December

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Yams and Sweet Potatoes

Available year-round with Best of Season July - December When selecting yams and sweets at your local market look for ...
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Winter Squash

August – December from California When selecting squash in the store look for a hard, unblemished shell. Squash should be ...
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Watercress

Year-round from California and other states When purchasing watercress in the store look for fresh green leaves; yellowing or wilting ...
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Turnips and Rutabagas

Available year-round with Best of Season October - May When selecting any root vegetables in the store, look for heavy, ...
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Sweet Onions

Various varieties available year-round When selecting sweet onions of any variety in the store, there are a few things to ...
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Strawberries

Year-round from California Size doesn't matter with strawberries; growing conditions and stage of ripeness determine flavor. So, pick berries that ...
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Pomegranates

September – December from California An 11th century Persian poet wrote “pomegranates splitting open under the autumn sun to reveal ...
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Persimmons

September – December from California Two Major varieties of Persimmons are available in the stores today. The Hachaya and the ...
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Northwest Pears

September – December from Oregon and Washington, Storage through spring Unlike Summer Bartlett, pears from the Northwest do not change ...
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Minneola Tangelo

December – April This cross between a Grapefruit and a Dancy Tangerine without doubt is identifiable by the knobby stem ...
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