Food Ideas For August
Scroll down for ideas for eating, growing, cooking and learning in August.
First, enjoy this video of the August Book "Courgette Wants To Be Big"
August Eating
What's in season this month?
Grow your own, or buy local this month:
Artichoke (globe)
Aubergine
Beetroot
Blackberries
Blueberries (and wild bilberries)
Broad beans
Broccoli
Cabbage
Carrots
Cauliflower
Celery
Chard
Cherries
Courgettes
Cucumber
Fennel
French beans
Garlic
Kohlrabi
Lettuce
Mangetout
Marrows
Mushrooms (cultivated)
Grow your own, or buy local (continued):
Onions
Pak Choi
Peas
Peppers
Plums
Potatoes
Radishes
Raspberries
Redcurrants
Rocket
Runner beans
Salad leaves
Shallots
Sorrel
Spinach
Spring Onions
Strawberries
Summer squashes
Sweetcorn
Tomatoes
Turnips (new baby)
WatercressThese can grow here, but most of the ones you will find in shops are imported:
Apricots
Artichoke (globe)
Fennel
Figs
Melon
Nectarines
Okra
Pak choi
Peppers
Peaches
These have to be imported :
Bananas
Pineapple
Plantain
Pomegranate
Watermelon
August Growing
Jobs in the garden this month, things for children to grow and do.
August Cooking
Things to cook with children this month.
August Learning
Things to read, learn and have fun with this month.
Buy the book of the month - click the book image below
Want to take this to the next level?
The Little Foodies Club was designed to spread the seasonal fun throughout the year, straight to your letterbox or classroom.
We have two versions - one for families, sent through the post to the child each month, and one for group settings with resources to use for a whole class.
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