Buying Fresh Manitoba Produce in Season - Margaret Ullrich

I recently attended a Christmas party hosted by the MB Food Processors Association (MFPA).  Of course, the food was delicious.

It was interesting to learn a bit more about the food industry in Manitoba.

I mentioned that I wanted to know when produce is in season here.

The app at the bottom of this page, which has info from Minnesota, isn't totally accurate for us.

I wanted to provide Manitobans with something more useful.

Landon Mah, Marketing and Trade Officer, Midwestern Region (Manitoba), Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, sent me a chart about when produce is best to pick here.

Megan Deaust, Program Manager - Buy Manitoba (Administered by the MB Food Processors Association), also sent me an e mail.
She had done some searching and found that the Peak of the Market website has extra information about some produce and when it is in season.  Just go to the top of the site, put your cursor over the 'crops' button and a drop down will appear.

Some of the information matched.  Most didn't.

I've combined the two lists below:

When to Pick in Manitoba       Peak of The Market

beg May to end June

asparagus                                 beg May to end June

beg June - end July

cherries 

beg June - end Aug

rhubarb 

beg June - mid Oct

broccoli                                    mid July - end Oct

potatoes

beg June - end Oct

greens

herbs

mid June - end July

strawberries 

beg July - end Aug

celery

gooseberries

nectarines

peas

beg July - end Sept

beans

cantaloupes

cucumbers                                beg July - end Sept                      

eggplant

green peppers                           beg July - end Sept      

raspberries

summer squash                         mid July - mid Oct

tomatoes 

beg July - mid Oct

beets                                       mid July - end Apr

beg July - end Nov

cabbage                                   beg July - end Feb

carrots                                     mid July - end Apr

mid July - end Aug

blackberries

blueberries

saskatoons

mid July - end Oct

apples 

beg Aug - mid Sept

sweet corn 

beg Aug - mid Oct

pears

beg Aug - end Oct

Asian pears

winter squash                           beg Sept - end Dec

mid Aug - mid Sept

choke cherries

beg Sept - end Oct

pumpkins

beg Sept - end Nov

Brussels sprouts

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According to Peak of the Market

Year round

potatoes (red) (russet)

beg July - end Oct

green Onions

mid June - mid Oct

lettuce

mid July - mid Nov

cauliflower

beg Aug - mid May

onions

mid Aug - end Dec

rutabagas

mid Aug - end May

parsnips

beg Sept - end May

potatoes (Yukon Gold)