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Hope and Main in US - More Information
Hope and Main is usually open each year, in season for their crops. It's ALWAYS advised to call or email the farm before you head out to the farm to determine the crop availability, as many factors, such as weather, soil conditions and even market and economic conditions affect what they have and when. And that can change not only from year to year, but day to day!
Below is the general info, keep in mind this is very general, this is NOT a list of what Hope and Main has this year or ANY year or will have on any day.
See the US-specific harvest calendar for typical crop harvest dates in US and
see Hope and Main website for their current availability. This list below is a general list for many commonly grown crops.
The South will be the earlier end of the dates, and the North, the latter end:
- November to March - Citrus (oranges, grapefruit, mandarins, etc, in so Cal, AZ, NM, TX, FL
- March - April: Asparagus
- Late April-June: strawberries
- June- July: cherries
- June-August: blueberries, blackberries
- July-September: peaches, figs, tomatoes, green beans
- July-October: raspberries
- August - Figs, Fall raspberries start, early apples
- September-October: apples and grapes
- October: late apples, Pumpkins
- December: Christmas trees
Picking guides and canning directions
- Complete list of home canning and freezing directions
- Apples
- Apricots
- Blackberries
- Blueberries
- Cherries
- Citrus (oranges, lemons, grapefruit, mandarins, etc.)
- Corn (a.k.a, "sweet corn")
- Cranberries
- Figs
- Green Beans
- Peaches and nectarines
- Pears
- Peppers (hot or sweet)
- Plums
- Raspberries
- Rhubarb
- Sweet Potatoes
- Strawberries
- Tomatoes
- Watermelons
- Other Vegetables
- How much do I need to pick?
Recipes and canning information
- Jam and jelly directions and recipes
- Jam and jelly questions and answers
- Canning - anything that can be safely canned at home!
- Juices: Canning fruit and vegetable juices
- Freezing directions
- Pie fillings
- Sauces, Salsas, Syrups, Fruit Butters and Chutneys
- Soups - canning vegetable and meat soups at home (see this page for tomato soup)
- Pickling - more than just cucumbers
- Drying / food dehydrating
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