The two charts below come from William Walker of the state’s Agriculture Department. The
"Jersey Fresh Availability & Forecast Report" aims to give consumers some sense of what Jersey
Fresh produce is likely to be available in the near future. Please be forewarned though that radical
weather changes will have an influence on the ripening of produce and harvest date of availability.
Hopefully, this information can help you when planning your shopping lists and dinner menus prior
to shopping at our Farmers’ Market.
JERSEY FRESH AVAILABILITY FOR MAY 12, 2014
ARUGULA
ASPARAGUS
BABY SPINACH
& ARUGULA
CILANTRO
DANDELIONS
DILL
KALE
LEEKS
LETTUCE
MINT
PARSLEY
RADISHES
SPINACH
SWISS CHARD
Harvesting in light to fair quantity. Volume picking up each week.
Harvesting a fair to good quantity of good quality product. With
warming weather, and increasing soil temperatures, the harvest is
ramping up.
Harvest starting later this week due to cool weather which prevented
early planting.
Harvesting a fair to good quantity of good quality Spring planted
product.
Variable quality over-wintered bunched harvesting in light to fair
volume. Spring planted should be available by end of May.
Harvesting good quality in fair quantity. Volume picking up each
week.
Variable quality over-wintered product harvesting in light volume as
good quality Spring planted product starts to become available.
A light, & less than normal, volume of variable quality over-wintered
product is harvesting.
Starting to harvest good quality Boston in light and increasing
volume. Red & Green Leaf will follow next week, followed by
Romaine around the end of May.
Good quality starting in light quantity. Volume should increase each
week.
Harvesting variable quality over-wintered curly and plain product in
light, & much less than normal, volume. Should be another couple of
weeks for Spring planted product.
Harvesting good quality product in fair to good volume.
A light volume of variable quality over-wintered product is
harvesting as good quality Spring planted product starts to become
available.
Harvest of good quality product starting in light quantity. Volume
should pick up each week.
JERSEY FRESH FORECAST
BEETS
CABBAGE
COLLARDS
ESCAROLE &
ENDIVE
STRAWBERRIES
TURNIPS
Harvest should begin in late May.
Won’t be ready until late May or early June.
Should begin harvesting around the end of May.
Should begin harvesting around the end of May.
Early harvests of Chandler variety berries are expected to begin next
week, while the bulk of the crop will be harvested towards early
June, with lower volumes to continue through mid-June.
Should begin harvesting in early June.