Local Produce – The local season continues to move forward. We have all kinds of tomatoes, including heirloom varieties, blueberries, zucchini, peppers, corn, and watermelons are available now. We’ve reached peak season on many items, and we’ve passed the sweet spot for squashes and cucumbers.
Blueberries – Are still widely available locally and they’re having a great season. Quality has been beautiful, but it’s getting close to time to move north for better quality. We’ll be getting our next shipment from Michigan.
Corn – Has been awesome all season locally. BiColor is still readily available. The dry weather has been rough on corn growers and some fields finished up earlier than normal.
Eggs – Markets always climb in the heat of summer, with many egg farms losing chickens in the hot weather, creating shorter supplies.
Grapes – Mexican grapes are going strong, California is harvesting now. The hot weather has caused some quality issues for farmers, so we’ll have to see how the rest of the season goes for them.
Melons – Watermelons are coming into better volume in locally and our local farmers are bringing lots of melons to the market. Quality has been great, just like you’d expect this time of year.
Onions – New Crop onion season has begun and pricing is much more affordable and quality is much improved over the storage crop. Vidalia has begun their sweet onion season and are poised for a great season also.
Peaches – South Carolina peach farmers are still having a great season and a strong harvest. Plentiful supplies and beautiful quality are causing farmers to lower prices for this week. They’re into free-stone varieties now.
Strawberries – High temperatures in California fields have tightened up supplies, but demand hasn’t been that strong, so markets are still fairly low.
Tomatoes – Are rolling right along locally and they’ve been gorgeous. Big, ripe, and juicy, we’re looking forward to a great season. We have local romas, vine ripened tomatoes and even some heirloom varieties beginning.
When we finally get rid of the margarine, the world will be a butter place.
