📅 Seasonal French Fruits & Vegetables Calendar - PGI and PDO
Each month, savor the best of French produce with a fruit and vegetable certified AOP or IGP. 🍎🥕
January
🍎 Limousin Apple AOP
Crisp and sweet winter fruit.
🥬 Nantes Lamb's Lettuce IGP
Tender and melting, queen of winter salads.
February
🥝 Adour Kiwi IGP
Rich in vitamin C, a winter star.
🥕 Créances Carrot AOP
Grown in sand, sweet and flavorful.
March
🍓 Nîmes Strawberry IGP
First sweet and fragrant strawberries.
🧄 Pink Garlic from Lautrec IGP
Subtle and sweet, essential in cooking.
April
🍒 Montmorency Cherry
Bright red, tart and delicious.
🥢 Landes Sand Asparagus IGP
White and delicate, herald of spring.
May
🍑 Roussillon Apricot AOP
Sun-drenched, sweet and juicy.
🥔 Île de Ré Potato AOP
Early potato with melting flesh and thin skin.
June
🍈 Cavaillon Melon IGP
Sweet and refreshing, a summer star.
🫒 Nîmes Olive AOP
Crisp and fleshy, perfect for an aperitif.
July
🍑 Roussillon Apricot AOP
Juicy and fragrant, harvested in mid-summer.
🧅 Roscoff Onion AOP
Slightly sweet, melts when cooked.
August
🍑 Lorraine Mirabelle Plum IGP
Small golden fruit, emblem of Lorraine.
🫘 Paimpol Coco Bean AOP
Semi-dry white bean with a melting texture.
September
🍇 Ventoux Grape AOP
Sweet and crunchy, ideal in bunches.
🌶️ Espelette Pepper AOP
Slightly spicy, to enhance your dishes.
October
🍐 Savoie Pear
Melting and fragrant, an autumn fruit.
🥬 Alsatian Sauerkraut IGP
Traditional fermented cabbage, rich in probiotics.
November
🍊 Corsican Clementine IGP
Sweet and vitamin-rich, a symbol of Christmas.
🤎 Green Puy Lentil AOP
Firm and flavorful, with a slight hazelnut taste.
December
🍊 Corsican Orange
Fresh and sweet, a winter ally.
🧅 Sweet Cevennes Onion AOP
Sweet and without bitterness, ideal in soup.