Spring has sprung and there are loads of new, green plants available for our winter-weary bodies.  Keep an eye out for seasonal vegetables, herbs, and edible flowers at your local grocer and farmer’s market.  You can tell when something is in season because it will be at the lowest price you can get it all year!

List of Edible Spring Herbs and Flowers

amaranth, basil, borage, chamomile, chickweed, chive, cilantro, clover, cress, dandelion, French marigold, hyacinth, hyssop, lilacs, mint, marjoram, nasturtium, pansy, peach blossom, plum blossom, quince blossom, rose

 

 

 

 

 

List of Spring Vegetables

Apricots, artichokes, arugula, asparagus, beets, cardoons, carrots, chard, cherries, fava beans, fennel, garlic/green garlic shoots, grapefruit, green onions, kiwi, kumquat, leeks, lemons, lettuce, mint, morels, navel oranges, nettles, new potatoes, parsley, pea greens, peas, radishes, ramps, rhubarb, spinach, spring onions, onions, strawberries, turnips.

 

 

 

List of Spring Meats

lamb, ham, venison, shellfish, haddock, lemon sole, salmon, sea trout