What’s in season? Fruits and vegetables in October

What’s in season? fruits and vegetables in October

Eating seasonal, cooking for the climate

What’s in season? This page shows you the full overview of seasonal fruits and vegetables in October. You’ll also get some recipe inspiration for these seasonal ingredients. Last but not least, we explain the climate impact of eating seasonally.

October is the transition month between summer and the coming winter: for a lot of vegetables October is the last moment you can enjoy them. But don’t be sad, there are some great winter vegetables like pumpkin and beetroot that are already available. Scroll down to check a very tasty recipe!

Need a handy calendar for October’s seasonal fruits and vegetables?

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

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What are September’s fruits and vegetables?

Last chance

Almost out of season

a picture of broccoli

Broccoli

aubergine

Aubergine

green beans

Green beans

a picture of spinach leaves

Spinach

bell pepper

Bell pepper

flat bean

Flat beans

a picture of kohlrabi

Kohlrabi

rocket

Rocket

rapini

Rapini

a picture of spring onion

Spring onion

lettuce

Lettuce

corn

Corn

a picture of bok choi

Pak choi

zucchini

Zucchini

blackberry

Blackberry

a picture of a tomato

Tomato

cucumber

Cucumber

Prime Time

When they’re harvested and at their best!

kale

Kale

Brussels sprouts

Brussel Sprouts

black salsify 2

Black salsify

cauliflower

Cauliflower

savoy cabbage

Savoy cabbage

oxheart cabbage

Pointed cabbage

Fennel

Fennel

leek

Leek

celery

Celery

celeriac

Celeriac

potato

Potato

a picture of a red cabbage

Red cabbage

a picture of endive

Endive

beetroot

Beetroot

carrot

Carrot

a picture of chinese cabbage

Chinese cabbage

white cabbage

White cabbage

parsnip

Parsnip

pumpkin

Pumpkin

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

Apple

pear

Pear

Starting now

Coming into season

Rutabaga

Swede

miner's lettuce (winterpostelein)

Miner’s lettuce

chicory

Chicory

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

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

Start cooking with seasonal vegetables from October!

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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Recipe inspiration for the seasonal fruits and vegetables of October

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 October:

Pumpkin and Beetroot Curry

This veggie-packed curry takes a bit of cutting work for the pumpkin (except if you got hold of pre-cut pumpkin pieces) but otherwise it’s a very easy one-pot recipe. The beetroot gives a lovely colour and together with the lemon juice this is a fresh and satisfying low-carb curry.

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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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