Produce
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[[Image:La Boqueria.JPG|right|250px|thumb|Produce on display at [[La Boqueria]] market in [[Barcelona]], [[Spain]].]]
'''Produce''' is a general American term for a group of [[farm]]-produced goods, generally limited to [[fruit]]s and [[vegetable]]s. More specifically, the term "produce" often implies that the foods are fresh and generally in the same state as where they were harvested. In [[supermarket]]s the term is also used to refer to the section where fruits and vegetables are kept. Produce is the main product sold by [[greengrocer]]s, [[farmers' market]]s, and fruit markets.
[[Price Look-Up]] Codes (stickers) in the [[United States]] are as follows:
*Beginning with a 3 or 4: produce is conventionally grown, with the use of [[pesticide]]s and/or artificial [[fertilizer]]s.
*Beginning with a 9: produce is grown [[Organic food|organically]], without pesticides etc.
*Beginning with an 8: [[Genetically modified organism|GMO]] produce, contains [[Genetic engineering|genetically modified]] material.
==Seasonal Produce==
Although in the United States most produce is available year-round, produce is at its best and cheapest in the season it is harvested. Seasonality of produce depends on the region. Below is a general list of seasonality for United States produce.
'''Spring''' fruits are apricots, pineapple, strawberries, and mango.
Spring vegetables for spring are peas (sugar snap and snow) and more delicate cabbages including mustard greens, baby lettuce, baby spinach and watercress. Also in season are artichoke, asparagus, avocado, new potatoes, rhubarb.
'''Summer''' fruits include some berries (blackberries, blueberries, raspberries) and stone fruit (nectarines, peaches, and plums) as well as melons.
Summer vegetables include beets, corn, cucumber, eggplant, green beans, tomatoes, zucchini.
'''Autumn''' fruits includes apples, grapes, figs, pears, and pomegranates.
Autumn vegetables include many [[cultivars]] of wild cabbage (broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, collards, endives, and kale). Root vegetables (garlic, ginger, parsnips, turnips and yams) and winter squash (acorn squash, butternut squash and pumpkins) are also in season. Corn is in season and peas, seasonal in spring, are also seasonal in late autumn.
'''Winter''' fruits include citrus (clementines, grapefruit, oranges, and lemons) and pomegranates.
Winter vegetables include hardier cabbages (kale, leeks, raddicchio, and Brussels sprout). Also seasonal in winter are some root vegetables (rutabaga, turnips, and radishes) as well as winter squash.
Some produce, such as onions, lettuce and spinach, are seasonal year-round.
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