Eating by the Season

Published by

on

What does eating by the seasons mean?

  • Picking your meals based on what is growing that time of the year
  • Certain foods thrive in certain seasons
  • Pollination from bees can help the flavour profile of certain foods

What are the benefits of eating seasonally?

  • Foods are more nutritionally dense
  • Foods grown out of season often need extra support such as chemical ripening
  • Studies have shown seasonality can affect the nutritional content of food
  • It tastes better – pollination – which affects the flavour
  • It is better for the environment
  • It is more cost effective

Fall

Vegetables: artichoke, beets, beet greens, bell peppers, broccolini, Brussels sprouts, butternut squash, carrots, cauliflower, celery root, chard, corn, eggplant, fennel, garlic, leeks, parsnips, potatoes, radishes, spinach, sweet potatoes, wild mushrooms

Fruits: apples, chestnuts, cranberries, limes, melon, pears, plums, pomegranate, raspberries, tomatoes

Nuts and seeds: almonds

Meat: duck, lamb, partridge, rabbit, venison

Seafood: Lobster, clams, mussels

Winter

Vegetables: broccoli, broccolini, Brussel sprouts, butternut squash, cauliflower, celery roots, collards, fennel, leeks, potatoes, pumpkin, rutabaga, sweet potatoes, sunchokes, turnips

Fruits: cranberries, grapefruit, kiwi fruit, oranges, persimmon, pomegranate, tamarillo, tangerines

Meat: duck, goose, partridge, quail, rabbit, venison

Shellfish: clams, crab, mussels, oysters, scallops

Spring

Vegetables: artichoke, asparagus, avocado, broccoli, corn, cucumber, fava beans, kale, peas, radishes, rhubarb, spinach, turnips, zucchini

Fruit: apricots, blood oranges, grapefruit, lemon, limes, kiwi fruit, pineapple, strawberries

Meat: duck, lamb

Shellfish: crab, crayfish, mackerel

Summer

Vegetables: artichoke, arugula, beets, beet greens, bell peppers, carrots, cauliflower, corn, cucumber, eggplant, garlic, kohlrabi, peas, radishes, rhubarb, sweet potatoes, zucchini

Fruits: apricots, blackberries, blueberries, cherries, figs, lemons, limes, melon, mulberries, nectarines, passionfruit, peaches, plums, strawberries, tomatoes, Saskatoon berries, and sour cherries

Meat: duck, lamb

Shellfish: lobster

Where can you buy local produce in and around Calgary?

  • Calgary Farmers Market:
  • DJ’s Market: 4645 12 St SE, Calgary, AB T2G 5P2
  • Just Ripe fresh market Crowfoot
  • Fresh & Local Farm Outlet (Macleod Plaza)
  • Saskatoon Berry Farm 510 77 Ave SE, Calgary, AB T2H 1C3
  • Crossroads Market 1235 26 Ave SE, Calgary, AB T2G 1R7
  • Calgary Co-op
  • Sobeys and Safeway
  • Bearspaw on Sunday Mornings at 10am
  • Saturdays Spray Lakes rec centre in Cochrane

One response to “Eating by the Season”

  1. Kevin Avatar

    Sound advice. It’s also good to enjoy some variety from season to season.

Leave a Reply

%d bloggers like this: