Seasonal Produce Guide

A guide to what produce is seasonally available in Australia. 

Eating seasonally refers to consuming fruits, vegetables, and other food items that are naturally harvested during a specific time of the year. It involves aligning your diet with the natural growing seasons of different crops.

There are a number of benefits for one's health, the environment, and the local economy by consuming seasonal produce. When consumed at their peak, fruits and vegetables tend to be richer in vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants, ensuring optimal nutritional value. Seasonal produce also tends to be fresher, often resulting in better taste and texture. Environmentally, sourcing foods that are in season locally reduces the carbon footprint associated with long time and resources for transportation and storage. Economically, supporting seasonal produce bolsters local farmers and economies, ensuring a community-centric approach to food consumption. In essence, eating seasonally aligns with nature's rhythm, fostering a sustainable and healthful way of life.

 

Summer

Fruits
Apple*, apricot, banana, blackberries, blueberries, boysenberries, cantaloupe, cherries, currants, fig, grapefruit, grapes, honeydew, lemon, loganberries, lychee, mango, mulberries, nectarine, orange*, passionfruit, peach, pear*, plum, pineapple, rambutan, raspberries, rhubarb, strawberries, tamarillo, watermelon

Vegetables
Asparagus, avocado, beans*, beetroot, cabbage, capsicum, carrot, celery, corn, cucumber, daikon, eggplant, leek, lettuce, okra, onion, peas, potato, radish, shallot, silverbeet, snow peas, spring onion, squash, sugar snaps, tomato, watercress, zucchini, zucchini flower

Herbs + Spices
Apple mint, basil, chervil, chilli, chives, coriander, dill, garlic, ginger, lemongrass, makrut lime (leaves), mint, oregano, parsley, rosemary, sage, tarragon, Thai basil, thyme, Vietnamese mint

Summer Varieties
Apple* gravenstein, beans* butter, green, orange* valencia, pears* bartlett, william

 

Autumn

Fruits
Avocado, apple*, blackberries, banana, cumquat, custard apple, feijoa, fig, grapefruit, grapes, guava, kiwi fruit, lemon, lime, mandarin*, mango, mangosteen, nashi, orange*, papaya, passionfruit, peach, pear*, persimmon, plum, pomegranate, prickly pear, quince, rambutan, raspberries, rhubarb, strawberries, tamarillo

Vegetables
Artichokes, Asian greens* avocado, beans*, beetroot, broccoli, brussels sprouts, cabbage, capsicum, carrot, cauliflower, celery, corn, cucumber, daikon, eggplant, fennel, leek, lettuce, mushrooms*, okra, onion, parsnip, potato, pumpkin, shallot, silverbeet, spinach, spring onion, squash, swede, sweet, potato, tomato, turnip, watercress, witlof, zucchini

Herbs + Spices
Basil, chervil, chilli, chives, coriander, dill, garlic, ginger, lime, lemongrass, makrut lime (leaves), mint, oregano, parsley, rosemary, sage, tarragon, thyme.

Autumn Varieties
Apple* aba, bonza, braeburn, cox’s orange pippins, fuji, gala, golden delicious, granny smith, jonagold, jonathan, mutso, pink lady, red delicious, snow, sundowner, artichoke* jerusalem, asian greens* bok choy, choy sum, gai laan, wombok, beans* borlotti, butter, green, mandarin* imperial, mushrooms* field, pine, slippery jacks, orange* navel, valencia, pear* beurre bosc, howell, josephine, packham, red sensation, williams

 

Winter

Fruits
Apple*, avocado, cumquat, custard apple, feijoa, grapefruit, kiwi fruit, lemon, lime, mandarin*, nashi, orange*, pear*, persimmon, pineapple, quince, rhubarb, tamarillo, tangelo

Vegetables
Asian greens*, avocado, broccoli, broccolini, broad beans, brussels sprouts, cabbage, capsicum, carrot, cauliflower, celeriac, celery, cucumbers, eggplants, fennel, horseradish, kale, kohlrabi, leek, mushrooms, okra, onion, parsnip, potato, pumpkin, radish, shallot, silverbeet, spinach, spring onion, swede, sweet potato, turnip

Herbs + Spices
Ginger, coriander, dill, ginger, mint, oregano, parsley, rosemary

Winter Varieties
Apple* bonza, braeburn, cox’s orange pippins, fuji, gala, golden delicious, granny smith, jonagold, jonathan, lady williams, mutso, pink lady, red delicious, snow, sundowner, asian greens* bok choy, choy sum, gai laan, wombok, mandarin* ellendale, imperial, murcot, orange* blood, navel, seville, pear* beurre, bosc, Josephine, packham

 

Spring

Fruits
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

Vegetables
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

Herbs + Spices
Basil, chervil, chilli, chives, coriander, dill, garlic, ginger, lemongrass, makrut lime (leaves), mint, oregano, parsley, rosemary, sage

Spring Varieties
Apple* lady william, artichoke* globe, jerusalem, asian greens* bok choy, choy sum, gai laan, wombok, beans* broad, green, mandarin* ellendale, imperial, murcot, orange* blood, seville, valencia