Christmas 2021: Yet again, Christmas is threatened by Covid restrictions, but as things stand, there seems to be a stay of execution. More and more evidence is immerging that the Omicron variant is relatively mild in it’s effects, and the nation awaits, with baited breath, for similar evidence to South Africa of significantly lower hospitalisations. …
The best fresh fruit on sale in November. November: As with all months, there is something new, something old and plenty just getting better in November. Essentially, though, this is a month of consolidation: of the European apple and pear seasons; of Brazilian grapes and melons; of Spanish satsumas and persimmons, and of southern hemisphere …
Fruit News This October The best fresh fruit on sale in October. October: The full opulence of fruit as the product of long summer sunshine comes to the fore in October as harvests are completed and choice of varieties reaches its peak. Apples, pears, persimmons, figs, kiwiberries, satsumas and grapes are all beneficiaries: it’s a …
The best fresh fruit on sale in September. September: It’s not surprising that September is a great month for fruit, but it may be a surprise that it is citrus, grapes, plums and figs that stand out as at their best rather newly harvested apples and pears. Time in the season matters with all fruit …
The best fresh fruit on sale in August. August: summer holidays, beaches, warmth, picnics, long country walks, balmy evenings, outdoor living, barbeques, all enhanced by sumptuous, luxuriant fruit. This is the month for indulging in the opulence of the summer offering. There is nothing quite like the honeyed sweetness of greengages or the juicy fleshiness …
The best fresh fruit on sale in July. As the summer months settle into normality, we pass the equinox and look towards the unfolding of all the pent-up energy of warmth and growth that the high sun brings. July is a month of subtle change as what began in the early summer in southern Europe …
The best fresh fruit on sale in June. The warmth and freshness of June brings out the best in our homegrown soft fruit. This is the time to expect an abundance of berries and to take advantage of all the myriad ways of using them. Elsewhere, in the warmer parts of Europe, the delightful summer …
Fruit News This May The best fresh fruit on sale in May. May is a month of great change of new and old seasons across the fruit spectrum. European soft fruit, melons and stone fruit start filling supermarket shelves; southern hemisphere avocados, satsumas, kiwis, pears and apples arrive; and Indian mangoes fill Asian grocery shops. …
The best fresh fruit on sale in April in the UK: March and April are challenging months for the fruit industry as old seasons close, new seasons start, early varieties have a freshness and tang not to everyone’s taste and retailers struggle with quality of long stored product to stretch seasons. It means grapes can …
