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Food Events
August 
Monthly Food Events
National Brownies at Brunch Month 
National Fishing Month UK 7/26-9/1
Get Acquainted with Kiwifruit Month
Shop Online Groceries Month
Kräftskiva
National Coffee Month 
National Mushroom and Onion Month
National Blueberry Month Canada
Rye and Triticale Month
(May through September)
Seasonal Fruits for August
(always check your area and with your vendors)
Almonds, Apples, Figs, Grapefruit, Kumquats, Lemons, Pears, Peanuts, Asian Pears, Avocado, Blueberry, Blackberry, Cactus Pears, Melons, Mulberries, Nectarines, Oranges, Peaches, Plums, Pluots, Raspberries, Rhubarb, Strawberries, Tayberries
Fresh Vegetables for August
(always check your area and with your vendors)
Arugula, Asian Vegetables, Green Beans, Shelling Beans, Beets, Bok Choy, Broccoli, Burdock, Cabbage, Cactus Pads, Carrots, Cauliflower, Celeriac, Celery, Chard, Chicory, Collards, Corn, Cress, Cucumbers, Eggplant, Endive, Fennel, Garlic, Ginger root, Horseradish, Jicama, Kale, Lambsquarter, Leeks, Lettuce, Mushrooms, Mustard Greens, Okra, Olives, Onions, Orach, Peas, Chile Peppers, Sweet Peppers, Potatoes, Purslane, Radishes, Scallions, Shallots, Spinach, Sprouts, Summer Squash, Tomatillos, Tomatoes
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National Raspberry Creme Pie Day
(1st Thur)
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National Ice Cream Sandwich Day
(1st Friday)
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(1st Saturday)
4-10
National Farmer's Market Week
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1693 Dom Perignon is said to discover how to make Champagne
(some show on 3rd but most show on 4th)
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6
(1st Monday)
Meatless Monday
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National Raspberry in Cream Day
(1st Tuesday)
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Sneak some Zucchini on your Neighbors Porch Day
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10-12
10
(2nd Friday)
Feast Day of St. Lawrence, patron of Chefs
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12
(2nd Sunday)
John Cadbury Born, 1802, Founder of Cadbury Chocolate
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14-20
Saint Arnulf of Soissons, patron of Brewers and Millers
St Werenfrid, patron of Vegetable Gardens
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17
(3rd Thrusday)
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(3rd Saturday)
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National Chef Appreciation Week
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Charles Hires Born, 1851 (Hires Root Beer)
"Black Cow" Root Beer Float Created 1893
Chef Appreciation Day
20
National Chocolate Pecan Pie Day
1912, Stainless Steel cast for first time
Cupcake Day
(3rd Monday)
22
Maimillian Bircher Born, 1867, Creator of Muesli
23
Buttered Corn Day (celebrated in areas where corn is harvested so check to see when it is being celebrated in your area)
24
Inventor of Styrofoam born 1918 (Ray McIntire - Dow Chemical Co.)
25
26-31
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(4th Sunday)
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Meatless Monday
28
Crackers over the Keyboard Day
St. Augustine's Feast Day, Patron of Brewers
Lea and Perrin start manufacturing sauce, 1837
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National Swiss Winegrowers Day
(last Wednesday)
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National Toasted Marshmallow Day
Gail Borden receives Patent for Condensed Milk
National Cabernet Sauvignon Day
(Thursday before Labor Day)
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