Foraging for wild grapes might just be our favorite edible activity this season.
Although the precise seasonality of crops varies throughout the Southeast month-to-month (and of course, it’s contingent on the weather which is only more erratic all the time), this is a general guide to help you seek out the right stuff at your local markets. Don’t let this stop you from exploring other options offered by your farmers — when it comes to seasonality, they know best!
Fruits:
Apples
Apricots
Blackberries
Blueberries
Cantaloupes
Figs
Grapes
Nectarines
Peaches
Raspberries
Tomatoes
Watermelons
Valencia oranges
Try those abundant blueberries in our Blueberry-Sherry Vinegar Shrub. This Muscadine Spritz is another of our favorite ways to beat the heat this month.
Vegetables and legumes:
Butter beans
Cabbage
Collard greens
Corn
Cucumbers
Eggplant
Field peas
Green beans
Greens
Herbs
Okra
Onions
Peanuts
Peppers
Pole beans
Summer squash
Sweet potatoes
Zucchini
Zucchini blossoms
Summer squash steals the show in this Stuffed Summer Squash with Kielbasa Pork. We also love to feast on okra and peppers in this Trinidadian Pepper Pot.
Words by Jodi Cash
Photograph by Paige French