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Farmers' market produce is renowned for being locally-grown and very fresh. People argue farmers' markets allow farmers to pick produce at the peak of flavor, preserve the nutritional content of fresh produce, and since locally-grown produce does not travel as far to get to your table, the difference in mileage saves fossil fuels.

Most produce in the US is picked 4 to 7 days before being placed on supermarket shelves, and is shipped for an average of 1500 miles before being sold. And this is when taking into account only US grown products! Those distances are substantially longer when we take into consideration produce imported from Mexico, Asia, Canada, South America, and other places.

Texas is a big place with many diverse climates and regions. And that means something great is always cropping up in the Lone Star State - no matter the season! Click on a month to get the inside line on the freshest picks. This is a general guide. Use it to know the best time to be on the look-out for your favorite fruit or vegetable. You might even discover a few you didn't even know were Texas-grown. Over the next couple of month we will develop a very local local growing season availabillity table, taking our sub tropical climate into consideration.