What Fruits & Veggies are in Season in Washington State?

I love cooking with fresh fruits and vegetables. Quality fresh ingredients produce amazing results! 

Below is a list of what is in season and available at many of our local Washington State Farmers Markets. Email me for ideas on how to use these ingredient. I would love to provide some menu ideas. 

January-February:
Apples, pears, Asian pears, winter greens and lettuces, winter squashes, potatoes, leeks, onions, garlic, parsnips, cabbages, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, beets, rutabagas, turnips, dried shelling beans, carrots, wild mushrooms. 

March:
Salad greens, wild greens, carrots, radishes, broccoli, turnips, potatoes, rutabagas, winter squashes, fresh herbs, garlic, apples, wild mushrooms, dried shelling beans. 

April:
Asparagus, radishes, sunchokes, spring greens, garlic shoots, cabbage greens, hothouse cherry tomatoes, cauliflower, wild mushrooms, wild foraged greens, fiddlehead ferns, baby vegetables & greens, nursery stock & vegetable starts, cut flowers, dried beans, rhubarb.

May:
Braising greens, wild greens, lettuces, asparagus, celery, sweet salad onions, potatoes and root veggies, radishes, cauliflower, green garlic, fresh herbs, radicchio, hothouse cherry tomatoes, rhubarb, dried beans and fruits.

June:
Strawberries, cherries, currants, raspberries, sugar snap peas, fava beans, sweet onions, dozens of greens & lettuces, wild mushrooms, wild sea beans, rhubarb, apriums, squash blossoms, pea vines, fiddlehead ferns, shelling peas, radishes, cucumbers, bamboo shoots, carrots, sunchokes, radicchio, hothouse tomatoes, asparagus, celery, cauliflower, scallions, beets, turnips, potatoes, peanuts, fresh herbs (coriander, lemon balm, mint, oregano, chives, thyme, sage, tarragon, basil), hazelnuts.

July:
Raspberries, strawberries, tayberries, blueberries, marionberries, loganberries, red gooseberries, wild black berries, huckleberries, cherries (Attika, Skeena, Summit, Bings, Rainiers, Vans, Baliton, Montmorency), apricots, (Riland, Rival, Perfection), haricot verts, maroon & golden carrots, golden beets, cucumbers, radishes, nectarines, peaches, Romanesco cauliflower, apriums, lettuces (Wildman’s Green, Prizehead, Romaine, Galisse, Red Oak, Sierra, Black Seeded Simpson, Jericho, Red Riding Hood, Merlot, Bronze Arrow, Esmeralda, Capitain, Cardinale, Redina, Red Rumple, Iceberg), braising greens (Pea Vines, Kairan (rare Japanese variety), Chicory, Chinese Spinach, Chinese Broccoli, Red Russian Kale, Lacinato Kale, Tatsoi, Dandelion Greens, Sorrel, Mizuna, Broccoli Rabe, Spinach, Chinese Mustard, Red Mustard, Collards, Arugula, Bok Choy, Shinguko, Shiso, Pac Choi, Mibuna Hanana,  Swiss and Rainbow Chard), shelling peas, sugar snap peas, squash blossoms, onions, garlic tops, sunchokes, radicchio, hothouse tomatoes, asparagus, cauliflower, red beets, French turnips, Fava beans, Ozette potatoes, eggplant, sweet corn, peanuts, hazelnuts, fesh herbs (Coriander, Lemon Balm, Mint, Oregano, Marjoram, Chives, Thyme, Sage, Tarragon, Basil).

August:
Pole beans (Romano, Yellow Wax, Green, Haricot Vert, Blue Lake), shelling beans, garlic, sweet and hot peppers, tomatillos, chantrelles, strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, plums, apples, all kinds of melons, cherries, apricots, peaches, nectarines, rhubarb, dozens of lettuces and greens, sweet corn, eggplants, okra, summer squashes, radishes, cucumbers, cabbage, fennel, kohlrabi, carrots, onions, radicchio, heirloom tomatoes, lilac and golden cauliflower, Romanesco cauliflower, broccoli, beets, French turnips, favas, leeks, potatoes, fresh herbs (Basil, Anise Hyssop, Summer Savory, Lemon Verbena, Spearmint Lemon Basil, Purple Basil, Cinnamon Basil,  Dill, Rosemary, Cilantro Root, Dill, Coriander, Epazote, Lemon Balm, Mint, Oregano, Rosemary, Marjoram, Chives, Thyme, Sage, Tarragon, Flat Leaf Parsley). 

September:
Apples, golden raspberries, peaches, pears, ground cherries, blueberries, blackberries, strawberries, melons (Crenshaw, Charlynn, Cantaloupe, Honeydew, Watermelon (orange fleshed and seedless), Ice Box Watermelon, Yellow Doll Watermelon, Charentais, Butterscotch, Japanese, Bittermelon), Asian pears (20^th Century, Ichiban, Kosui, Yakuma, Hosui, Tojuro), plums (Duarte, Burbank, Shiro, Sun, Small “Wild” varieties, Italian Prunes), Pluots, lettuces (Speckled Amish Butterhead, Cherokee Red Crisphead, Wildman’s Green, Prizehead, Romaine, Galisse, Red Oak, Sierra, Black Seeded Simpson, Jericho, Red Riding Hood, Merlot, Bronze Arrow, Esmeralda, Stem Lettuce, Capitain, Cardinale, Redina, Red Rumple, Iceberg), greens (Mache, Squash Vines, Chicory, Purslane, Chinese Spinach, Chinese Broccoli, Red Russian Kale, Lacinato Kale, Tatsoi, Sorrel, Mizuna, Broccoli Rabe, Spinach, Chinese Mustard, Red Mustard, Collards, Arugula, Bok Choy, Swiss, White & Rainbow Chard), artichokes, garlic, edamame, winter squash, sweet and hot peppers, sweet corn, eggplants (Japanese, Purple, Lilac, White, Green Striped), okra, scallions, celeriac, red and white turnips, cucumbers (Pickling, Su Yu Long, English, Lemon), beans (Romano, Yellow Wax, Haricot Vert, Blue Lake, Italian, Dragon Tongue, Conseca, Japanese Long, shelled Flageolet beans), Napa cabbage, fennel, kohlrabi, carrots (Thumbelina, Maroon, Yellow, Orange), onions (Walla Walla, Cipollini, Sweet Onion, Red Torpedo), radicchio, dozens of varieties of tomatoes, cauliflower, broccoli, Romanesco cauliflower, red, golden & chioggia beets, baby turnips, fava beans, leeks, herbs (Anise Hyssop, Summer Savory, Lemon Verbena, Spearmint, Peppermint, Lemon Basil, Purple Basil, Cinnamon Basil, Dill, Rosemary, Dill, Coriander, Epazote, Lemon Balm, Mint, Oregano, Rosemary, Marjoram, Chives, Garlic Chives, Thyme, Sage, Tarragon, Flat Leaf Parsley, Basil).

