Save money and eat well by choosing food that is in season. Here is what to buy in August, according to BBC GoodFood:
Fruit
At its best: apricots, blackcurrants, blueberries, broadbeans, cherries, figs, gooseberries, peaches, plums, raspberries, redcurrants, strawberries, tomatoes, watermelon
Coming in: damson, pears
Veg
At its best: aubergines, basil, beetroot, broccoli, cabbage, cavalo nero, celery, courgettes, fennel bulbs, garlic, globe artichokes, lamb’s lettuce, lettuce, peas, peppers, potatoes, radishes, samphire, sorrel, spinach, sweetcorn, swiss chard, watercress
Coming in: kale, leeks, parsnips
Meat
At its best: grouse, lamb
Coming in: goose, guinea fowl
Fish
At its best: crab, halibut, salmon, tuna
