Thursday, May 31, 2007

What's in season?

You may have seen the earlier post about farmers markets and wondered what's in season. The Sun-Times recently ran a list of what's in season when, very useful when you want to have some idea what you'll find at the farmers market.

May
Asparagus, greens, herbs, leaf lettuce, pea pods, radishes, rhubarb,
spinach, strawberries, watercress

June
Asparagus, green beans, greens, herbs, lettuce, mushrooms, pea pods,
pod peas, radishes, rhubarb, snap peas, spinach, strawberries

July
Beets, blackberries, blueberries, bok choy, broccoli, cabbage,
carrots, cauliflower, sweet and sour cherries, corn, cucumbers, red
currants, eggplant, fava beans, fennel, garlic, green beans, greens,
herbs, kohlrabi, leeks, lettuce, lima beans, muskmelon, okra, onions,
parsnips, peaches, pears, peppers, potatoes, radishes, raspberries,
shell beans, spinach, summer apples, summer squash, tomatoes, turnips,
watermelon

August
Beets, blackberries, blueberries, bok choy, broccoli, cabbage,
carrots, cauliflower, corn, cucumbers, eggplant, fava beans, fennel,
garlic, green beans, greens, herbs, kohlrabi, leeks, lettuce, lima
beans, muskmelon, okra, onions, parsnips, peaches, pears, peppers,
potatoes, shell beans, summer apples, summer squash, tomatoes,
turnips, watermelon

September
Apples, beets, broccoli, brussels sprouts, cabbage, carrots,
cauliflower, corn, cranberries, cucumbers, eggplant, grapes, green
beans, greens, herbs, leeks, lettuce, lima beans, onions, parsnips,
pears, peppers, plums, potatoes, pumpkins, raspberries, summer
andwinter squash, tomatoes, turnips, watermelon

October
Apple cider, apples, beets, broccoli, brussels sprouts, cabbage,
cauliflower, cranberries, dried beans, greens, leeks, onions, pears,
potatoes, pumpkins, turnips, winter squash

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