Every growing season is different from the last one, and our vegetable shareholders know the amount of rainfall and the fluctuation of temperature directly affect the variety of produce available to them at any given time. They also know the vegetables they receive each week are the freshest and tastiest one can find. In general, here is what to look for as the season progresses:
Spring is a green time in the gardens as we harvest cool-weather-loving cooking greens like Swiss chard and kale, as well as lettuce mixes, arugula, spinach, and baby beet greens for salads. There are radishes for a splash of color, and fresh herbs for flavor. During this time of year, we're also on the lookout for those first spears of asparagus to poke up from the ground.
As the days warm up, we watch for color to return to the gardens. Among the green snow peas, garlic scapes, and broccoli, we start finding purple cauliflower (that's right, purple!), red and golden beets, tri-colored carrots, red and white onions, and new potatoes.
By August the gardens are bursting with color and flavor--tomatoes, basil, garlic, leeks, kohlrabi, cucumbers, eggplants, peppers, sweet corn, and summer squash are abundant.
By the end of September, we've come full circle, harvesting cooking greens and salad mixes, as well as broccoli, cauliflower, and storage crops like potatoes, winter squash, sweet potatoes, and rutabaga.
Below you'll find a full list of the vegetables and flowers we grew last year. The 2012 season offerings will likely be similar. Also, click here for a guide to the Indiana harvest season to see a visual represenatation of typical harvest times for our climate.
Lettuce
Spinach
Arugula
Chard
Kale
Carrots
Radishes
Onions
Shallots
Leeks
Beets
Broccoli
Purple Cauliflower
Kohlrabi
Rutabaga
Sweet Potato
Snow Peas
Green Beans
Peppers
Eggplant
Tomatoes
Cucumbers
Summer Squash
Winter Squash
Wax beans
Royal Burgundy (Purple) Snap Beans
Sweet Corn
Garlic
Potatoes
Gourds
Rosemary
Parsley
Oregano
Fennel
Dill
Cilantro
Basil
Cosmos flowers
Zinnia flowers
Marigolds
Sunflowers