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Produce Calendar

Southern Downs & Granite Belt Produce Calendar

While growing conditions on the Granite Belt vary from year to year, as a general rule the harvesting season for the following commercially grown produce are as follows:

SPRING

SUMMER

AUTUMN

WINTER

Fruit

Many varities of berries, cherries and early stone fruit

Berries, apples, figs, grapes, nashis, pears, rockmelon, stone fruits

Apples, apricots, figs, nashis, grapes (wine and table), pears

Vegetables

Baby leaf salad, cabbage, chinese cabbage, cauliflower, celery, honey, lavender, leeks, lettuce, parsley, peas, mushrooms, shallots, silverbeet, spinach, squash, tomatoes and zucchini

Beans, broccoli, brussel sprouts, cabbage, capsicum, cauliflower, celery, chinese cabbage, cucumber, egglplant, herbs, honey, leeks, lettuce, mushrooms, onions, parsley, peas, pumpkin, snow peas, sugar snaps, shallots, silverbeet, spinach, squash, sweet corn, tomatoes, zucchini

Beans, Broccoli, brussel sprouts, cabbage, capsicum, cauliflower, celery, chinese cabbage, cucumber, eggplant, leeks, lettuce, mushrooms, parsley, peas, pumpkin, shallots, silverbeet, snow peas, sugar snaps, tomatoes, zucchini

Broccoli, brussel sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, celery, leeks and mushrooms

There is more...while not yet produced on a commercial scale, the Granite Belt is a proven growing area for almonds, carrots, chestnuts and prickly pears. Keen foodies will find wild asparagus, wild fennel and the foundations have been laid for the production of saffron and truffles.

For more information on food in region and in season visit the Nude Food Trail or to take home a selection of delicious fresh produce (when in season) visit one of the regional Farmers Markets or stop at one of the roadside fruit shops.