What’s in season?

Eating produce when it’s in season is better for you in a lot of different ways. The first thing you’ll probably notice is the flavor. Produce simply tastes better when it’s in season because it is totally fresh and fully ripe. For similar reasons, produce is also more nutritional in season. It’s fully ripe and has more sun exposure, allowing it to have more antioxidants and other nutritional goodies. Additionally, when food is grown in season, it doesn’t need as much human assistance, which means less pesticides or genetic modification. And lastly, it’s typically cheaper in season simply because there’s more available and it’s easier to grow. Here’s a guide to what’s in season at various times of the year in Nevada:

Spring

From Wikipedia.

apricots

arugula

asparagus

fava beans

green garlic

greens of all sorts

leeks

mushrooms

nettles

Summer

From blindpigandtheacorn.com

beets

blackberries

blueberries

broccoli

chard

cherries

corn

fennel

garlic

green onions

leeks

mushrooms

onions

lettuce

parsley

peaches

plums

radishes

rhubarb

spinach

strawberries

Fall

From worldcommunitycookbook.org

broccoli

cabbage

carrots

grapes

leeks

lettuce

melons

mushrooms

onions

parsley

parsnips

peaches

pears

pumpkins

radishes

raspberries

spinach

strawberries

watermelons

zucchini

Winter

From bestcoolseeds.com

leeks

onions

   For more information about what’s in season, you can browse through About.com’s website and search by state or season. And for more information about why eating in season is beneficial to you, take a look at MindBodyGreen’s article.

Written by: Sage Leehey