Vegetable harvest schedule
This weekend has firmly confirmed that spring has arrived to the Pacific Northwest region. To me, this brings anticipation of asparagus, fresh spinach, and many varieties of lettuce. Then the real fun begins with an explosion of fresh produce and the re-opening of many farmer’s markets (not counting the ones open year-round). A few friends have been asking if I had any idea when local, seasonal vegetables will be available and after a bit of searching, I found a fantastic website called Puget Sound Fresh. Not only does it have an easy-to-comprehend chart showing which months a wide variety of vegetables will be harvested, but if you click on the name of the vegetable, it shows you which local farm should grow and sell it.
Asparagus:
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The website contains a lot of information for those who would love to eat more local fare, including information about CSA’s, co-ops, and a list of recipes.
For anyone who is feels strongly about local and organic produce Tilth Seattle is a great restaurant and organization to check out. They’re all natural, all organic, and were recently written up in .
Tilth has been written up previously on Metblogs: http://seattle.metblogs.com/2008/02/11/sowing-the-seeds-of-tilth-chef-maria-hines/
I still have yet to try it though. *hangs head in shame*