Food Ideas For July
Scroll down for ideas for eating, growing, cooking and learning in July.
First, enjoy this video of the July Book "Tomato Says Sorry"
July Eating
What's in season this month?
Grow your own, or buy local this month:
Artichoke (globe)
Aubergine
Beetroot
Blackcurrants
Blueberries (and wild bilberries)
Broad beans
Broccoli
Carrots
Chard
Cherries
Courgettes
Cucumber
Fennel
French beans
Garlic
Gooseberry
Horseradish
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
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 :
Banana
Pineapple
Plantain
Pomegranate
Watermelon
July Growing
Jobs in the garden this month, things for children to grow and do.
July Learning
Things to read, learn and have fun with this month.
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.