Eating What's In Season

Organic Gardening Magazine published a nice article on eating seasonal vegetables.  The article provides a detailed list of fresh vegetables for each of the four seasons of the year. 

The list may come in handy when you visit your local farmers market.

What's in season in spring, you ask? 

Spring: Apples, Arugula, Asparagus, Beet Greens, Beets, Bok Choy, Broccoli, Cabbage, Carrots, Chard, Collard Greens, Cress, Fiddleheads, Garlic, Jerusalem Artichoke, Kale, Lettuce, Mesclun, Mushrooms, Mustard Greens, Onions, Parsnips, Peas (snap and snow), Potatoes, Radishes, Rhubarb, Scallions, Shallots, Spinach, Sprouts, Strawberries, Turnip Greens, Turnips

To read the article and get the list for the other seasons of the year, check out the Organic Gardening's Eating with the Seasons.

Comments

[Account Deleted]

I'm all for eating what's in season but the list seems a little suspect to me. Apples? Turnips? In spring, these things and others on the list are certainly available, but not exactly in season (unless they're coming from the southern hemisphere).

I do, however, think of the first fresh spring peas, green onions, radishes, spinach, and all the lettuces. And here are one or two off-beat ones from my days in Turkey: green almonds shelled and served on ice; green plums.

[H. Mark Delman]

Ive never grown turnips, but I assumed they were overwintered. Ill see if I can get Organic Gardening Magazine to better explain this.

[Mark Delman]

Hi Steve:

I've e-mailed Organic Gardening twice and have not received a reply. Don't know what to tell you on this. I suspect you are right and the magazine published something in error.

[Mark Delman]

I spoke too soon. The magazine e-mailed me today. They have updated the web site to reflect the fact that Apples and Turnips are not spring veggies. Good eye Steve!