IMPORT / FAIR TRADE AVAILABLE
Mid-Dec - Mid June
DOMESTIC / July - Early Nov
MIXED / Early Nov - Mid-Dec
Acorn squash is dark green, with distinctive longitudinal ridges and sweet, yellow-orange flesh. It is most commonly roasted or steamed, and makes a great base for soups and sauces.
IMPORT / FAIR TRADE AVAILABLE
Jan - Late June
DOMESTIC / July - Early Nov
MIXED / Early Nov - Dec
Butternut squash has yellow skin and orange flesh. Butternut squash is often roasted, then cubed, puréed or mashed.
IMPORT / FAIR TRADE AVAILABLE
Early Dec - Mid-Mar, Mid-Apr - Mid-May
DOMESTIC / July - Late Nov
MIXED / Late Nov - Early Dec
Delicata squash has distinctive dark green stripes on a yellow-cream skin and sweet, orange-yellow flesh. Once baked or roasted the thin skin of the Delicata is not only edible but extremely delicious.
IMPORT / FAIR TRADE AVAILABLE
Jan - Late May
DOMESTIC / Aug - Late Nov
MIXED / Late Nov - Dec
Kabocha is shaped like a squatty pumpkin, with a deep-green knobby skin and intense yellow-orange colored flesh. It is popular for its strong, yet sweet, flavor and moist texture.
DOMESTIC / Early Sept - Nov
Pie pumpkins have dry, finely textured flesh that is sweet with distinctive pumpkin flavor. They are smaller than traditional carving pumpkins, thus having a more concentrated flavor, and are great for cooking and baking applications, especially pies.
IMPORT / FAIR TRADE AVAILABLE
Jan - Mid-June
DOMESTIC / July - Early Nov
MIXED / Early Nov - Dec
Spaghetti squash has yellowish skin with bright yellow-orange flesh. When raw the flesh is firm but once cooked the flesh comes apart like strands of spaghetti, making it a great pasta substitute.
IMPORT / FAIR TRADE AVAILABLE
Mid-Sept - Early June
Straightneck squash, also known as Yellow squash, is a variety of summer squash.
IMPORT / FAIR TRADE AVAILABLE
Mid-Sept - Early June
