Food Ideas For June
Scroll down for ideas for eating, growing, cooking and learning in June.
First, enjoy this video of the June Book "Strawberry's Surprise"
June Eating
What's in season this month?
Grow your own, or buy local this month:
Artichoke, globe
Asparagus (until 21st June)
Blackcurrants
Blueberries
Broad beans
Broccoli
Carrots
Cherries
Courgettes
Elderflower
Fennel
French beans
Garlic
Gooseberries
Horseradish
Lettuce
Grow your own, or buy local (continued):
Mangetout
Mushrooms (cultivated)
New potatoes
Peas
Radishes
Redcurrants
Rhubarb
Rocket
Sorrel
Spinach
Spring greens
Spring onions
Strawberries
Watercress
Whitecurrants
These can grow here, but most of the ones you will find in shops are imported:
Apricot
Pak Choi
Peaches
These have to be imported :
Bananas
Melon
Nectarine
Pineapple
Plaintain
Watermelon
June Growing
Jobs in the garden this month, things for children to grow and do.
June Cooking
Things to cook with children this month.
June 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.