June: What's in Season

Since so much of the nation's produce comes from California, this list of what's in season may be helpful not only to Northern Californians but to other Local Foragers around the country.

As you can see from the list and from visits to the market, stone fruit has hit. I'm happier than dog with two peters*.

Now I'm waiting patiently for tomatoes. So far, they're still super scarce.

~JUNE~

Returning this month (weather willing): Nectarines, donut peaches, cucumbers, tayberries, ollalieberries, boysenberries, figs, cherry tomatoes, peppers, shelling beans, okra, haricots verts, hydrangeas, corn, tomatillos, new potatoes, wax beans

Plentiful: Cherries, peaches, strawberries, summer squash, raspberries, lettuces, basil, herbs, radishes, peas, onions, carrots, nopales, garlic, rhubarb, fennel, leeks, lilies, sweet williams, pastured eggs, arugula, apricots (will be winding down by the end of the month), blueberries (may be winding down by the end of the month)

Winding down/limited supply: Hothouse tomatoes, sweet pea flowers, artichokes, sugar snap peas

(Source: CUESA, the Center for Urban Education about Sustainable Agriculture. CUESA promotes food system sustainability through the operation of the San Francisco Ferry Plaza Farmers Market and its educational programs.)

*expression overheard at the market on Saturday.