November settles into cozy storage season across Canada, with apples and pears from recent harvest, root crops like carrots, beets, and potatoes at peak storage freshness, cabbage and brassicas thriving, and greenhouse produce plus lingering cranberries bridging to winter. Comforting abundance fills markets.
Availability varies significantly by province, weather, and year. What you see at a BC market may differ from an Ontario grocer or Quebec field. Use our What’s in Season chart as a general guide, and check your local grocer and farmers’ market for specifics in your region.
Fresh in November (Peak Fall Harvest)
These local field crops define November’s spectacular bounty:
- Beets: October root harvest. What’s in Season? Beets
- Broccoli & Cauliflower: September–November; Ontario, Quebec. What’s in Season? Broccoli, What’s in Season? Cauliflower
- Cabbage: Peak harvest. What’s in Season? Cabbage
- Carrots: October root harvest. What’s in Season? Carrots
- Green Onions: June – November, Green onions are predominantly grown in the muck fields (drained swampland) of Quebec and Ontario (Holland Marsh), but they are also produced in Nova Scotia, BC and the prairie provinces. What’s in Season? Green Onions
- Potatoes (new crop): Harvest underway. What’s in Season? Potatoes
- Turnips & Rutabaga: September harvest begins. What’s in Season? Turnips & Rutabaga
These local fruit crops define November’s spectacular bounty:
- Apples (early varieties): September–October harvest begins in Ontario (Niagara), BC (Okanagan), Quebec, Atlantic. McIntosh, Gala lead. What’s in Season? Apples
- Cranberries: October harvest in BC (Vancouver Island), Quebec (Eastern Townships), Ontario (bogs). What’s in Season? Cranberries
- Pears (Bartlett, early): August–September in BC (Okanagan), Ontario. What’s in Season? Pears
Fresh in November (Greenhouse)
Greenhouse-Grown (year-round availability):
- Bell peppers: Year-round. What’s in Season? Bell Peppers (Field and Greenhouse)
- Cucumbers: Year-round. What’s in Season? Cucumbers
- Lettuce: Year-round. What’s in Season? Lettuce
- Mushrooms: Year-yound. What’s in Season? Mushrooms
- Tomatoes: Year-round. What’s in Season? Tomatoes (Field and Greenhouse)
- Strawberries: Year-round supplement. Strawberries (greenhouse, year-round)
Available in November (Peak Storage)
Storage Crops (optimally stored through winter):
- Apples: Fall–spring storage. What’s in Season? Apples
- Beets: Fall–spring storage. What’s in Season? Beets
- Carrots: Year-round storage freshness. What’s in Season? Carrots
- Cabbage: November–April storage. What’s in Season? Cabbage
- Cranberries: Stored from October harvest; BC, Quebec bogs. What’s in Season? Cranberries
- Dry Onions: Year-round storage. What’s in Season? Dry Onions
- Garlic: Storage abundance. What’s in Season? Garlic
- Potatoes: Year-round storage. What’s in Season? Potatoes
- Sweet Potatoes: Year-round storage. What’s in Season? Sweet Potatoes
- Turnips, Rutabaga What’s in Season? Turnips & Rutabaga
