Seasonal guide
What's in Season in August
41 fruits, vegetables, and herbs are typically at Bay Area farmers markets in August — including peaches, nectarines, plums at their peak.
At peak
Peaches · Nectarines · Plums · Figs · Grapes · Melons · Tomatoes · Sweet Corn
Just arriving
Asian Pears · Winter Squash · Almonds
Last call
Apricots · Garlic
Fruits
StrawberriesApricotsPeachesNectarinesPlumsPluotsFigsGrapesMelonsWatermelonBlackberriesRaspberriesApplesPearsAsian PearsValencia OrangesAvocados
Vegetables
TomatoesSweet CornPeppersChilesEggplantZucchiniCucumbersGreen BeansOkraTomatillosGarlicWinter SquashChardLettuceArugulaRadishesCarrotsBeets
Herbs
BasilMintCilantroParsleyDill
Nuts
Almonds
Shopper's notes
Figs
Two crops: a light early-summer flush, then the main harvest August–October.
Melons
Heavy for their size with a sweet smell at the stem end.
Tomatoes
Dry-farmed Early Girls are the Bay Area's cult tomato — concentrated flavor, peak late summer.
Sweet Corn
Brentwood corn is the East Bay legend. Buy it the day you'll eat it.