In our community and across the province, here’s what’s fresh in Western Canada each delicious month of the year.
Fresh Picks Calendar
January
Fresh Feature:
Carrots, Potatoes & Onions
These hearty veggies will help you battle the winter blahs.
Fruit
- Apples
Veggies
- Beets
- Cabbage
- Carrots
- Cucumbers (greenhouse)
- Mushrooms
- Onions
- Parsnips
- Potatoes
- Rutabaga
February
Fresh Feature:
Beets
Pickled, roasted, boiled or in soups. So many ways to bring rich, healthy colour to your life.
Fruit
- Apples
- Rhubarb
Veggies
- Beets
- Cabbage
- Carrots
- Cucumbers (greenhouse)
- Mushrooms
- Onions
- Parsnips
- Potatoes
- Rutabaga
March
Fresh Feature:
Cucumbers & Tomatoes
Late winter’s best friend: the Greenhouse!
Fruit
- Rhubarb
Veggies
- Beets
- Cabbage
- Carrots
- Cucumbers (greenhouse)
- Mushrooms
- Parsnips
- Peppers (greenhouse)
- Potatoes
- Rutabaga
- Tomatoes (greenhouse)
April
Fresh Feature:
Peppers
Grown in greenhouses almost year-round, they’ll whet your appetite for spring.
Fruit
- Rhubarb
Veggies
- Beets
- Cabbage
- Cucumbers (greenhouse)
- Mushrooms
- Parsnips
- Peppers
- Rutabaga
- Tomatoes (greenhouse)
May
Fresh Feature:
Asparagus
Asparagus season only lasts about 6 weeks; so get it while it’s fresh.
Fruit
- Rhubarb
Veggies
- Asparagus
- Cucumbers (greenhouse)
- Mushrooms
- Peppers (greenhouse)
- Rutabaga
- Tomatoes (greenhouse)
June
Fresh Feature:
Strawberries
Summer has arrived. Get ’em while they’re red and juicy.
Fruit
- Early Apples
- Blueberries
- Rhubarb
- Strawberries
Veggies
- Asian Vegetables
- Asparagus
- Beans (green)
- Cabbage
- Cucumbers (field)
- Green Onions
- Lettuce
- Mushrooms
- Onions
- Peas (green)
- Peppers (greenhouse)
- Radicchio
- Rutabaga
- Spinach
- Sprouts
- Sweet Potatoes
- Tomatoes (greenhouse)
July
Fresh Feature:
Salads
Lettuces, spinach, mushrooms and cucumbers couldn’t be fresher.
Fruit
- Apples
- Blueberries
- Peaches
- Plums
- Raspberries
- Rhubarb
- Strawberries
Veggies
- Asian Vegetables (bok choy and nappa)
- Beans (green and wax)
- Beets
- Broccoli
- Cabbage
- Carrots
- Cauliflower
- Corn
- Cucumbers (field and greenhouse)
- Green Onions
- Lettuce
- Mushrooms
- Onions
- Peas (green)
- Peppers (field and greenhouse)
- Radishes
- Rutabaga
- Spinach
- Sprouts
- Sweet Potatoes
- Tomatoes (field)
- Zucchini
August
Fresh Feature:
Peaches, Apricots, & Nectarines
Tree-ripened and mouth-wateringly delicious.
Fruit
- Apples
- Apricots
- Grapes
- Muskmelons
- Nectarines
- Peaches
- Plums
- Rhubarb
- Watermelon
- Veggies
- Asian Vegetables
- Beans (green)
- Beets
- Broccoli
- Cabbage
- Carrots
- Cauliflower
- Celery
- Corn
- Cucumbers (field and greenhouse)
Veggies
- Eggplant
- Green Onions
- Leeks
- Lettuce
- Mushrooms
- Onions
- Parsnips
- Peas (snow)
- Peppers (field and greenhouse)
- Potatoes
- Radicchio
- Radishes
- Rutabaga
- Spinach
- Sprouts
- Sweet Potatoes
- Tomatoes (field and greenhouse)
- Zucchini
September
Fresh Feature:
Corn
Nothing beats fresh, sweet corn.
Fruit
- Apples
- Grapes
- Nectarines
- Peaches
- Pears
- Plums
- Veggies
- Asian Vegetables
- Beans (green)
- Beets
- Broccoli
- Brussels Sprouts
- Cabbage
- Carrots
- Cauliflower
- Celery
- Corn
- Cucumber (field and greenhouse)
- Eggplant
Veggies
- Green Onions
- Leeks
- Lettuce
- Mushrooms
- Onions
- Parsnips
- Peas (snow)
- Peppers (field and greenhouse)
- Potatoes
- Radicchio
- Radishes
- Rutabaga
- Spinach
- Sprouts
- Squash
- Sweet Potatoes
- Tomatoes (field and greenhouse)
- Zucchini
October
Fresh Feature:
Apples & Pears
The orchards are harvesting their very best fruit.
Fruit
- Apples
- Pears
Veggies
- Asian Vegetables
- Beans (green)
- Beets
- Broccoli
- Brussels Sprouts
- Cabbage
- Carrots
- Cauliflower
- Celery
- Corn
- Cucumbers (field and greenhouse)
- Leeks
- Mushrooms
- Onions
- Parsnips
- Peppers (greenhouse)
- Potatoes
- Radicchio
- Radishes
- Rutabaga
- Spinach
- Sprouts
- Squash
- Sweet Potatoes
- Tomatoes (greenhouse)
November
Fresh Feature:
Squash
From pumpkin to acorn, butternut and spaghetti.
Fruit
- Apples
- Pears
Veggies
- Asian Vegetables
- Beets
- Brussels Sprouts
- Cabbage
- Carrots
- Cucumbers (greenhouse)
- Garlic
- Green Onions
- Leeks
- Mushrooms
- Onions
- Parsnips
- Peppers (greenhouse)
- Potatoes
- Radishes
- Rutabaga
- Squash
- Sweet Potatoes
- Tomatoes (greenhouse)
December
Fresh Feature:
Leeks
Try these flavourful veggies in a soup with potatoes.
Fruit
- Apples
Veggies
- Asian Vegetables
- Beets
- Cabbage
- Carrots
- Cucumber (greenhouse)
- Leeks
- Mushrooms
- Onions
- Parsnips
- Potatoes
- Rutabaga
- Squash
- Sweet Potatoes
