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Produce: What's Ready and When?

While trying to work more produce into your daily menu, it might be helpful to know which fresh vegetables are available each month. This will vary by region, of course, and may often be greenhouse-grown rather than field-grown.

Always Available

There are vegetables that are available almost all year (though prices vary with season) are:

Beans, broccoli, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, celery, endive, escarole, garlic, green onions, greens, lettuce, mushrooms, onions, peppers and spinach.

Here’s the month-by-month for getting fresh vegetables:

January Brussels sprouts, eggplant, parsnips, sweet potatoes
February Parsnips, squash, sweet potatoes, turnips
March Artichokes, asparagus, eggplant, sweet potatoes, turnips
April Artichokes, asparagus, corn, cucumbers, eggplant, peas, squash, turnips
May Asparagus, beets, corn, cucumbers, eggplant, peas, squash
June Beets, corn, cucumbers, eggplant, okra, peas, squash
July Beets, corn, cucumbers, eggplant, okra, squash
August Beets, corn, cucumbers, eggplant, okra
September Beets, Brussels spouts, corn, cucumbers, eggplant, okra, squash, sweet potatoes
October Beets, Brussels sprouts, cucumbers, eggplant, sweet potatoes, turnips
November Artichokes, Brussels spouts, Chinese cabbage, cucumbers, eggplant, parsley, and herbs, parsnips, sweet potatoes, turnips
December Artichokes, Brussels sprouts, Chinese cabbage, parsley and herbs, winter squash, sweet potatoes, turnips

Alice Lockridge,
MS Phys Ed - Exercise Physiologist for Every Body!
PRO♥FIT



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