Summer at May’s Farm: The Peak of the Harvest
When July arrives, the fields at May’s Farm truly come alive. Our summer season kicks off in early July with the first harvest of crisp zucchini, cucumbers, pickles, and snap-fresh string beans. But for many, the true sign of summer is the arrival of our famous sweet corn, picked daily at the peak of perfection.
As the summer sun warms the soil in late July, our fields yield even more variety:
Asparagus- Local asparagus is usually available from late April through the beginning of June. We have it for sale at our farm stand when we can get it.
Strawberries - Local strawberries are usually ready late May through early July.
Lettuce, Beets, Radish, Kale, Cabbage, and Carrots- We start selling local lettuce, beets, radish, kale, cabbage and carrots in June and have them available until we close for the season in November.
Zucchini, Cucumbers and Kirbys- Our zucchini, cucumbers, and kirbys are available fresh from our field to the farm stand from June through October!
Peas- Our sweets peas are available fresh from our field to the farm stand from mid June to early July. We open our fields for Pick Your Own as well.
String Beans- Our string beans are available fresh from our field to the farm stand from June through October!
Sweet Corn- The first local corn is usually ready around July 4th. We start picking our corn mid July and have it through October. Late July through the end of September is when it’s at its best!
Blueberries-Local blueberries are available from ealy July into September.
Peppers- Our peppers are available fresh from our field to the farm stand from mid July through October! We grow bell peppers, Italian frying peppers, mini sweet peppers and a variety of hot peppers. By the late August they turn red and are nice and sweet!
Tomatoes- - Our tomatoes are available fresh from our field to the farm stand from mid July through October! We grow beefsteak, plum(Roma) tomatoes, grape tomatoes, cherry tomatoes and a wide variety of delicious heirloom tomatoes!
Peaches- Local peaches are usually ready mid July through September.
Eggplant- Our eggplant is available fresh from our field to the farm stand from mid July through October!
Cantaloupe- Our cantaloupe is available fresh from our field to the farm stand from mid July through mid September! We also grow Sugar Cube melons, an extra sweet mini cantaloupe!
Watermelon- Our watermelon is available fresh from our field to the farm stand from mid July through September.
Apples- Local apples are usually ready late August through November.
Broccoli-Local broccoli is usually ready late September through November.
Cauliflower- Local cauliflower is usually ready late September through November.