🌿 In Season This June 🌿

“Everything Starts Moving Again.” ☀️🍓🌱

June is where the market properly changes gear.

You can feel it the second you walk through. The heavy winter energy has gone, spring crops are settling in, and suddenly everything starts getting brighter, faster and more colourful. English produce begins taking centre stage, soft fruit starts showing off properly, tomatoes actually taste like tomatoes again, and menus naturally start becoming lighter without even trying too hard.

It’s also the point in the year where seasonality becomes really obvious.

One week something’s scarce and expensive, the next it’s everywhere and beautiful. The transition happens quickly in June, especially once warmer weather properly settles in across the UK and Europe. Availability improves almost overnight on certain lines, but with that comes a lot of fluctuation too - particularly with berries, stone fruit and some salad items reacting to heat, rain and sudden demand spikes.

The good news is there’s genuine depth across the market now.

English strawberries are finally landing properly - although still on the expensive side. English Tomatoes are just starting to appear. Cherries are arriving with better consistency week by week. Peas, beans, courgettes and summer salads all feel alive again.

This is the month where simple food starts winning. Less hiding behind heavy sauces and slow cooking. More letting ingredients speak for themselves while they’re naturally at their best.

English Grown 🇬🇧

English Strawberries – Getting there, price remains high but they're as sweet and juicy as ever.

English Indoor Rhubarb – Final strong flushes before tapering.

English Mixed Leaf – Fresh, vibrant and improving daily.

English Rocket – Peppery and strong.

English Watercress – Excellent condition.

English Little Gem – Crunchy, sweet and reliable.

English Baby Spinach – Tender and consistent.

English Oakleaf/Lollo Blonde/Lollo Rosso - Switched to complete English supply now.

English Heirloom Tomatoes - Lovely colours and flavour.

English Jersey Wares/Mids - Still performing beautifully.

English Asparagus – Quality is still outstanding, season starts to wind down this month.

English Cucumbers - Price has risen slightly, but quality is stable.

English Bunched Carrot & Beetroot – Outstanding.

English Hispi Cabbage – Still excellent.

English Spring Onions - Quality was iffy to begin with, but seems to have leveled out now.

English Spring Cabbage - Quality is OK, beginning to slow down now.

Fruits

Cherries – Spanish becoming consistent. No sign of English yet.

Apricots – Came around extremely quickly with amazing quality from the jump!

Peaches & Nectarines – Improving steadily with warmer weather.

Watermelons – Strong quality and sweetness.

Cantaloupe & Galia Melons – Good aroma and consistency.

Flat Peaches – Starting to come into their own.

Lemons & Limes – Excellent juice and zest quality.

Tomatoes (technically fruit, but deserving their own moment) – Flavour improving dramatically as summer production ramps up.

Vegetables

Italian Peas – Available but pricey, waiting for English to step up.

Italian Broad Beans – Same as above.

Dutch Courgette Flowers – Starting to appear more consistently.

Dutch Radish (Breakfast, Round & Rainbow) - Green leaves, good flavour.

French Fine Beans – Clean and consistent.

Dutch Courgettes (Green, Yellow & Round) – strong quality.

Dutch Aubergines – Better sizing and colour as temperatures improve.

Padron Peppers – Very good price.

Italian Fennel – Crisp with excellent aniseed flavour.

Italian Baby Artichokes – Beautiful quality currently.

Italian Borlotti Beans - Beginning to appear, price is high.

❌ Finishing / Out of Season ❌

Vegetables & Roots:

Purple Sprouting Broccoli
Forced Rhubarb
Jerusalem Artichokes
Savoy Cabbage
Parsnips
Swede
Winter Radicchios (quality declining rapidly)

Fruits:

Blood Oranges
Seville Oranges
Conference Pears
Storage Apples beginning to soften