The Seasonal Plate
What to Eat in April


Eating in season saves money, provides optimal nutrition, and supports local farmers. In North America, find many of the vegetables, fruits, nuts, meat, poultry, and seafood, below, in season, and in markets, for the month of April.

Vegetables
Fruit and Nuts
avocado + cherimoya + citrus fruits (grapefruit, kumquat, lemon, lime, orange, citron, pomelo) + guava + strawberries 

Meat and Poultry
rabbit + lamb + porkeggs  

Seafood
Varies by season, location, and weather patterns
North America: sea bass + black drum + clams + crawfish + crab + halibut + mussels + oysters + shrimp + red snapper + redfish + spot prawn + shark + flounder + pompano + trout + tuna  

Primarily year-round species include ahi tuna + atlantic, true, and ling cod + catfish + flounder + grouper + mahi mahi + rainbow trout + sole + (atlantic) salmon + swordfish



And a couple of great links, with maps, charts, and interactive resources, to keep yourself, and those you love, eating well:

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