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South East Queensland Local Food Wheel

Display 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
vary with changes in climatic conditions.
Following is an alphabetical list of products grown within 500 km of Brisbane and their availability.
Apple: available year round
Asparagus: harvested November to February
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
Cauliflower: harvested March to December
Celery: harvested year round; uses more
water in the summer months
Instructions for making your seasonal food wheel
1.  Print the wheels out either on light card or on ordinary paper.
Apples 2. Cut along the dotted lines on this page and around the wheel on
the second page.
Mulberry: harvested September to October 3. Laminate the wheels if you have printed on paper.
Bananas
Nectarine: harvested November to January 2. Make sure both wheels are properly aligned, with this page on top.
Olives: harvested March to April; 3. Push a small paper fastener (split pin) through the centre of the wheel.
available year round
4. Separate the two pins at the back and push them back so they are
Onion: harvested year round
flush with the back page.
Orange*: harvested April to August Parsley
5. The back wheel should now easily spin so that each of the seasons
Oregano: harvested year round
appear in the cut out space of the front page.
Parsley: harvested year round Pineapple
Beans 6. Spin the back wheel to the relevant SEASON (not the month). You will
Parsnip: harvested year round
then be able to view the local fruit and vegetables available all year
Passionfruit: harvested November to February
round (on the top wheel), the items available throughout the season
Papaya: harvested April to September
(the inner section of the bottom wheel) and those available for the
Peach: harvested November to January selected month.
Celery
Cabbage Rocket
Peanuts: harvested March to April; store
easily, available year round Hint: Place this on your fridge with a magnet so it is easy to find
Cucumber
Pear : harvested February to April before you go food shopping.
Pecans: harvested May to August;
available year round
Pineapple: harvested year round Chilli

Cherries: harvested November to January Pomelo*: harvested April to August Sweet potato Tomatoes

Chives: harvested year round Potato: harvested year round

Parsnip

Chilli: harvested year round Pumpkin: harvested August to March

Sage
Cucumber: harvested year round Radishes: harvested year round
Oregano
Custard apple: harvested April to August Rockmelon: harvested December to April
Chives Marjoram
Eggplant: harvested August to March Sage: harvested year round
Capsicum Shallots

Garlic: harvested year round Shallots: harvested year round

Silverbeet
Ginger: harvested year round Silverbeet: harvested year round
Watercress
Grapefruit*: harvested April to August Snow peas: harvested April to September
Olives

Grapes: harvested December to January Spinach: harvested March to December

Jaboticabas: harvested November to March Spring onion: harvested all year round Lettuce

Leek: harvested April to August Squash: harvested August to March Spring onion Potatoes
Radish
Ginger
Lemon*: harvested April to August Strawberries: harvested April to August

Lettuce: harvested all year round Sweet corn: harvested November to March

Lime*: harvested April to August Sweet potato: harvested all year round
Nuts Onions

Macadamia nuts: harvested March to August; Tangelo*: harvested April to August

store easily, available year round Taro: harvested August to March
Mandarin*: harvested April to August Tomato: harvested all year round Broccoli

Mango: harvested November to February Watermelon: harvested December to April

Marjoram: harvested year round Zucchini: harvested August to March Cathedral cauliflower
Garlic
* all these are citrus fruit
Available all year round.

Nutrition Promotion Unit 2011 www.ecofriendlyfood.org.au


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Watermelon
Cherries
Peaches

Broad beans
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Leeks
Squash
Asparagus
Pumpkin
Spinach

Watermelon
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Pear Rockmelon
Zucchini and
Cauliflower

baby zucchini Citrus fruit

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Eggplant

Strawberries
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Squash
Carrot

Snow peas
Peaches

Cherries

Blueberries
Zucchini and baby zucchini

Custard apple

Beetroot
Avocado
Leeks
Passionfruit

Corn
Grapes

Mango
Basil
Avocado

Spinach Strawberries Snow peas Broad beans Brussel sprouts

Cauliflower
Zucchini and baby zucchini
Brussel sprouts

Mango Cherries
Beetroot

Avocado
Blueberries

Carrot Spinach
Corn
Eggplant
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Custard apple

Broad beans

Beetroot
Avocado

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Peaches
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