SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER, NOVEMBER
FRUITS
Apples • Asian Pears • Avocados • Blackberries** • Cactus Pears • Dates • Feijoas* • Figs • Guavas• Kiwis • Kumquats • Lemons • Limes • Mandarins* • Melons • Nectarines • Oranges • Peaches* • Pears • Persimmons • Plums • Pluots • Pomegranates • Pomelos* • Quince • Raspberries • Strawberries
VEGETABLES
Beans • Beets • Bok Choy* • Broccoli • Brussels Sprouts* • Burdock • Cabbages • Carrots • Cauliflowers* • Celeriac • Celery • Chard • Collards • Corn • Cress • Cucumbers • Dandelions • Eggplants • Endive • Fennel • Garlic • Herbs • Horseradish • Kale • Leeks • Lettuces • Mustard Greens • Okra • Olives • Onions • Orach • Parsnips • Peas • Pea Shoots • Peppers • Potatoes • Radishes • Rhubarb • Rutabagas*** • Salsify • Scallions • Shallots • Spinach • Sprouts • Squash, Summer and Winter • Sunchokes • Sweet Potatoes • Tomatillos • Tomatoes • Turnips
SEAFOOD
Abalone • Halibut, Calif. • Lingcod • Rock Cod/Rockfish • Sablefish, aka Black Cod • Sanddabs • Sea Bass, White • Sole • Spot Prawns • Squid, Market • Tuna, Albacore
NUTS
Almonds • Hazelnuts • Pecans • Pistachios • Walnuts
*September only
**Only through October
***October and beyond
All fish listed are rated “Best Choice” or “Good Alternative” by the Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Seafood Watch program and are found in abundance in local waters. See seafoodwatch.org for more information.
About the author
At Edible Monterey Bay, our mission is to celebrate the local food culture of Santa Cruz, San Benito and Monterey Counties, season by season. We believe in sustainability, and we believe everyone has a right to healthful, clean and affordable food. We think knowing where our food comes from is powerful, and we hope our magazine, website and newsletters inspire readers to get to know and support our local growers, fishers, chefs, vintners and food artisans.
