In Season: January
Here’s what you may find at San Diego Farmers Markets during the month of January. Check Edible San Diego for the latest information on local farmers markets.
Beets, broccoli, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, celery, chard, cherimoyas, grapefruit, guavas, herbs, kale, kiwi, kumquats, lemons, lettuce limes, macadamia nuts, navel oranges, peas, potatoes, radishes, rhubarb, snap peas, spinach, winter squash, tangelos, tangerines, turnips and various cut flowers.
Source: San Diego Farm Bureau Harvest Calendar
If you live outside California, you may find some of these fruits and vegetables at peak quality in your local grocery stores.
Where San Diego County Ranks In The Nation.
#1 producer of nursery crops
#1 in number of part-time farmers
#1 producer of avocados
#2 in acres of guavas, pomegranates, limes, and macadamias
#2 in farms with women as principal operator
#5 in lemons
#9 in strawberries
#10 in egg-laying hens.
19th largest farm economy among more than 3000 counties.
More small farms (less than 10 acres) than any other county.
Be Wise Ranch in Escondido
San Diego’s Mediterranean-like climate makes it an ideal place to grow agricultural crops and livestock products. More than 3 million people live in San Diego County, and more than 5,000 farmers call it home and make their living on 250,000 acres. The high cost of water and land make farming here expensive and San Diego farms have specialized in integrating agricultural activity and urban living, growing crops that optimize limited acres. San Diego far surpasses its fellow top producing counties in terms of average dollar value per acre with an agricultural production more valuable than other urbanized areas of California, such as San Francisco, Orange County, and Los Angeles combined.
Source: San Diego Farm Bureau
Navel oranges
