Spring Produce

3.20 - 6.20

What to Look For

plump, firm, uniformly colored

How to Store

room temp until ripe
refrigerator - 5 days

What to Look For

dry, tight tips, orderless
avoid limp or wilted stalks

How to Store

refrigerator - 4 days

What to Look For

plump heads, tight closed leaves, heavy for size
pull back leaves - check heart for black blemishes

How to Store

refrigerator - a week
keep dry to prevent mold

What to Look For

firm, red, stems attached
avoid soft, shriveled, blemished

How to Store

refrigerator - 5 days
use ASAP or freeze

What to Look For

covered from light
tight leaves and a crisp solid heart

How to Store

refrigerator in crisper section - 2 weeks

What to Look For

firm, unblemished, 5-12 inches
green = more bitter, yellow = more mild

How to Store

refrigerator - 5 days
slice immediately before use

What to Look For

orderless heads, tight bluish green florets
tight leaves and a crisp solid heart

How to Store

refrigerator - 5 days

What to Look For

avoid heads with wilted leaves

How to Store

wash and dry
refrigerator - 5 days
living - store in original container, then rinse before using

What to Look For

green watercress
avoid yellow areas or slippery stems

How to Store

rinse cut stems, blot dry
refrigerator - 5 days

What to Look For

firm, with smooth, unblemished skin

How to Store

refrigerator - one month
rinse before using

What to Look For

unblemished, firm with green skin

How to Store

room temp until ripe (will give slightly when pressed)
refrigerator - 2 days

What to Look For

long green hollow leaves (will look like grass)

How to Store

refrigerator (crisper section) - 2 weeks

What to Look For

dark green leaves
avoid yellowing

How to Store

refrigerator - 5 days

What to Look For

green husks, fresh silks, tight row of kernels

How to Store

refrigerator - 2 days

What to Look For

long and plump (like giant green beans
heavy with a hint of rounded beans inside
avoid lots of markings

How to Store

crisper section of refrigerator - 7 days

What to Look For

firm, unblemished bulbs, bright green leaves

How to Store

refrigerator - 5 days

What to Look For

fresh, well-colored, snap easily when bent

How to Store

refrigerator - 1 week

What to Look For

well-shaped (spherical), waxy, feels heavy for size
avoid fuzzy surface

How to Store

room temp until cut
once cut, refrigerator - 2 weeks

What to Look For

sweet smell, will give when you press on it

How to Store

refrigerator - 7 days
frozen - 2 months

What to Look For

smooth, shiny skin, heavy for size

How to Store

refrigerator - 2 weeks

What to Look For

red shells, heavy for size, brown patches indicates sweeter flavor

How to Store

refrigerator - 10 days

What to Look For

slightly firm, sweet aroma
avoid sap on skin

How to Store

room temp until cut
refrigerator - 2 days

What to Look For

smell fresh and earthy
avoid soft spots, bruising, or slime

How to Store

refrigerator - 3 days

What to Look For

avoid wilted leaves

How to Store

wash and dry
refrigerator - 5 days
living lettuce in original container, rinse before use

What to Look For

green leaves, stems look freshly cut
avoid blemishes, yellowing, wilting on leaves and dried out, browned, or split stems

How to Store

lower part of refrigerator (high humity drawer) - 5 days

What to Look For

firm, smooth skins, heavy for size

How to Store

room temp - 2 days
refrigerator - 2 weeks

What to Look For

firm, bright green, medium sized pods,
avoid signs of delay or wilting

How to Store

refrigerator - 5 days
shell immediately before use

What to Look For

dark green leaves, heavy for size
avoid soft or dark spots, dry leaves

How to Store

eat ASAP
once cut, refrigerator - 3 days

What to Look For

bright maroon/red/purple leaves that are fresh, young, moist, and tender
avoid leaves that look injured, torn, dried, limp or yellow

How to Store

unwashed, refrigerator (coldest section) - 3 days

What to Look For

odorless, dry and tight tips
avoid limp or wilted stalks

How to Store

refrigerator - 4 days

What to Look For

closely bunched, fresh-looking leaves
avoid brown, wilting edges

How to Store

rinse and dry lettuce
refrigerator - 1 week

What to Look For

deep red, flat stalks

How to Store

refrigerator - 3 days

What to Look For

shiny, flat with peas that are barely visible through pod

How to Store

unwashed, refrigerator - 5 days

What to Look For

good color, clean fresh scent
avoid brown spots, wilted stalks or leaves

How to Store

unwashed, refrigerator (crisper section) - 3 days

What to Look For

clean and fresh with well-colored leaves

How to Store

refrigerator - 1 week

What to Look For

fresh, crisp, green bunches
avoid any evidence of insect damage

How to Store

refrigerator - 5 days
loosely wrap in damp paper towel

What to Look For

shiny, firm, bright red color
fresh, green and intact caps
avoid mushy or leaky

How to Store

refrigerator - 3 days
wash immediately before use

What to Look For

firm, straight, smooth stalks with uniform thickness and tightly closed tips
avoid dry and limp at the cut

How to Store

refrigerator - 4 days

What to Look For

fresh, green leaves
avoid yellow or discoloration

How to Store

unwashed, refrigerator (crisper section) - 3 days

refrigerator - 3 days
wash immediately before use

What to Look For

firm, dry skins
avoid decay, blemishes or sprouts

How to Store

room temp in cool, dry and well ventilated area (not touching)
wrap individually in refrigerator - 6 months

SPRING produce

3.20

SUMMER produce

6.21

FALL produce

9.22

Winter produce

12.21

YEAR ROUND PRODUCE

Amaranth

Apples

Arrowroot

Apricots, Dried

Avocados

Bananas

Banana Squash

Bell Peppers

Black Eyed Peas

Black Radish

Bok Choy

Broccoflower

Broccolini

Burdock Root

Cabbage

Carrots

Cranberries, Dried

Celeriac (Celery Root)

Celery

Cherry Tomatoes

Chinese Eggplants

Coconut

Dandelion Greens

Gai Lan

Galangal Root

Kiwano

Leek

Lemons

Lettuce

Mushrooms

Olives

Onions

Papayas

Parsnips

Pearl Onions

Potatoes

Rutabagas

Salad Savoy

Snow Peas

Wasabi Root

Yucca Root