Seasonality |
SummerSummer is a flamboyant time for agriculture. Everywhere you look another crop has ripened below the summer’s long light and is fluffing its tail feathers in your direction. While spring eeks out one surprise at a time, summer hits like an orchestra coming into full swing on the first note. The richness in our region is breathtaking to visitors unaccustomed to such variety, the summer feeding us so well that when it tapers down to the fall selection, we are almost ready for it. Almost.
But not yet. Now is the time to do your happy dance for all of agriculture is your oyster. Peppers, sweet corn, Monterey Bay caught seafood, eggplant, tomatoes, farm eggs, figs, berries. Get creative, make each meal a pleasure, transform amplitude into something that will keep – blueberry preserve, jars of tomatoes, dried apricots. It’s here, now, come get your fill at the markets!
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Seasonal Directory
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Almonds
Apples
Artichokes
Crop Type: | Vegetable |
Seasons: | Autumn, Winter |
Months: | April, December, June, March, May, November, October, September |
Farmers: | Route 1 Farms Rodoni Farms |
Recipes: | Pickled Lemon-Chile Artichokes |
Arugula
Asian pears
Crop Type: | Fruit |
Seasons: | Autumn |
Months: | November, October, September |
Farmers: | Live Earth Farm Kashiwase Farms |
Recipes: |
Avocados
Beets
Blackberries
Crop Type: | Fruit |
Seasons: | Autumn, Spring, Summer |
Months: | August, July, June, May, October, September |
Farmers: | Vasquez Farm Mora Family Farm Live Earth Farm |
Recipes: | Blackberry Gin Fizz |
Broccoli
Brussels sprouts
Crop Type: | Vegetable |
Seasons: | Autumn, Spring, Winter |
Months: | April, December, February, January, March, May, November, October, September |
Farmers: | Rodoni Farms Live Earth Farm |
Recipes: | Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Honey, Rosemary, and Hazelnuts Roasted Radishes and Brussels Sprouts with Almond-Cilantro Chutney |
Cabbage
Crop Type: | Vegetable |
Seasons: | Autumn, Spring, Summer, Winter |
Months: | April, August, December, February, January, July, June, March, May, November, October, September |
Farmers: | Windmill Farm Route 1 Farms Pinnacle Farm Old House Farm Live Earth Farm Dirty Girl Produce Blue Heron Farms |
Recipes: | Napa Cabbage Salad with Buttermilk Dressing Cabbage and Sausage Soup |
Carrots
Cauliflower
Celery
Chard
Corn
Crop Type: | Vegetable |
Seasons: | Autumn, Summer |
Months: | August, July, June, October, September |
Farmers: | Mora Family Farm |
Recipes: | Enchiladas Verde Kale and Red Quinoa Salad |
Cucumbers
Crop Type: | Vegetable |
Seasons: | Autumn, Spring, Summer |
Months: | August, July, June, November, October, September |
Farmers: | Route 1 Farms Pinnacle Farm Old House Farm Mora Family Farm Live Earth Farm Happy Boy Farms Casalegno Family Farm Blue Heron Farms |
Recipes: | Beer-Pickled Vegetables |
Dates
Crop Type: | Fruit |
Seasons: | Autumn |
Months: | November, October, September |
Farmers: | Flying Disc Ranch |
Recipes: | Maple Butternut Bake |
Eggplant
Crop Type: | Vegetable |
Seasons: | Autumn, Spring, Summer |
Months: | August, July, June, October, September |
Farmers: | Route 1 Farms Pinnacle Farm Old House Farm Live Earth Farm |
Recipes: | Aubergine (Eggplant) and Rice |
Fennel
Figs
Crop Type: | Fruit |
Seasons: | Autumn, Summer |
Months: | July, June, October, September |
Farmers: | Route 1 Farms Casalegno Family Farm |
Recipes: |
Garlic
Ginger root
Crop Type: | Vegetable |
Seasons: | Autumn, Summer |
Months: | August, November, October, September |
Farmers: | |
Recipes: | Curried Kabocha Squash and Chicken Stew Ginger Beer Soy-Braised Short Ribs With Shiitakes “Leche de Tigre” Lime-Marinated Ceviche |
Grapes
Crop Type: | Fruit |
Seasons: | Autumn, Summer, Winter |
Months: | August, July, November, October, September |
Farmers: | Twin Girls Farm Schletewitz Family Farm Live Earth Farm |
Recipes: | Winter Fruit Salad Beer-Pickled Vegetables |
Guavas
Crop Type: | Fruit |
Seasons: | Autumn, Spring, Winter |
Months: | April, December, February, January, March, November, October |
Farmers: | Brokaw Nursery Twin Girls Farm Live Earth Farm |
Recipes: |
Herbs
Jujubes
