Here is a list taken from Organic Grocery Deals that might be helpful in knowing what to meal plan around. We know that most items in season tend to be your big sale items!
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We’ve broken this down by Fruits and Vegetables and where the item is in the season cycle.
(H) – Hot on the Market
(R) – Perfectly ripe, and in the height of season
(G) – Going, going, gonna be gone if you don’t hurry
Fruits/Berries/Nuts
• Almonds (R)
• Apples (R)
• Berries: cranberries (H)
• Berries: raspberries (G)
• Chestnuts (R)
• Kumquat (H)
• Lemons (H)
• Oranges, Valencia (G)
• Pears: Bosc (H)
• Pears: Comice (H)
• Persimmons: Fuyu-firm
• Persimmons: Hachiya-soft
• Pistachios (R)
• Pomegranate (R)
• Quince (R)
• Walnut (H)
Vegetables
• Artichokes (R)
• Avocado: Haas (G)
• Avocado: Fuerte (H)
• Avocado: Zutano (H)
• Basil (G)
• Beans: fresh shelling (G)
• Beans: green (G)
• Beets (H)
• Broccoli (H)
• Brussels sprouts (H)
• Cabbages (H)
• Cardoon (R)
• Celeriac / celery root
• Chard (H)
• Daikon (H)
• Eggplant (G)
• Garlic (G)
• Greens: turnip (H)
• Greens: beet (H)
• Greens: parsley (H)
• Greens: lettuces (H)
• Greens: escarole (H)
• Greens: arugula (H)
• Greens: komatsuna (H)
• Kale
• Kohlrabi
• Parsnip
• Peppers, sweet (G)
• Peppers, hot (G)
• Potatoes
• Potatoes, sweet (H)
• Pumpkin (R)
• Radish (H)
• Rutabaga (H)
• Spinach(H)
• Squash, winter (R)
• Tomatoes (G)
• Turnips (H)
• Yams (H)