What's in season in September 2023, and other timely information:
Do you have a favorite fruit or vegetable, and you'd love to get it fresh
and local, but you don't know when it is normally harvested in your area?
Then you are in luck: these pages link to the United States first national
crop harvest calendars. Just click on your state below and the link
will take you to the crop calendar for your state or area!
How precise are the calendars?
They're as precise as the weather! Which means, they can normally vary by
1 to 2 weeks. So, to be safe, call the farms 2 weeks before the start
of a season for a given crop, according to the calendar for your area!
Crop Availability / Harvest Calendars by Country and State or Province
To find out when a specific fruit or vegetable is
normally ready for harvesting / picking in your area, click on your
country or state below!, then scroll down that page! |
Alabama
Arizona
Alaska
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
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Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
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Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
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Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington state
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
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Canada:
Alberta,
British
Columbia, Manitoba,
New Brunswick,
Newfoundland,
Nova Scotia,
Ontario,
Prince Edward,
Quebec,
Saskatchewan,
Yukon |
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Harvest Calendars for Other Countries.
[ Australia ]
[France] [Germany] [Italy]
[Japan] [ South Africa ]
[ New Zealand ]
[ United Kingdom ]
[ Adding a Farm outside of North America ]
Looking for pick your own farms in other countries?
Living in another country, such as France, Italy (Italia), Germany (Deutschland), Nederlands, or Sweden? Help me compile a list for your country -
just write me!
Picking Tips
[General picking tips and a guide to each fruit and vegetable] [How
much do I need to pick?
(Yields - how much raw makes how much cooked or frozen)] [Selecting
the right varieties to pick] [All
about apple varieties - which to pick and why!] [Picking tips for Vegetables]
[ Strawberry picking tips]
[ Blueberries picking tips]

Illustrated Canning, Freezing, Jam
Instructions and Recipes
[ Easy Home Canning Directions] [FAQs - Answers to
common questions and problems] [Recommended
books about home canning, jam making, drying and preserving!] [Free
canning publications
to download and print]
Easy Preserving Directions - How to...
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General know how and fruit/vegetable picking tips
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Why you should use a canner and how to choose one.
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Summary of approved home food preserving methods
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Canning methods that are considered to be unsafe: steam, microwave,
dishwasher, oven, or just sealing the jars without further processing?
- If you are new to home canning - see these do's, don'ts and tips
- Frequently asked questions about canning
- Frequently asked questions about freezing
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Jams and jellies
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Canning - anything that can be safely canned at home!
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Juices: Canning fruit and vegetable juices
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Freezing directions
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Pie fillings
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Sauces, Salsas, Syrups, Fruit Butters and Chutneys
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Soups - canning vegetable and meat soups at home (see
this
page for tomato soup)
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Preserving Venison
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Pickling - more than just cucumbers
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Drying / food dehydrating
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Ice cream, gelato and sorbets
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Other recipes - roasted peppers, basil pesto, pies, cakes and much more
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Using honey in place of sugar
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Equipment and supplies
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USDA Food Grades - Ever wonder what was "Grade A"? And why you don't
see grade B? How to select different foods, including fresh, frozen and
canned? Wonder no more with this one-page guide!
- Food safety -
what is
botulism?
- NEW!
Table
of the pH and/or acidity of common fruits, vegetables, grains, breads
and common food products
- NEW!
This page provide basic facts regarding food poisoning and pathogenic
microorganisms and natural toxins related to home food preservation
(canning, bottling, drying, jams, salsas, pickling, sauces, etc.).
Look up any pathogen (botulism, salmonella, Staph, etc.) and find out
what it does and how to prevent it.
- NEW!
Label Templates!
Click here for labels your can download, edit and customize in Microsoft
Word and print on standard Avery label paper for your own jars!
- Want to sell your
own jam and home canned goods? Read this first!