photo by alexa clark
In most parts of the country we are at the height of the harvesting season for local fresh fruit and herbs perfect for making great frozen desserts and dessert toppings. Tampa unfortunately is not one of those places, but the consistent 94 degree, high humidity days with clockwork late afternoon tropical downpours has its own charms. As I never remember, I thought it would be useful to collect together some links on finding out whats in season and local farmer’s markers.
What Fruits are in Season?
US
If you are not using an IPad, here is a nice flash US map of fruits in season by month and state:
https://www.epicurious.com/articlesguides/seasonalcooking/farmtotable/seasonalingredientmap
For even more detail check out this amazing page of state by state harvest calendar links.
https://www.fieldtoplate.com/guide.php
Canada
https://localfoods.about.com/od/CanadianProduceGuides/Canadian-Produce-Guides.htm
UK
https://www.the-green-way.eu/Ressources/food%20by%20Sarah%20Lardner/Seasonal_FruitAndVeg.pdf
Australia
https://www.mygreenaustralia.com/australian-fruit-and-vegetable-season-list/
Local Farmers Markets
US
Based on how accurate the results were for Tampa, this looks like a very comprensive list of local farmers markets in the US compiled by the USDA.
https://search.ams.usda.gov/farmersmarkets/default.aspx
Canada
https://www.farmersmarketscanada.ca/Mission.cfm
UK
https://www.localfoods.org.uk/local-food-directory
Australia
https://www.farmersmarkets.org.au/markets
How to Tell If Fruit is Ripe
https://lifehacker.com/5935711/is-it-ripe-how-to-tell-when-your-favorite-fruits-and-vegetables-are-ready-to-eat
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