Food Ideas For September
Scroll down for ideas for eating, growing, cooking and learning in September.
First, enjoy this video of the September Book "Blackberry's Sunbathing Day"
September Eating
What's in season this month?
Grow your own, or buy local this month:
Apples
Artichoke (globe)
Aubergine
Beetroot
Blackberries
Broad beans
Broccoli
Butternut squash
Cabbage
Carrots
Cauliflower
Celeriac
Celery
Chard
Cobnuts (fresh hazel type nut)
Courgettes
Cucumber
Damsons
Fennel
French beans
Garlic
Kale (baby leaves)
Kohlrabi
Leek (small baby size)
Lettuce
Mangetout
Marrows
Grow your own, or buy local (continued):
Mushrooms (cultivated)
Mushrooms (wild)
Onions
Pak Choi
Pears
Peas
Peppers
Plums
Potatoes (maincrop)
Radishes
Raspberries
Rocket
Runner beans
Salad leaves
Shallots
Sorrel
Spinach
Spring Onions
Strawberries
Summer squashes
Sweetcorn
Tomatoes
Turnips
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 (not growing now but still good)
Plantain
Pomegranate
September Growing
Jobs in the garden this month, things for children to grow & do.
September Cooking
Things to cook with children this month.
September 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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