October:
Squashes (Hubbard, Sweet Dumpling, Sugar Loaf, Spaghetti, Turk’s Turban, Honey Boat, Galeux d’ Eysines, Loofah), baby cabbage, apples (Cox’s Orange Pippin, King David, Cameo, Jonathan, King, Smokehouse, Belle de Boskoop, Egremont Russet), pears (Bosc, Bartlett, 20^th Century, Kosui (Honey), Ichiban, Yakumo, Moonglow, Red Bartletts, D'Anjou), wild mushrooms (Chanterelles, Porcini, Lobster, Matsutake), ever-bearing raspberries (red & golden), melons, peaches, nectarines, plums, pluots, quince, hardy kiwis, lettuces, braising greens, artichoke, beets, broccoli, pole beans, peas, carrots, celery, celeriac, sweet corn, chestnuts, edamame, garlic, kohlrabi, shallots, radishes, cucumbers, onions, turnips, cauliflower, eggplant, favas, pumpkins, sweet and hot peppers, dozens of tomatoes, fresh herbs.

November:
Apples (Newton Pippin, Ashmead’s Kernel, Spitzenburg, Winesap, Melrose, Cameo, Jonathan, Belle de Boskoop, Rome, Egremont Russet, Braeburn, Jonagold, Galas, Fujis, Gingergolds, Honey Crisp, Macintosh, Golden Russet, Stayman), pears (Bronze Beauty, D’anjou, Bosc, Bartlett, 20^th Century, Kosui (Honey) Asian varieties), plums, pluots, horseradish root, lettuces, braising greens (Arugula, Beet Greens, Bok Choy, Collards, Black Italian Collards, Endive, Mizuna, Mustards, Rapini (broccoli rabe), Radicchio, Sorrel, Spinach, Kale, Chard), Brussels sprouts, Jerusalem artichokes, beets, broccoli, shelling beans (Cranberry, Panda, Cannolini, Black Turtle, Dixie Speckled Butter Peas, Flageolet), carrots, celery, celery root, chestnuts, edamame, garlic, kohlrabi, shallots, radish, cucumbers, onions, turnips, rutabagas, parsnips, cabbages, cauliflower, fava beans, winter squash (Amber Cup, Sweet Dumpling, Sugar Loaf, Spaghetti, Turk’s Turban, Honey Boat, Galeux d’ Eysines,  Rouge Pumpkins, Hubbard, Golden Nugget, Fairy Tale, Cinderella, Kobocha, Butternut, Delicata, Acorn, Sugar Pie Pumpkins, Rouge Pumpkins), all kinds of potatoes, sweet ant hot peppers, tomatoes (field and hothouse), wild mushrooms, fresh herbs.  

December:
Holiday wreathes, apples, pears, plums, pluots, lettuces, greens, fresh herbs, Brussels Sprouts, Jerusalem artichokes, beets, broccoli, Romanesco Broccoli, beans (dried: Cannolini, Black Turtle, Peas), Carrots, Garlic:  Elephant and Spanish Roja, kohlrabi, shallots, scallion, Turnips, Rutabagas,  Parsnips,  Cabbage,   Cauliflower, Fava Beans, Winter Squash (Kobocha, Golden Nugget, Carnival, Acorn, Kuri), Pumpkin Squash (Fairy Tale, Sugar Pie, French Rouge), potatoes, Chantrelles.

Local Farmers Market

• Broadway (Sundays, 11am-3pm, April 22 - Dec 23, 2012)Broadway & Pine at Seattle Central Comm. College on Capitol Hill, 98102 
• Columbia City (Wednesdays, 3-7pm, May 2 - Oct 17, 2012) at 37th Ave S & S Edmunds St, South Seattle, 98118
• Lake City (Thursdays, 3-7pm, June 14 - Oct 11, 2012)NE 125th & 28th NE, next to the Library off Lake City Way, 98125
• Magnolia (Saturdays, 10am-2pm, June 9 - Sept 29, 2012)33rd Ave W & W McGraw Str in the Magnolia Village
• Phinney (Fridays, 3-7pm, June 1 - Oct 5, 2012)67th & Phinney Ave N, in upper lot at Phinney Neighborhood Ctr, 98103
• University District (Saturdays, 9am - 2pm, Year-round)
  Corner of 50th & University Way NE, in the University Heights lot, 98105
• West Seattle (Sundays, 10am - 2pm, Year-round)
  California Ave SW & SW Alaska, in the heart of the West Seattle Junction, 98116

* Info optained from seattlefarmersmarkets.org