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What’s in<br />
Season - When<br />
A quick guide to what’s featured at<br />
local markets and when<br />
<strong>Sonoma</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> is rich in agricultural history. In the<br />
two centuries of settlement by Europeans, Mexicans and<br />
Americans, wheat, barley, corn, onions, cabbage, peppers,<br />
squash, melons, flax, apples, grapes, strawberries, cheese,<br />
olives, cattle, sheep, lavender, and cotton have all been grown<br />
here. Vineyards and wine grapes have become by far the top<br />
driver of the regional economy. Also, locally and regionally<br />
produced fancy organic cheese, olive oil and produce have<br />
become wine-associated agricultural products. And with the<br />
bounty of the Pacific Ocean nearby, the area is spoiled for<br />
choice when it comes to seafood.<br />
JANUARY/FEBRUARY/<br />
MARCH<br />
Crab, steelhead salmon, citrus<br />
(grapefruits, kumquats, limes, cara<br />
cara and navel oranges, mandarins,<br />
pomelos, tangerines) pomegranates<br />
& winter vegetables (artichokes,<br />
bok choy cabbage, celery,<br />
collard greens, escarole, frisee,<br />
kale, leeks, radishes, turnips, winter<br />
squash)<br />
APRIL Berries (strawberries,<br />
blackberries, blueberries, cherries),<br />
citrus (grapefruits, kumquats, meyer<br />
lemons, navel oranges, pomelos,<br />
tangelos, tangerines), rhubarb,<br />
spring vegetables (asparagus,<br />
carrots, fava beans, fennel, nettles,<br />
peas, spinach, watercress)<br />
MAY Berries (strawberries, blackberries,<br />
blueberries, mulberries,<br />
raspberries, tayberries), cherries,<br />
rhubarb, vegetables (asparagus,<br />
carrots, fava beans, fennel, nettles,<br />
peas, spinach, watercress)<br />
JUNE Berries (blackberries,<br />
blueberries, mulberries, raspberries),<br />
cherries, loquats, melons,<br />
nectarines, corn, summer squash<br />
JULY Apricots, nectarines,<br />
peaches, plums, pluots, berries<br />
(blueberries, boysenberries, mulberries,<br />
raspberries, strawberries),<br />
corn, summer squash<br />
AUGUST Berries (blackberries,<br />
blueberries, raspberries, strawberries),<br />
figs, grapes, melons, peaches,<br />
pears, pluots, tomatoes<br />
SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER<br />
Apples, dates, figs, grapes, nectarines,<br />
pears, tomatoes<br />
NOVEMBER/DECEMBER<br />
Persimmons, brussel sprouts,<br />
olives, greens (arugula, collards,<br />
dandelion, kale, chard)<br />
42 SONOMA VALLey
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