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       The Best In Season
March
This is a month of celebrations. Saint David’s Day, Saint Patrick’s Day, mothering Sunday, the first day of spring and the beginning of Easter. Potentially a cold and wet month and a good time to be using the last of the winter preserves.
         Vegetables in season are
Avocadoes, beetroot, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, carrots, celeriac, chicory, cucumber, garlic, Jerusalem artichokes, kale, morels, spring onions, swede, sweet potatoes and turnip.

Fruits in season
Cape gooseberries, dates, kumquats, pears, pineapple, rhubarb.
 
Fish in season is
Brill, cod, conger eel, flounder, halibut, John Dorey, lemon sole, mackerel, oysters, scallops, sea trout, shrimp, sprats, whitebait and wild salmon.

Meat in season
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