National Country Ham Month (National Country Ham Association) (A Country Ham is dry-cured with salt and sometimes sugar, and usually smoked. It is drier and sharper flavored than injected cured hams). (Ham Recipes) (Ham Trivia and Facts ----- Ham Quotes)
National Cranberry Month - peak month for cranberry harvest. (Cranberry Trivia)
National Popcorn Poppin' Month (1999 Secretary of Agriculture Dan Glickman proclaimed October as National Popcorn Poppin’ Month) (Popcorn Trivia)
National Pork Month (October became known as Pork Month because it marked the time of year when hogs were traditionally marketed). (Pork Trivia --- Pork Recipes --- Pork Quotes)
International Carignan Day (Oct 30, 2025 - last Thurs) Carignan is a medium-bodied red wine that grows mostly in Southern France, Spain and the island of Sardinia.
International Raw Milk Cheese Appreciation Day (Oct 18, 2025) An international celebration of raw-milk cheese and the individuals who bring it to life from the pasture to the plate. [Oldways Cheese Coalition]
UK: [Fairtrade Fortnight] (Sept 22-Oct 5, 2025) Celebrate the people who grow our food, people who live in some of the poorest countries in the world and who are often exploited and badly paid.
UK: National Honey Week (Oct 22-28, 2018) [British Beekeepers Assoc] - NO UPDATE FOR 2019
National Chestnut Week (Oct 8-14, 2017) ? No updates for 2018
