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Farm to School — Seasonality Wheel
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Seasonality Wheel Instructions
Every fruit and vegetable has a season, the time of the year when locally grown options are easier to find and when fresh flavors are at their peak. Purchasing locally grown fruits and vegetables is good for Texans and good for local agriculture.
Use this tool to identify the seasons and growing regions that match your favorite fruits and vegetables!
Pick a fruit or vegetable and check for availability:
Click on your favorite fruit or vegetable in the right panel to find out when local selections will be available at the market! The Texas growing region will also highlight to show where it grows best in the Lone Star State.
Is there a fruit or vegetable you do not recognize in the right hand panel? Hover over it and the name will appear in the text box above the wheel.
Pick a month to identify locally available fruits and vegetables:
Click on any month to see what fruits and vegetables are growing in Texas during that time. Also, the toolbar on the right comes to life to illustrate that month’s best bounty. This function of the tool can help with menu planning, budgeting, and for seeking out the best tasting ingredients!
Growing region information
Texas is a huge and agriculturally diverse state. Click on any region in Texas to see what makes each growing region unique.
Texas, what’s in season?
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High Plains
This region includes counties located in the Panhandle area of Texas.
It is characterized by mostly flat, grassy plains, sometimes called
the Llano Estacado or “Staked Plains.” There are also
rough canyons, carved by rivers that wind their way through the area.
This region is known for hard winter wheat, cotton and grain sorghum
crops.
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North Texas
This region includes counties located around the Dallas–Fort Worth
Metroplex. Typical weather patterns include mild winters, hot summers
and frequent, severe storms in the spring.
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East Texas
This region includes counties located between the Trinity River and the
state’s borders and includes the Piney Woods ecoregion. The area
has a humid subtropical climate, occasionally interrupted by intrusions
of cold air from the north.
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Trans Pecos
This region includes the western counties of Texas. The area is known
for wide-open spaces, rugged plateaus and desert mountains. Typical
weather patterns include dry and hot days, cool nights and cold winters
in mountainous areas. The different soils and elevations of the region
support diverse habitats and vegetation. Most plant and animal species
are adapted for desert conditions.
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Central Texas
This region includes the counties located in the center of the state.
The area is known for rolling to hilly grassland, plateaus, aquifers
and large granite domes and is home to some of the oldest rocks in Texas.
The area is home to several native types of vegetation.
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Coastal Bend
This region includes counties located along the Gulf of Mexico. The area
is a nearly-level, slowly drained plain, dissected by streams and rivers
flowing into the Gulf of Mexico. The region is home to many wildlife and
plant species.
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Winter Garden
This region includes the counties in the southwestern portion of the
state, located north of Laredo and southwest of San Antonio. The area
is known for year-round production of vegetables.
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Rio Grande Valley
This region includes the southernmost tip of Texas. The area is not a
true valley, but a floodplain, containing many oxbow lakes formed from
pinched-off meanders in earlier courses of the Rio Grande River. The
area is known for Texas’ greatest citrus and winter vegetable
production because of the normal absence of freezing weather and the
rich delta soils.
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Assistance available in English and Spanish. Please call 877-TEX-MEAL (877-839-6325) for help. Additional translations services available as well.
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1. Mail:
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or
2. Fax: (833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or
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