Cooking in August: the best Seasonal Fruits and Vegetables

Cooking in August: the best seasonal fruits and vegetables

Eating seasonal, cooking for the climate

Cooking in August is easy: this page shows you the best seasonal fruits and vegetables. It gives you inspiration which recipes you can make with them. We also explain what impact eating seasonal has on the climate.

The summer has the greatest diversity and August is the perfect moment to use all of these tasty fruits and vegetables. Have you also tried roasting seasonal vegetables on the BBQ? Corn just came into season and is the perfect summer treat!

Looking for a seasonal guide to August’s fruits and veggies?

Our seasonal calendar shows what’s in season for each month. Here you see the page with all the seasonal fruits and vegetables in August. It also comes with 4 recipes per month.

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The seasonal fruits and vegetables of August

Last chance

Almost out of season

peas

Peas

cherry

Cherry

red currant

Red currant

Prime Time

When they’re harvested and at their best!

a picture of broccoli

Broccoli

a picture of kohlrabi

Kohlrabi

green beans

Green beans

broad bean

Broad beans

cucumber

Cucumber

blackberry

Blackberry

cauliflower

Cauliflower

a picture of spring onion

Spring onion

savoy cabbage

Savoy cabbage

oxheart cabbage

Pointed cabbage

carrot

Carrot

plum

Plum

a picture of spinach leaves

Spinach

a picture of bok choi

Pak choi

Fennel

Fennel

leek

Leek

celery

Celery

raspberry

Raspberry

a picture of radish

Radish

potato

Potato

a picture of a tomato

Tomato

a picture of a red cabbage

Red cabbage

aubergine

Aubergine

strawberry

Strawberry

a picture of endive

Endive

beetroot

Beetroot

rocket

Rocket

zucchini

Zucchini

bell pepper

Bell pepper

blueberries

Blueberry

a picture of chinese cabbage

Chinese cabbage

flat bean

Flat beans

lettuce

Lettuce

white cabbage

White cabbage

parsnip

Parsnip

Starting now

Coming into season

picture of an apple for an overview of during which months this fruit is best to use

Apple

celeriac

Celeriac

corn

Corn

pumpkin

Pumpkin

rapini

Rapini

The following sources were used for the creation of the seasonal calendar:

Natuur&Milieu, Milieu Centraal, Velt, BZFE, British Seasonal Chart.

Bring August’s seasonal ingredients to life in your cooking!

Our seasonal calendar shows:

  • Products that are almost out of season categorize as last chance.
  • Some products are great from storage for several months.
  • Prime time is when products are harvested and are at their best.
  • Starting now shows you the new arrivals.
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How to cook with the fruits and vegetables in August?

Knowing what’s in season is only half the job. Of course you also want to know what to actually make with these seasonal vegetables. In our seasonal calendar, we show four recipes for each month. This is one of our favorites for August:

Creamy Gnocchi

Gnocchi are a mix between pasta and dumplings. They are often made from potatoes and you can find them in the pasta section. They only need 5 minutes to cook.

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Get 48 seasonal vegetable recipes with our calendar

Scan the QR code on each month to get 4 delicious recipes:

  • Make use of various in-season produce
  • No meat
  • Are filled with natural ingredients and herbs, no mixes or processed stuff
  • Exciting flavors, no standard salads or boring meals
use your phone to scan the QR code at the bottom of each month's page to get access to the recipes. You can also check in which other months you can make these recipes in with the same in-season vegetables and fruits Order here

or shop at local stores in the Netherlands: Oogst in Leiden, Ekoto in Etten-Leur, De Poelboerderij in Wormer, De Gieterij in Wageningen and many more…

Why is it important to eat fruits and vegetables in-season?

We all know vegetables and fruits are most delicious when they’re fresh.
But these days you can get anything at any time you want from the supermarket.

We’ve all gotten used to having a rainbow of produce being available always. Almost the only thing that we still have is ‘pumpkin season’ for Halloween 🎃

Who even knew anymore that spring-onions are not really at their best in spring? They’re always in store. So it’s not strange that you might not realize this has quite the impact on our climate.

When something does not naturally grow in season, it costs a lot extra to produce it,

  • in a greenhouse 🏭,
  • to freeze it to prolong shelf-life ❄️,
  • or to transport it from somewhere else 🚚.

In other words: convenience is costing us in energy and polution.

 

Just a simple example to visualize it, with spinach:

spinach seasonal

Luckily, it’s easy to make a change. By cooking and eating what’s in season and locally available, you can make a difference.

By choosing to make concious choices when shopping instead of going for convenience, you can already make a difference.

And as added benefit, eating in-season will also help you:

  • appreciate variation in veggies and fruits more. Better enjoy those now!
  • be more in-tune with nature – berries are best in spring and summer, kales come when it’s cold
  • make it easier to support locally harvested from local farmers
  • often automatically reduce your shopping costs
Learn more in our blog post Fork Ranger cooking

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