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