This is a seasonal calendar helping to inform which fruits and vegetables can be bought environmentally responsible. It shows how much import and local cultivation is available at the current time of the year for a specific region (see availability here).
Based on UTOPIA's Seasonal Calendar:
This overview shows a list of all available produce for each month. It is sorted by import rate and cultivation amount. If a produce is solely imported, it is ranked in four stages and sorted in reverse.
Fig. 1: Overview showing cultivation
Fig. 2: Overview showing imports
The detailed summary shows which in months the item is available and if it will be cultivated another time of the year.
Fig. 3: Detailview for pear
Fig. 4: Detailview for rhubarb
Coutry data from the UN Statistics Division
At this time, only central Europe is supported.
- Germany: Detailed import data from BZfE