Shopping at a local farm market like Wolff’s makes it easy to become attuned to what’s in season when. This makes it an exciting challenge to find recipes to match the produce you discover from local farms. Here’s a handy guide to what’s in season when…. and the recipes you can make each season!

Of course, this is just a rough overview of what’s available in each season. Be sure to stop by our store and find all kinds of produce treasures!

Spring

What’s in season: Asparagus, green onions, herbs, leeks, lettuce, mushrooms, new potatoes, peas, radishes, rhubarb, spinach, strawberries and other leafy greens.

What to make: Asparagus and strawberry salad, rhubarb compote, leek soup with potato and tomato.

Asparagus & Strawberry Salad with Orange-Avocado Dressing

 

Strawberry Rhubarb Compote

 

Leek Soup With Potato and Tomato

Summer

What’s in season: Berries, cherries, corn, cucumbers, eggplant, green beans, herbs, kohlrabi, melons, peaches, peppers, plums, tomatoes and summer squash. 

What to make: Blueberry pie, corn salads, watermelon smoothies.

Blueberry Pie

Corn, Tomato and Radish Salad

Watermelon Green Smoothie

 

Fall

What’s in season: Broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, celery, cranberries, grapes, leafy greens (collards, kale, Swiss chard), pears, pumpkin and winter squash.

What to make: Parmesan roasted broccoli, carrots and potato; apple cranberry baked oatmeal; pumpkin roll

Parmesan Roasted Broccoli, Carrots and Potato

Apple Cranberry Baked Oatmeal

Repurposing Pumpkins and Delighting in Slices of Pumpkin Roll

 

Winter

What’s in season: Apples, beets, cabbage, carrots, citrus, leafy greens, parsnips, potatoes, rutabagas, sweet potatoes, turnips

What to make: Apple slab pie, roasted sweet potatoes with bacon, roasted beets 

Apple Slab Pie with Maple Glaze

Roasted Sweet Potatoes with Maple-Bacon Vinaigrette

Roasted Beets