What’s ripe and ready to eat right now.
Spring starts breaking by the end of February in Southeastern North Carolina. By mid-March, things start blooming. By April, it’s well underway, pollinators are busy to start the growing season and the farmers market that closed for the winter starts to reopen.
Look for radishes, asparagus(!), turnips, peas, soft crabs, baby lettuce, mushrooms, clams and grouper. Farms with hoop houses will start offering tomatoes and baby vegetables like cucumbers.
If you haven’t already, lock down your source for fresh eggs. Farmers at the year-round Wilmington Farmers Market will always have them, but you have to arrive early! If you’re a regular, ask the workers at the stand to set aside a dozen for you. Then show up to get it. Another source is the Local Motion Mobile Farmers Market. Check the Feast Down East Instagram for times and locations.
- Arugula
- Asparagus
- Baby Lettuce
- Carrots
- Clams
- Grouper
- Hoop House Tomatoes
- Mushrooms
- New Potatoes
- Peas
- Radishes
- Soft Crabs
- Turnips
This story appeared in the Spring 2024 issue of the magazine.
