Seasonal guide
What's in Season in July
41 fruits, vegetables, and herbs are typically at Bay Area farmers markets in July — including strawberries, apricots, peaches at their peak.
At peak
Strawberries · Apricots · Peaches · Nectarines · Plums · Melons · Sweet Corn
Just arriving
Grapes · Apples · Pears · Peppers · Chiles · Okra · Tomatillos
Last call
Cherries · Blueberries · New Potatoes
Fruits
StrawberriesCherriesApricotsPeachesNectarinesPlumsPluotsFigsGrapesMelonsWatermelonBlueberriesBlackberriesRaspberriesApplesPearsValencia OrangesAvocados
Vegetables
New PotatoesTomatoesSweet CornPeppersChilesEggplantZucchiniCucumbersGreen BeansOkraTomatillosGarlicChardLettuceArugulaRadishesCarrotsBeets
Herbs
BasilMintCilantroParsleyDill
Shopper's notes
Strawberries
Deep red all the way through with a strong scent — they don't ripen after picking.
Apricots
Blenheims from Brentwood are the Bay Area classic — fragile, fragrant, and worth it.
Melons
Heavy for their size with a sweet smell at the stem end.
Sweet Corn
Brentwood corn is the East Bay legend. Buy it the day you'll eat it.