Summer

June 21 - September 22

produce note: Peak season for nightshades, corn, stone fruits.

Citrus in decline.

beans, blue lake, yellow wax, cranberry, favas, string beans, cannelini 

berries: strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, boysenberries

corn: white, bi-color.  red corn end of july through mid august.

eggplant: baby japanese, italian

figs: fresh figs gap between late june and july

melons: cavaillon, crenshaw, charentais, galia, watermelons,

mushrooms: chanterelle, hen of the woods, maitake

peppers : gypsy, toybox, red, yellow, green, poblanos

potatoes: new crop varietals

squash: summer toybox, ronde de nice

stone fruits: apricots, white nectarines, peaches, plums

tomatoes: heirloom, toybox cherrys, sungolds, green zebras 

JUST SAY NO TO GENETICALLY MODIFIED CONVENTIONAL CORN!

Fall

September 22 - December

produce note: nightshades available to mid season, lots of transition great variety.

best of fall : baby carrots, persimmons, mushrooms, quince, squash  

citrus: sunburst tangerines

corn : yellow and bi-color limited to mid season

greens: frisee, rainbow chard, mizuna, cavelo nero kale, escarole    

mushrooms, hen of the woods, maitake, porcinis, toybox

pears : bosc, french butter, seckels, comice

roots: sweet potatoes, celery root, parsnips

squash: zucchini, ronde de nice, butternut and hard squash varietals  

tomatoes : heirloom, toybox cherry, sungolds, cherokee purples

Spring

March 20 - June 20

produce note: rainy season begins to wind down and love is in the air!

beans: yellow, favas

citrus: grapefruit, kumquat, honey tangerines

corn: white may

flowers: nasturtuims, herb buds, mixed varietals

grapes: local concords

mushrooms: morels, black trumpets, porcini, yellow and blue foot

onions: red spring onions, baby leeks, ramps

stone fruits: apricots, cherries, nectarines, may to june

specialty: lemon verbena, pea tendrils, squash blossoms, fiddleheads

Seasons Best: artichokes. arugula, asparagus, english peas

Winter

December 21 - March 19

produce note: peak growing season for citrus fruits and root crops.

apples: heirloom varietals

brassicas : cabbage, red cabbage, brussel sprouts, cauliflower

greens: braising, bloomsdale spinach, micros

flowers: edible mix, herb buds

lemons: meyer, limes, bergamot, buddhas hand

oranges: moro blood, cara cara, tangerines, satsumas

roots: beets, turnips, carrots, potatoes, celery root, leeks

mushrooms: chanterelle, hedgehog, trumpet. black truffles

tropical fruits: young coconuts, pineapples, mangos, kiwis