Easy way to find out what's fresh where?

May 22, 2008 12:27 PM

Is there an easy way that I can find out what fruits and veggies are in-season in a country before I even arrive there?

Specifically, I'd like to know if there's a web site or book where I can input (or look up) the country I'm in (or will be visiting) and it'll spit out what's in season when.

I scanned through this thread, which helps with Australia, but I was hoping for something a bit more international.

posted by Planet F to Food & Drink (2 answers total)

This might help. It's not country specific, but it does list things like "tropical"
Fresh Direct Season List

if that doesn't get you into the site (challenges you for a zip code), enter any numbers, then click on the "shop for pickup" link.
posted by slactoid at 5:18 PM on May 22, 2008

Depends which country, obviously, but most "developed world" countries will have their equivalent Department of Agriculture websites that will give you that information, or at least link to other sites that do. Although a willingness to try and decipher foreign languages will probably be of use.

For my country (the UK), see here.
posted by idiomatika at 5:24 PM on May 22, 2008