June Food Holidays • The Good Hearted Woman

June Food Holidays welcome summer with celebrations for fresh fruits and vegetables, seafood, picnic favorites, ice cream treats, and more!

9-panel collage showing images of food and recipes from June Food Holidays calendar.

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Month-Long Celebrations
Weekly Food Holidays
Daily Food Holidays
Summer Recipes
What's in Season?
Food Holidays Monthly Calendars

Month-Long Celebrations

National Country Cooking Month
National Candy Month
National Dairy Month
National Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Month
National Iced Tea Month
National Soul Food Month
National Frozen Yogurt Month
National Lemon Month
National Papaya Month
National Mango Month
National Seafood Month
National Steakhouse Month
National Turkey Lover's Month
Cucumber Month
Pluot & Aprium Month

Weekly Food Holidays

1^st Week
- International Donut Day (1st Friday)
- National Fish and Chips Day (UK; first Friday)
3^rd Week
- National Picnic Week (UK)
Final Week
- National Watermelon Spitting Week (Last Thursday thru Sunday)
- National Cream Tea Day (UK; last Friday)

Daily Food Holidays

June 1: World Milk Day
June 1: National Hazelnut Cake Day
June 1: National Olive Day
June 2: National Rocky Road Ice Cream Day
June 2: National Rotisserie Chicken Day
June 3: National Egg Day
June 3: National Chocolate Macaroon Day
June 3: National Cider Day
June 4: National Cheese Day
June 4: National Frozen Yogurt Day
June 4: National Cognac Day
June 5: National Gingerbread Day
June 5: National Sausage Roll Day
June 5: World Environment Day
June 6: National Applesauce Cake Day
June 7: National Chocolate Ice Cream Day

Two chocolate sodas in glasses, with sidecars, straws, and spoons.

June 8: World Oceans Day (Sustainable Seafood)
June 9: National Strawberry-Rhubarb Pie Day
June 9: National Meal Prep Day
June 10: Herbs & Spices Day
June 10: National Iced Tea Day
June 10: National Black Cow Day (A "black cow" is a root beer float or Coca-cola float [varies regionally] with a tablespoon of chocolate syrup added.)
June 11: National Corn on the Cob Day
June 11: National German Chocolate Cake Day
June 12: International Cachaça Day
June 12: International Falafel Day
June 12: National Jerky Day
June 12: National Peanut Butter Cookie Day
June 13: Kitchen Klutzes of America Day
June 14: National Strawberry Shortcake Day

June 15: National Lobster Day
June 15: Beer Day (UK)
June 15: World Gin Day
June 15: National Prune Day
June 16: National Fudge Day
June 16: Fresh Veggies Day
June 17: Eat All Your Veggies Day
June 17: National Apple Strudel Day
June 17: National Stewart's Root Beer
June 18: National Cherry Tart Day
June 18: International Picnic Day
June 18: National Sushi Day
June 19: National Dry Martini Day
June 20: National Vanilla Milkshake Day
June 20: Kouign Amann Day
June 20: National Ice Cream Soda Day
June 20: World Tapas Day
June 21: National Peaches & Cream Day
June 21: National Cookie Dough Day
June 21: National Smoothie Day

Picnic basket on a checked blanket, with watermelon, chicken sandwich, and strawberries.

June 22: National Chocolate Éclair Day
June 22: National Onion Rings Day
June 23: National Pecan Sandies Day
June 23: National Detroit Style Pizza Day
June 23: National Porridge Day
June 24: National Pralines Day
June 25: National Catfish Day
June 25: National Strawberry Parfait Day
June 26: National Chocolate Pudding Day
June 26: National Coconut Day
June 27: National Indian Pudding Day
June 27: National Ice Cream Cake Day
June 27: National Onion Day
June 27: National Orange Blossom Day
June 28: National Ceviche Day
June 28: National Tapioca Day

June 29: National Almond Buttercrunch Day
June 29: National Bacon Burn End Day
June 29: National Waffle Iron Day
June 30: One of only two days of the year with no known food holidays! (The other is July 13^th)

Summer Recipes

In early June the world of leaf and blade and flowers explodes, and every sunset is different.
John Steinbeck

What's in Season?

In June, fresh fruits and vegetables are busting our all over! Harvests in the Pacific Northwest include for apples, arugula, asparagus, basil, bok choy, bramble berries (e.g., boysenberries, raspberries, marionberries, etc.), broccoli, cauliflower, chard, cherries, chives, cilantro, collard greens, endive, fava beans, fennel, green onions, kale, lamb's quarter, lettuce, mint, mushrooms, mustard greens, oregano, parsley, potatoes, radicchio, radishes, rapini, rhubarb, rosemary, sage, snap peas, snow peas, sorrel, spinach, sprouts, strawberries, summer squash, tarragon, thyme, turnips, watercress, and zucchini.

What's in Season in your state
PNW Garden & Harvest Schedule

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