Summer 2025 | What's in Season
What’s In SeasonRipe and ready produce growing in Reno-Tahoe.
July
Beets, chard, cucumbers, dill, fennel, garlic, garlic chives, green onions, leeks, mint, onions, oregano, parsley, potatoes (new), rosemary, sage, tarragon, thyme, and turnips
August
Basil, blackberries, bulb onions, bush and pole beans, corn (sweet), dill, eggplants, garlic chives, grapes (table), ground cherries, Hearts of Gold melons, lavender, marjoram, mint, oregano, peaches, pears, peppers, plums, raspberries, rosemary, sage, summer savory, summer squash, tarragon, thyme, tomatillos, tomatoes, watermelons, and zucchinis
About the Artist: Carrie Lapolla
Lapolla is a Brooklyn-based illustrator and graphic designer with a passion for food illustration. Her illustrations have appeared on both print and digital surfaces, including features in Time magazine, solar eclipse graphics for Science Friday, and, most dear to Lapollaโs hot-dog-shaped heart, the menu at Crif Dogs. Other past clients include Brooklyn Industries, Talkhouse Podcast Network, and Newport Life magazine. She has a BFA in communications design from Pratt Institute. Find more of her work at Carrielapolla.com.
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