instructions for making your seasonal food wheel · instructions for making your seasonal food...
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Bananas
Marjoram
Watercress
Shallots
Chilli
Cabbage
Garlic
Capsicum
BeansPineapple
Apples
Potatoes
Rocket
Spring onionRadish
Silverbeet
Tomatoes
Onions
Cathedral caulifl ower
Oregano
Sweet potato
Lettuce
Parsnip
Sage
Chives
Ginger
Cucumber
Parsley
Olives
Instructions for making your seasonal food wheel
1. Print the wheels out either on light card or on ordinary paper.
2. Cut along the dotted lines on this page and around the wheel on
the second page.
3. Laminate the wheels if you have printed on paper.
4. Make sure both wheels are properly aligned, with this page on top.
5. Push a small paper fastener (split pin) through the centre of the wheel.
6. Separate the two pins at the back and push them back so they are
fl ush with the back page.
7. The back wheel should now easily spin so that each of the seasons
appear in the cut out space of the front page.
8. Spin the back wheel to the relevant SEASON (not the month). You will
then be able to view the local fruit and vegetables available all year
round (on the top wheel), the items available throughout the season
(the inner section of the bottom wheel) and those available for the
selected month.
Hint: Place this on your fridge with a magnet so it is easy to fi
before you go food shopping.
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Celery
Nuts
Broccoli
nd
Available all year round.
Citrus fruit
Custard apple
Sum
mer
Autumn
Winter
Sprin
g
DEC
EMB
ER
JANUARY
FEBRUARY MARCH
APRIL
MAY
JUN
E
JULY
AUGUST SEPTEMBER
OCTO
BER
NO
VEM
BER
Avo
cado
Avocado
Avo
cado
Brussel sprouts
Bru
ssel sp
routs
Citrus fruit
Citru
s fru
it
Snow
peas
Snow peas
Rockmelon
Rockmelon
Rock
melo
n
Caulifl ower
Caulifl
ow
er
Caulifl ower
Squash
Zucc
hin
i and b
aby
zucc
hin
i
Zucch
ini a
nd
baby z
ucch
ini
Zucchini and baby zucchini
Carrot
Carr
ot
Carro
t
Leeks
Leeks
Leeks
Gra
pes
Gra
pes
Asparagus
Asp
ara
gus
Spinach
Spin
ach
Spin
ach
Spinach
Strawberries
StrawberriesS
traw
berrie
s
Passionfruit
Pass
ionfr
uit
Mango
Mango
Taro
Taro
Taro
Taro
Custard apple
Custa
rd a
pple
Pear
Pear
Pear
Eggpla
nt
Mulberries
Mulberries
Pum
pki
n
Wate
rmelo
n
Watermelon
Watermelon
Peaches
Peach
es
Beetro
ot
Beetroot
Beetroot
Broad beans
Broad beans
Bro
ad b
eans
Basil
Basil
Basil
Basi
l
Snow peas
Snow peas
Blueberries
Blueberries
Blu
eberrie
s
Caulifl o
wer
Squash
Squash
Zucchini and baby zucchini
Papaya
/paw
paw
Papaya/pawpaw
Papaya/pawpaw
Corn
Corn
Eggplant
Eggpla
nt
Eggplant
Pumpkin
Pum
pkin
Pumpkin
Corn
Cherries
Cherr
ies
Cherr
ies
Peach
es
Avocado
Squash
South East Queensland Local Food WheelDisplay current season in top right quarter of the food wheel. The wheel shows when local fruit, vegetables and nuts
are available for sale. Please note that these are generalisations based on past experience. Growing seasons may
Following is an alphabetical list of products grown within 500 km of Brisbane and their availability.
harvested November to February
harvested March to August;
Mulberry: harvested September to October
Nectarine: harvested November to January
Olives: harvested March to April;
available year round
Onion: harvested year round
Orange*: harvested April to August
Oregano: harvested year round
Parsley: harvested year round
Parsnip: harvested year round
Passionfruit: harvested November to February
Papaya: harvested April to September
Peach: harvested November to January
Peanuts: harvested March to April; store
easily, available year round
Pear : harvested February to April
Pecans: harvested May to August;
available year round
Pineapple: harvested year round
Pomelo*: harvested April to August
Potato: harvested year round
Pumpkin: harvested August to March
Radishes: harvested year round
Rockmelon: harvested December to April
Sage: harvested year round
Shallots: harvested year round
Silverbeet: harvested year round
Snow peas: harvested April to September
Spinach: harvested March to December
Spring onion: harvested all year round
Squash: harvested August to March
Strawberries: harvested April to August
Sweet corn: harvested November to March
Sweet potato: harvested all year round
Tangelo*: harvested April to August
Taro: harvested August to March
Tomato: harvested all year round
Watermelon: harvested December to April
Zucchini: harvested August to March
Reproduced with thanks to the Nutrition Promotion Unit 2011 www.ecofriendlyfood.org.au
vary with changes in climatic conditions.
Apple: available year round
Asparagus:
Avocado: harvested March to January
Banana: harvested year round
Basil: harvested August to March
Beans: harvested year round; availability
drops off a little during winter
Beetroot: harvested May to November
Blueberries: harvested April to August
Broad beans: harvested April to August
Broccoli: harvested year round
Brussel sprouts: harvested May to August
Cabbage: harvested year round
Capsicum: harvested year round
Carrot: harvested August to February
Caulifl ower: harvested March to December
Celery: harvested year round; uses more
water in the summer months
Cherries: harvested November to January
Chives: harvested year round
Chilli: harvested year round
Cucumber: harvested year round
Custard apple: harvested April to August
Eggplant: harvested August to March
Garlic: harvested year round
Ginger: harvested year round
Grapefruit*: harvested April to August
Grapes: harvested December to January
Jaboticabas: harvested November to March
Leek: harvested April to August
Lemon*: harvested April to August
Lettuce: harvested all year round
Lime*: harvested April to August
Macadamia nuts:
store easily, available year round
Mandarin*: harvested April to August
Mango: harvested November to February
Marjoram: harvested year round
* all these are citrus fruit