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Spring
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Spring
Early spring is a time of storage vegetables like carrots and potatoes as well as a great selection of greens from greenhouses. Spring is also a time of renewal and treasured spring gems like asparagus, rhubarb, strawberries (June), ramps and fiddleheads. As the weather warms up watch the farmers’ markets and farm stands come alive with a bounty of greens and early root crops. Don’t forget to shop your local farm stand and nursery for plant starts for your home garden.
Fruit:
- Apples (storage)
- Strawberries (June)
Vegetables:
- Arugula
- Asparagus
- Beets
- Bok Choy
- Broccoli
- Cabbage
- Carrots
- Cauliflower
- Chard
- Chicories
- Fennel
- Kale
- Lettuce & Salad Greens
- Mushrooms
- Onions
- Peas
- Peppers
- Potatoes
- Radishes
- Rhubarb
- Scallions
- Spinach
- Sprouts, Shoots & Microgreens
- Summer Squash
- Turnips
- Winter Squash
- Zucchini
Seafood:
- Black Sea Bass
- Bluefish
- Cod
- Flounder
- Haddock
- Hake
- Monkfish
- Pollock
- Redfish
- Scup
- Bay & Sea Scallops
- Lobster
- Mussels
- Quahogs (Clams)
- Northern Shrimp
- Oysters
- Softshell Clams
Other Foods, Plants & Fiber:
- Dairy, Cheese & Eggs
- Beef
- Chicken
- Lamb
- Pork
- Chevron (Goat)
- Honey
- Maple Syrup
- Bedding Plants
- Cut Flowers
- Lumber
- Wool
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Summer
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Summer
Summer is a time of abundance in Massachusetts with an incredible diversity of fruits and vegetables. Farmers’ Markets and Farm Stands are open and great places to shop for all of your produce, eggs, fish, shellfish, dairy and meat. Support your local farm and invest in your community while eating fresh and delicious produce.
Fruit:
- Blackberries
- Blueberries
- Cantaloupes
- Cherries
- Currants
- Elderberries
- Gooseberries
- Grapes
- Nectarines
- Peaches
- Pears
- Plums
- Raspberries
- Strawberries
- Watermelon
Vegetables:
- Arugula
- Beans, green
- Beets
- Bok Choy
- Broccoli
- Cabbage
- Carrots
- Chard
- Celery
- Corn
- Cucumbers
- Eggplant
- Escarole
- Fennel
- Garlic
- Kale
- Kohlrabi
- Leeks
- Lettuce & Salad Greens
- Mushrooms
- Onions
- Peas
- Potatoes
- Pumpkins
- Radicchio
- Radishes
- Scallions
- Spinach
- Sprouts, Shoots & Microgreens
- Turnips
- Winter Squash
Seafood:
- Bluefish
- Bluefin Tuna
- Cod
- Flounder
- Haddock
- Hake
- Monkfish
- Pollock
- Redfish
- Scup
- Striped Bass
- Swordfish
- Bay & Sea Scallops
- Lobster
- Mussels
- Quahogs (Clams)
- Oysters
Softshell Clams
Other Foods, Plants & Fiber:
- Dairy, Cheese & Eggs
- Beef
- Chicken
- Lamb
- Pork
- Chevon (Goat)
- Honey
- Maple Syrup
- Bedding Plants
- Cut Flowers
- Lumber
- Wool
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Fall
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Fall
Fall is one of the best seasons for eating in Massachusetts. In early fall you still have most of the summer vegetables, but starting to get all of the wonderful fall vegetables like sweet potatoes and butternut squash. The crops that thrive in cooler weather like broccoli and spinach become more abundant and taste sweeter.
Fruit:
- Cantaloupes
- Elderberries
- Grapes
- Nectarines
- Pears
- Plums
- Raspberries
- Watermelon
Vegetables:
- Arugula
- Beans, green
- Beans, dry
- Beets
- Bok Choy
- Broccoli
- Brussel Sprouts
- Cabbage
- Carrots
- Celeriac
- Chard
- Celery
- Corn
- Cucumbers
- Eggplant
- Escarole
- Fennel
- Garlic
- Grains
- Kale
- Kohlrabi
- Leeks
- Lettuce & Salad Greens
- Mushrooms
- Onions
- Parsnips
- Potatoes
- Pumpkins
- Radicchio
- Radishes
- Scallions
- Spinach
- Sprouts, Shoots & Microgreens
- Sweet Potatoes
- Turnips
- Winter Squash
Seafood:
- Bluefish
- Bluefin Tuna
- Cod
- Flounder
- Haddock
- Hake
- Monkfish
- Pollock
- Redfish
- Scup
- Swordfish
- Sea Scallops
- Lobster
- Mussels
- Quahogs (Clams)
- Oysters
Softshell Clams
Other Foods, Plants & Fiber:
- Dairy, Cheese & Eggs
- Beef
- Chicken
- Lamb
- Pork
- Chevron (Goat)
- Honey
- Maple Syrup
- Herbs
- Cut Flowers
- Lumber
- Wool
- Christmas Trees
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Winter
Southeastern Massachusetts has a relatively mild climate in New England and farmers have an amazing diversity of vegetables available for sale all winter! Many vegetables and some fruit are stored in coolers like apples, beets, carrots, cranberries, onions, potatoes, winter squash and more. Hearty greens grow in unheated greenhouses all winter including lettuce, chard, kale, spinach, and more. There are many Farmers’ Markets and Farm Stands that are open year round. So find your local Winter Market and support your local farms.
Fruit:
- Apples
- Cranberries
Vegetables:
- Beans, dry
- Beets
- Bok Choy
- Broccoli
- Brussel Sprouts
- Cabbage
- Carrots
- Cauliflower
- Chard
- Garlic
- Grains
- Kale
- Leeks
- Lettuce & Salad Greens
- Mushrooms
- Onions
- Potatoes
- Radishes
- Scallions
- Spinach
- Sprouts, Shoots & Microgreens
- Sweet Potatoes
- Turnips
- Winter Squash
Seafood:
- Cod
- Flounder
- Haddock
- Hake
- Monkfish
- Pollock
- Redfish
- Scup
- Bay & Sea Scallops
- Lobster
- Mussels
- Quahogs (Clams)
- Northern Shrimp
- Oysters
- Softshell Clams
Other Foods, Plants & Fiber:
- Dairy, Cheese & Eggs
- Beef
- Chicken
- Lamb
- Pork
- Chevon (Goat)
- Honey
- Maple Syrup
- Cordwood
- Lumber
- Wool
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