The Week of Vegetables and Fruit

Since 2009, We’re Smart® World has organised the Week of Vegetables and Fruit. This annual week in May is a momentum that all stakeholders communicate or launch new initiatives. The objective is to draw worldwide attention to the creative world of vegetable every year, from the point of view of the grower, producer, processor, (vegetable) chef, retailer or organisation.

We're Smart® focuses on a specific fruit and vegetable for a year. Besides background information on the products (nutrition, season, cultivation, storage, etc.), the culinary possibilities (recipes, preparation and storage possibilities, etc.) for chefs and amateur cooks are highlighted.

Vegetable of the year 2025 
Fruit of the year 2025

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More fruits of the year

The Pomegranate - Fruit of the year 2024
Kiwi - Fruit of the year 2023
Raspberry - Fruit of the year 2022
Watermelon - Fruit of the year 2021
Grapefruit - Fruit of the year 2020
Strawberries - Fruit of the year 2019

More vegetables of the year

Artichoke - Vegetable of the year 2024
Carrots - Vegetable of the year 2023
Tomato - Vegetable of the year 2022
Pepper - Vegetable of the year 2021
Cauliflower - Vegetable of the year 2020
Princess beans - Vegetable of the year 2019

Latest Stories

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We're Smart Wishes 2026
Monday, 22 December 2025

PURE PLANT wishes 2026

From all of us at We’re Smart, we wish you a joyful holiday season and a happy, healthy New Year 2026.

Lady Chef 2025 - Chantelle Nicholson
Chantelle Nicholson (Apricity), Lady Chef 2025
Thursday, 27 November 2025

Striving for the day this award has served its purpose

Chef Chantelle Nicholson of 5 Radishes restaurant Apricity in London is the third female chef to be awarded the prestigious ’Pure plant lady chef of the World’ award of the We’re Smart Green Guide

"The Quotes"

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Matthieu Beudaert
"A plate without vegetables is a plate...
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Rene Mathieu
"Eating fruit and eating vegetables is...
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Willem Asaert
"A day without fruit or vegetables is a...
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Norbert Koreman
"For me as an EU citizen, the truffle's...
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Eric Meursing
Our motto is 'less is more', but when it...
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Isabelle Maselis
Fruit, deliciously fresh, mischievous...
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