Eating food in season has many benefits:
1. Fresh and healthy food
2. Better prices - safe money!
3. Lower food miles - home-grown, from your country or region
4. Support local growers
Seasonal food in December include
vegetables: beetroot, brussels sprouts, cauliflower, celeriac, celery, chicory, horseradish, jerusalem artichoke, kale, kohlrabi, leeks, parsnips, potatoes
fruits: apples, clementines, cranberries, passion fruit, pears, pineapple, pomegranate, satsumas, tangerines
nuts: almonds, brazil nuts, chestnuts, hazelnuts, walnuts
These three websites offer great advice for the UK:
National Trust Seasonal Food pages (link for December/ just change month name in URL/ web address to access other months)
BBC Good Food Guide (link for December/ just change month name in URL/ web address to access other months)
Foraging in November & December (Woodland Trust)
Foraging Guide December (BBC Countryfile)
Eat the Seasons
For North America, please visist http://www.eattheseasons.com