Autumn/Fall

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In season early autumn: Apricots

Apricots are harvested in New Zealand from late December through to March. Buying Choose fresh...

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In season late autumn: Passionfruit

Buying Look for deep-purple coloured skins as these are most ripe and choose the...

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In season late autumn: Leeks

Buying Choose leeks with medium-sized stems. Look for fresh green tops and white fleshy...

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In season mid-autumn: Nashi

In New Zealand, speckled and yellowy-green nashi are commonly grown in the Waikato. They...

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In season mid-autumn: Turnips

Compared to the larger, yellow or orange-fleshed swede, the turnip is usually smaller...

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In season early autumn: Celery, celeriac

Celery belongs to the plant genus Umbelliferae, along with carrots and parsley. Celery Buying Choose a...

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In season early autumn: Apples

Buying Look for firm unblemished fruit with rich colouring. A damaged apple releases ethylene,...

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Produce spotlight: Beetroot

This root vegetable has an appealing deep-crimson colour, distinctive green leaves and bright...
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