Guide to Eating Seasonally in New Zealand

Guide to Eating Seasonally in New Zealand

Seasonal fruit and vegetables taste better due to being naturally sun ripened, are fresher and have a higher nutritional value due to less storage and shorter times from harvest to consumption. Knowing what is actually 'in season' is difficult given importing abilities meaning some items with shorter seasons are now available all year round.

How many sentences are in this paragraph? How do the sentences link to each other? Take each sentence and unpack what information is given in the sentence. After you have unpacked each sentence, put your ideas together to form a  new paragraph. How effective was your comprehension of the sentence

I think the two paragraphs don’t link with each other because one paragraph is talking about fresh and natural sun ripened fruit and vegetables, one paragraph is talking about seasons and that items with shorter seasons are now available.

What fruit are good for planting in summer?

Vegetables - Artichokes, Asparagus, Avocado, Beans, Beetroot, Blueberries, Broccoli, Buttercup Squash, Butternut, Cabbage (Green), Capsicum, Carrots, Cauliflower, Celery, Courgettes, Cucumber, Eggplant, Fresh Herbs, Kale, Kumara, Lettuce, Mushrooms, Onions, Parsnips, Peas, Potatoes, Pumpkin, Radishes, Silverbeet, Snow Peas, Spinach, Spring Onions, Sprouted Beans and Seeds, Sweetcorn, Tomatoes, Watercress.

Fruits - Apples, Apricots, Blackberries, Blackcurrants, Boysenberries, Cherries, Gooseberries, Grapefruit, Honeydew Melon, Kiwifruit (Green), Lemons, Nashi Pears, Nectarines, Oranges (Valencia), Peaches, Pears, Plums, Raspberries, Redcurrants, Rock Melon, Strawberries, Tangelos, Watermelon.

What fruits are imported to New Zealand?

Kiwi fruit.

What is good for growing in Autumn?

Vegetables - Avocado, Broccoli, Brussel Sprouts, Buttercup Squash, Butternut, Cabbage (Green), Capsicum, Carrots, Cauliflower, Celery, Chilli Peppers, Courgettes, Cucumber, Eggplant, Fennel, Fresh Herbs, Kale, Kohlrabi, Kumara, Leeks, Lettuce, Mushrooms, Onions, Parsnips, Potatoes, Pumpkin, Radishes, Rhubarb, Silverbeet, Spinach, Spring Onions, Sprouted Beans and Seeds, Swedes, Sweetcorn, Tomatoes, Turnips, Watercress.

Fruits - Apples, Blueberries, Feijoas, Honeydew Melon, Kiwifruit (Gold), Limes, Mandarins, Nashi Pears, Nectarines, Passionfruit, Peaches, Pears, Persimmons, Plums, Rock Melon, Watermelon.

What is good for growing in Winter?

Vegetable -  Avocado, Broccoli, Brussel Sprouts, Cabbage (Green), Carrots, Cauliflower, Celery, Cucumber, Fennel, Kale, Kohlrabi, Kumara, Leeks, Lettuce, Mushrooms, Onions, Parsnips, Potatoes, Pumpkin, Radishes, Rhubarb, Silverbeet, Spinach, Spring Onions, Sprouted Beans and Seeds, Swedes, Tomatoes, Turnips, Watercress, Yams.

Fruits - Feijoas, Grapefruit, Kiwifruit (Gold), Kiwifruit (Green), Lemons, Limes, Mandarins, Oranges (Navel), Passionfruit, Persimmons, Tamarillos.

Why do fruit and vegetables have to be planted at specific times?

Fruits and vegetables have specific planting seasons for a reason, they are planted in different seasons so they can grow faster. Take tomatoes for example, they run on warmth so they have to be planted in the late spring and early summer.