutabaga (fresh)
Spinach (may have spinach does not like heat spring and fall crop)
Strawberries (fresh)
Tomatoes (fresh field, late July)
Turnips (fresh)
Zucchini/Other summer squash (fresh)

August:

Apples (fresh, late August)
Apricots (fresh)
Beans, green & wax (fresh)
Beets (fresh, with or without greens)
Broccoli (fresh)
Cabbage (fresh)
Cantaloupe (fresh)
Carrots (fresh)
Cauliflower (fresh)
Celery (fresh, although does not look like organic celery in grocery stores small and strong)
Chard (fresh)
Corn (fresh)
Cucumber (fresh field)
Eggplant (fresh)
Garlic (fresh)
Kale (fresh)
Kohlrabi (fresh)
Leeks (fresh)
Lettuce (fresh)
Muskmelon (fresh)
Nectarines (fresh)
Onions (fresh)
Peaches (fresh)
Pears (fresh)
Peas (fresh)
Peppers (field, fresh)
Plums, yellow (fresh)
Plums, purple (fresh)
Potatoes (fresh)
Raspberries (fresh)
Rutabaga (fresh)
Shallots
Spinach (prefers cooler weather)
Tomatoes (fresh field)
Tomatillos (fresh)
Turnips (fresh)
Watermelon (fresh)
Zucchini/Other summer squash (fresh)

September:

Apples (fresh)
Arugula (fresh)
Baby Bok Choy (cold frame)
Beans, green & wax (fresh)
Beets with tops (fresh)
Broccoli (fresh)
Brussels sprouts (fresh)
Cabbage (fresh)
Cantaloupe (fresh)
Carrots (fresh)
Cauliflower (fresh)
Celeriac (fresh)
Celery (fresh)
Chard (fresh)
Corn (fresh)
Cucumber (fresh field)
Eggplant (fresh)
Garlic (fresh/stored)
Kale (fresh)
Kohlrabi (fresh)
Leeks (fresh)
Lettuce (fresh)
Muskmelon (fresh)
Nectarines (fresh)
Onions (fresh/storage)
Parsnips (fresh)
Peaches (fresh)
Pears (fresh)
Peppers (field, fresh)
Plums, purple (fresh)
Potatoes (fresh)
Radicchio (fresh)
Rapini (fresh)
Raspberries (fresh)
Rutabaga (fresh)
Shallots (stored)
Spinach (fresh)
Squash, winter (fresh)
Strawberries (fresh, ever bearing)
Sweet Potatoes (harvested at end of the month)
Tomatoes (fresh field)
Tomatillos (fresh)
Turnips (fresh)
Watermelon (fresh)
Zucchini/Other summer squash (fresh)

October:

Apples (fresh)
Arugula (fresh)
Baby Bok Choy (cold frame)
Beans, green & wax (fresh)
Beets (fresh, with or without greens)
Broccoli (fresh)
Brussels sprouts (fresh)
Cabbage (fresh)
Carrots (fresh)
Cauliflower (fresh)
Celeriac (fresh)
Celery (fresh)
Chard (fresh)
Cranberries (fresh)
Eggplant (fresh)
Garlic (stored)
Kale (fresh)
Leeks (fresh)
Lettuce (fresh)
Onions (stored)
Parsnips (fresh)
Peppers (until first frost)
Potatoes (fresh)
Rutabaga (fresh)
Shallots (stored)
Spinach (fresh)
Squash, Winter (fresh)
Sweet Potatoes (stored)
Tomatoes (fresh field - until first frost)
Tomatillos (until first frost)
Turnips (fresh)
Zucchini/Other summer squash (fresh)

November:

Apples (fresh or stored)
Baby Bok Choy (cold frame)
Beets (fresh or stored)
Broccoli (fresh)
Brussels sprouts (fresh)
Cabbage (fresh)
Carrots (fresh)
Cauliflower (fresh)
Celeriac (fresh)
Celery (fresh)
Chard (fresh)
Cranberries (fresh)
Garlic (stored)
Kale (fresh)
Leeks (fresh)
Lettuce (fresh)
Onions (stored)
Parsnips (fresh)
Pears (fresh)
Potatoes (fresh)
Radishes (fresh)
Rutabaga (fresh/stored)
Shallots (stored)
Spinach (fresh)
Sweet Potatoes (stored)
Turnips (stored)

December:

Apples (stored)
Beets (stored)
Baby Bok Choy (cold frame)
Broccoli (fresh; maybe, depends on weather)
Brussels sprouts (fresh)
Cabbage (fresh/stored)
Carrots (stored)
Celeriac (stored)
Celery (fresh)
Garlic (stored)
Leeks (stored)
Onions (stored)
Parsnips (stored)
Pears (fresh)
Potatoes (stored)
Rutabaga (stored)
Shallots (stored)
Squash (stored)
Sweet Potatoes (stored)
Turnips (stored)

January:

Apples (stored)
Beets (stored)
Brussels sprouts (stored)
Cabbage (stored)
Carrots (stored)
Celeriac (stored)
Garlic (stored)
Leeks (stored)
Onions (stored)
Parsnips (stored)
Potatoes (stored)
Rutabaga (stored)
Shallots (stored)
Squash (stored)
Sweet Potatoes (stored)
Turnips (stored)

February:

Apples (stored)
Beets (stored)
Cabbage (stored)
Carrots (stored)
Celeriac (stored)
Garlic (stored)
Leeks (stored)
Onions (stored)
Parsnips (stored)
Potatoes (stored)
Rhubarb (forced)
Rutabaga (stored)
Shallots (stored)
Squash(stored)
Sweet Potatoes (stored)
Turnips (stored)

March:

Apples (stored)
Beets (stored)
Cabbage (stored)
Carrots (stored)
Celeriac (stored)
Garlic (stored)
Onions (stored)
Parsnips (stored)
Potatoes (stored)
Radishes, black (stored)
Rutabaga (stored)
Shallots (stored)
Sweet Potatoes (stored)

April:

Apples (stored)
Beets (stored)
Cabbage (stored)
Carrots (stored)
Celeriac (stored)
Onions (stored)
Parsnips (stored)
Potatoes (stored)
Rhubarb (forced)
Rutabaga (stored)
Shallots (stored)