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What’s In Season?

There is nothing better then fresh produce and the closer to home that you can find it the better it will be. Growing seasons, obviously, vary depending on what part of the country you live in, but here are some general ideas of when fruits and vegetables can be found fresh in your produce or farmer's market department. Some vegetables may be available through more then one season while others, such as fresh peaches and cherries (alas), are only locally available for a short time each year.

Spring (March, April, May)

Apricots	Artichokes	Asparagus	Broccoli
Chives	Collard Greens	English Peas	Fava Beans
Fennel	Fiddlehead Ferns	Green Beans	Honeydew Melon
Mango	Morel Mushrooms	Mustard Greens	Oranges
Limes	Pea Pods	Pineapple	Ramps
Rhubarb	Snow Peas	Sorrel	Spinach
Spring Baby Lettuce	Strawberries	Sweet Corn	Sugar Snap Peas
Swiss Chard	Vidalia Onions	Watercress

Summer (June, July, August)

Apricots	Beets	Bell Peppers	Blackberries
Blueberries	Boysenberries	Cantaloupe	Casaba Melon
Cherries	Crenshaw Melon	Cucumbers	Eggplant
Figs	Garlic	Grapefruit	Grapes
Green Beans	Green Peas	Honeydew Melons	Kiwifruit
Lima Beans	Limes	Loganberries	Nectarines
Olallieberries	Okra	Peaches	Persian Melons
Plums	Radishes	Raspberries	Strawberries
Sweet Corn	Summer Squash	Tomatillo	Tomatoes
Watermelon	Zucchini

Fall (September, October, November)

Acorn Squash	Apples	Belgian Endive	Bok Choy
Broccoli	Brussel Sprouts	Butternut Squash	Cauliflower
Celery Root	Chayote Squash	Cherimoya	Coconuts
Cranberries	Daikon Radish	Garlic	Ginger
Grapes	Guava	Huckleberries	Kohlrabi
Kumquats	Mushrooms	Parsnips	Pear
Persimmons	Pineapple	Pomegranate	Pumpkin
Quince	Rutabagas	Sweet Potatoes	Swiss Chard
Turnips	Winter Squash	Figs	Tangerine