Crop Type: | Fruit |
Seasons: | Autumn |
Months: | October, September |
Farmers: | Twin Girls Farm |
Recipes: |
Kale
Kiwi
Crop Type: | Fruit |
Seasons: | Autumn, Winter |
Months: | December, November, October, September |
Farmers: | Twin Girls Farm Four Sisters Farm |
Recipes: |
Leeks
Crop Type: | Vegetable |
Seasons: | Autumn, Spring, Summer, Winter |
Months: | April, August, December, February, January, July, June, March, May, November, October, September |
Farmers: | Windmill Farm Rodoni Farms Pinnacle Farm Live Earth Farm Happy Boy Farms Dirty Girl Produce |
Recipes: | Romanesco Soup Chicken Stock with Nettles California Stir Fry |
Lemons
Lettuce
Limes
Melons
Crop Type: | Fruit |
Seasons: | Autumn, Summer |
Months: | August, July, June, October, September |
Farmers: | Pinnacle Farm Live Earth Farm Happy Boy Farms |
Recipes: | Watermelon, Cherry and Arugula Salad |
Mushrooms
Onions
Oranges
Parsnips
Crop Type: | Vegetable |
Seasons: | Autumn, Spring, Winter |
Months: | April, December, February, January, March, May, November, October |
Farmers: | Route 1 Farms |
Recipes: | Roasted Vegetable Chowder – Vegan + Gluten-Free Ground Yourself- Soup |
Peaches
Crop Type: | Fruit |
Seasons: | Autumn, Spring, Summer |
Months: | August, July, June, May, October, September |
Farmers: | Twin Girls Farm Route 1 Farms Kashiwase Farms Frog Hollow Farm |
Recipes: | Peaches n’ Honey Tea Agua Fresca, Sparkling Watermelon Juice Beer-Pickled Vegetables |
Pears
Peas
Crop Type: | Vegetable |
Seasons: | Autumn, Spring, Summer |
Months: | April, August, July, June, May, November, October, September |
Farmers: | Route 1 Farms Rodoni Farms Live Earth Farm |
Recipes: | Cabbage and Sausage Soup Pasta Salad with Smoked Chicken Blue Heron Farms Salad with Green Goddess Dressing |
Peppers, chile
Peppers, sweet
Crop Type: | Vegetable |
Seasons: | Autumn, Spring, Summer, Winter |
Months: | August, December, July, June, May, November, October, September |
Farmers: | Route 1 Farms Pinnacle Farm Molino Creek Farm Mora Family Farm Live Earth Farm |
Recipes: | Pasta Salad with Smoked Chicken Barley Risotto with Merguez Sausage and Peppers |
Persimmons
Crop Type: | Fruit |
Seasons: | Autumn |
Months: | November, October, September |
Farmers: | Prevedelli Farm Twin Girls Farm Stackhouse Brothers Orchards Route 1 Farms Mora Family Farm Four Sisters Farm Casalegno Family Farm |
Recipes: | Winter Fruit Salad |
Plums
Crop Type: | Fruit |
Seasons: | Autumn, Spring, Summer |
Months: | August, July, June, May, November, October, September |
Farmers: | Prevedelli Farm Twin Girls Farm Live Earth Farm Kashiwase Farms Frog Hollow Farm Casalegno Family Farm |
Recipes: |
Potatoes
Radishes
Raspberries
Crop Type: | Fruit |
Seasons: | Autumn, Spring, Summer |
Months: | August, July, June, May, November, October, September |
Farmers: | Vasquez Farm Route 1 Farms Mora Family Farm Live Earth Farm |
Recipes: | Raspberry Evening Spritzer Uber Veggie Chili |
Scallions
Crop Type: | Vegetable |
Seasons: | Autumn, Spring, Summer, Winter |
Months: | April, August, December, February, January, July, June, March, May, November, October, September |
Farmers: | |
Recipes: | Curried Kabocha Squash and Chicken Stew Baked Rice Summer Salad Soy-Braised Short Ribs With Shiitakes Wasabi Crab Cakes California Stir Fry |
Shelling Beans
Crop Type: | Vegetable |
Seasons: | Autumn, Summer |
Months: | August, October, September |
Farmers: | Dirty Girl Produce |
Recipes: | Favorite Gluten-Free Chili Recipe Uber Veggie Chili Spring Greens Salad with Black Beans and Apricots Kale and Red Quinoa Salad |
Spinach
Squash, summer
Squash, winter
Strawberries
Crop Type: | Fruit |
Seasons: | Autumn, Spring, Summer |
Months: | April, August, July, June, March, May, November, October, September |
Farmers: | Windmill Farm Vasquez Farm Pinnacle Farm Live Earth Farm Groundswell Farm Dirty Girl Produce |
Recipes: |
Sweet potatoes
Crop Type: | Vegetable |
Seasons: | Winter |
Months: | December, November, October, September |
Farmers: | Schletewitz Family Farm |
Recipes: | Favorite Gluten-Free Chili Recipe Ground Yourself- Soup |
Tomatillos
Crop Type: | Vegetable |
Months: | August, July, June, November, October, September |
Farmers: | Old House Farm |
Recipes: | Enchiladas Verde |