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Our Outlook for May Produce in Natural Awakenings Magazine
- Bob Benenson
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Spring Weather Differs Each Year — So Predicting Arrival of Favorite Crop is Hard
Local Food Forum is always happy to share what it knows about the rollout of the Chicago region's outdoor market crops. Natural Awakenings Chicago's May issue includes my thoughts about spring and how its weather is different every year — which has an impact on when our favorite crops hit our local markets.
Says the lead:
While the first local crops of the outdoor season hit our farmers markets in April, it is usually May before we see a major influx of favorite varieties from Chicago region produce farms.
We say “usually” under advisement, though, because when those crops pop up is mostly a matter of spring weather conditions. And as Chicagoland residents know, the only thing predictable about our area’s weather—whether it’s year to year or even day to day—is its unpredictability.
The current biggest mystery is when strawberries, the first fruit to hit the markets in a major way, will be in... and how long their very variable season will last.
Click below to get the details, and then scroll around the issue's other informative articles.