Healthy and Sustainable Food
This guide is meant to provide shoppers interested in eating locally with a quick reference detailing the types of fruits and vegetables available regionally each month. As mentioned, this guide necessarily presents a broad average as exact availability dates depend on climate variations in each part of the region (see caveat about availability). However, it is meant to serve as a useful tool providing information on what you can expect to find in markets when, how to select the best items along with information about their nutritional qualities and how to prepare and store them.
Items on this guide in red text indicate fruits and vegetables in season while green text indicates fruits and vegetables available from storage .
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*A note about storage.
New England Seasonal Guide
January Apples Beets Brussels Sprouts | Cabbage Carrots Celery | Garlic | Leeks | Mushrooms | Onions | Parsnips | Pears | Potatoes | Pumpkins | Radishes | Sprouts | Squash (Winter) | Sweet Potatoes | Turnips |
February Apples | Beets | Cabbage | Carrots | Leeks | Garlic | Mushrooms | Onions | Parsnips | Potatoes | Radishes | Sprouts | Squash (Winter) | Sweet Potatoes | Turnips |
March Apples | Cabbage | Carrots | Mushrooms | Onions | Parsnips | Potatoes | Radishes | Sprouts | Squash (Winter) | Sweet Potatoes | Turnips |
April Apples | Carrots | Mushrooms | Onions | Parsnips | Potatoes | Sprouts | Squash (Winter) | Sweet Potatoes |
May Apples | Asparagus | Carrots | Chard | Green Garlic | Mushrooms | Onions | Parsnips | Potatoes | Radishes | Rhubarb | Salad Greens | Spinach | Sprouts |
June
Asparagus | Beets | Broccoli | Broccoli Rabe | Cabbage | Cauliflower | Chard | Cherries (Sweet) | Collards | Green Garlic, Garlic Scapes, Garlic | Herbs (Basil, Cilantro, Dill, Parsley) | Kale | Mushrooms | Onions | Peas (sugar and snap) | Potatoes | Radishes | Rhubarb | Salad Greens | Spinach | Sprouts | Strawberries |
July
Beans (Green) | Beets | Blueberries | Broccoli | Broccoli Rabe | Cabbage | Carrots | Cauliflower | Celery | Chard | Cherries (Sweet) | Collards | Corn | Cucumbers | Eggplants | Fennel | Garlic | Herbs (Basil, Cilantro, Dill, Parsley) | Kale | Kohlrabi | Leeks | Mushrooms | Nectarines | Onions | Peaches | Peppers | Plums | Potatoes | Radishes | Raspberries | Salad Greens | Sprouts | Strawberries | Squash (Summer) | Tomatoes |
August
Apples | Beans (Green) | Beets | Blackberries | Blueberries | Broccoli | Broccoli Rabe | Cabbage | Carrots | Cauliflower | Celery | Chard | Collards | Corn | Cucumbers | Edamame | Eggplants | Fennel | Garlic | Grapes | Herbs (Basil, Cilantro, Dill, Parsley) | Kale | Kohlrabi | Leeks | Mushrooms | Muskmelons | Nectarines | Onions | Peaches | Pears | Peppers | Plums | Potatoes | Radishes | Raspberries | Salad Greens | Sprouts | Squash (Summer) | Sweet Potatoes | Tomatillos | Tomatoes | Turnips | Watermelons |
September
Apples | Beans (Green) | Beets | Blackberries | Blueberries | Broccoli | Broccoli Rabe | Brussels Sprouts | Cabbage | Carrots | Celery | Cauliflower | Chard | Collards | Corn | Cranberries | Cucumbers | Edamame | Eggplants | Fennel | Garlic | Grapes | Herbs (Basil, Cilantro, Dill, Parsley) | Kale | Kohlrabi | Leeks | Mushrooms | Muskmelons | Nectarines | Onions | Peaches | Pears | Peppers | Plums | Potatoes | Pumpkins | Radishes | Raspberries | Salad Greens | Spinach | Sprouts | Squash (Summer) | Squash (Winter) | Sweet Potatoes | Tomatillos | Tomatoes | Turnips | Watermelons |
October
Apples | Beets | Broccoli | Broccoli Rabe | Brussels Sprouts | Cabbage | Carrots | Cauliflower | Celery | Chard | Collards | Cranberries | Edamame | Fennel | Garlic | Grapes | Herbs (Cilantro, Dill, Parsley) | Kale | Kohlrabi | Leeks | Mushrooms | Nectarines | Onions | Parsnips | Peaches | Pears | Peppers | Plums | Potatoes | Pumpkins | Radishes | Salad Greens | Spinach | Sprouts | Squash (Winter) | Sweet Potatoes | Tomatillos | Turnips |
November
Apples | Beets | Broccoli | Broccoli Rabe | Brussels Sprouts | Cabbage | Carrots | Cauliflower | Celery | Chard | Collards | Cranberries | Garlic | Kale | Kohlrabi | Leeks | Mushrooms | Onions | Parsnips | Pears | Potatoes | Pumpkins | Radishes | Salad Greens | Spinach | Sprouts | Squash (Winter) | Sweet Potatoes | Turnips |
December
Apples | Beets | Brussels Sprouts | Cabbage | Carrots | Cauliflower | Celery | Garlic | Kohlrabi | Leeks | Mushrooms | Onions | Parsnips | Pears | Potatoes | Pumpkins | Radishes | Sprouts | Squash (Winter) | Sweet Potatoes | Turnips |
References and Resources
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