Food Ideas For October

Scroll down for ideas for eating, growing, cooking and learning in October.

First, enjoy this video of the October Book "Pumpkin Feels Lonely"

October Eating

What's in season this month?

Grow your own, or buy local this month:

Apples

Aubergine

Beetroot

Blackberries

Broccoli

Brussels Sprouts (just starting)

Butternut squash

Cabbage

Carrots (switching over to stored ones)

Cauliflower

Celeriac

Celery

Chard

Chestnuts

Courgettes

Damsons

French beans

Garlic

Horseradish

Kale
Kohlrabi

Leeks

Lettuce

Mangetout

Marrows

Grow your own, or buy local (continued):

Mushrooms (cultivated)

Mushrooms (wild)

Onions

Pak Choi

Pears

Peas 

Peppers

Plums

Potatoes (maincrop)

Pumpkin

Quince

Radishes

Raspberries

Rocket

Runner beans

Salad leaves

Shallots

Sorrel

Summer squashes

Swede

Sweetcorn

Tomatoes

Turnips

Watercress

These can grow here, but most of the ones you will find in shops are imported:

Fennel 

Figs

Okra

Pak choi

Peppers

Sweet potatoes

These have to be imported :

Banana

Melons

Plantain

Pomegranate

October Growing

Jobs in the garden this month, things for children to grow and do.

October Cooking

Things to cook with children this month.

October 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.