Make your farmers market shopping list! Here’s what’s in season this August:

Plentiful or returning this month (as always, weather willing): 

Apples, heirloom tomatoes, pickling cucumbers, eggplant, grapes, melons, apples, summer squash, Dry farmed Early Girl tomatoes, tomatillos, nectarines, eggplant,  peaches, pluots, radishes, basil, sunflowers, Haricot Vert, strawberries, blackberries, raspberries, Asian pears, zinnias, mint, nopales, peppers, squash blossoms, corn, onions, lettuces, okra, plums, cherry tomatoes, dahlias, new potatoes, wax beans, shelling beans and Romano beans Winding down or only available in limited supply:Bronx grapes, figs Featured Recipes for August:

Grilled Stone Fruit and Zucchini Salad with Toasted Almonds
Frances Wilson, The Field Kitchen

Red Pepper Bisque
Linda Carucci, COPIA, the American Center for Wine, Food and the Arts

Orecchiette with Sun Gold Tomatoes and Basil

Evan Allumbaugh, Flour + Water

Caramel Peach Shortcakes with Bourbon Cream
Jen Musty, Batter Bakery

For more seasonally inspired recipes, see our recipe archive.