Occasions to be aware of:
- Easter/ Passover - promotions begin
- Mardi Gras
- St. Patrick’s Day
Traditional March Promotions:
- National Frozen Food Month
- National Nutrition Month
- National Peanut Month
- National Red Cross Month
- National Colorectal Cancer
- National Craft Month
- Poison Prevention Awareness Month
- National Pancake Week (March 2 – 8th)
- Dr. Seuss’s Birthday Read Across America programs
- National Quilting Day
- End of March – April National Sleep Awareness Week
Fruits & Vegetables that are in Season for the Month of March:
- New- Means the item just came into season
- Peak - at it's best Price and Availability
- Waning- means it's availability is declining- it's going out of season
Fruits in Season |
Status |
Veggies In Season |
Status |
Avocado, Haas | Artichoke | Peak | |
Cherimoya | waning | Asparagus | |
Kiwi | waning | Broccoli | |
Kumquat | waning | Cabbages | Peak |
Lemon,Myer | Carrots | ||
Lime,key | Cauliflower | Peak | |
Orange,
|
Peak | Celeriac/Celery Root | |
Rhubarb | Celery | ||
Strawberries | Chard | ||
Tangerine | Collards | Peak | |
Fennel | Peak | ||
Greens (mustard, turnip, watercress) | |||
Kale | |||
Leeks | |||
Mushrooms, Morels | New | ||
Onions, Spring | |||
Peas, edible pods | New | ||
Radish | |||
Salad Mix, Spring | New | ||
Spinach | |||
Sunchokes | waning | ||
Sales & Deals you can Normally Expect in March:
- Breakfast Items- waffles, Post Cereal
- Clearance Items- Additional winter clothing sales, Popsicles, ice cream and other frozen novelties. March is always a last ditch effort to clear our last years flavors because new Ice cream products will be released in April
- Frozen Food Month- sales on ALL types of
- Gardening Supplies- various gardening supplies, seeds, potting soil, etc
- St. Patties Day- Irish Foods such as potatoes, cabbages, corned beef, Peanuts etc
- Easter/Ostara/Passover Deals- asparagus, ham, eggs, horseradish, butter, coconut and seasonal Jewish/passover items not generally available during other months
- Mardi Gras Deals- this will include Cajun seasonings, rice, rice mixes, beans
- Spring Cleaning Items: paper towels, cleaning supplies, cloths, garbage bags, protective gloves- you'll also notice a large number of coupons for these items
Household/Travel Items:
- Luggage traditionally goes on sale as people prepare for vacations
- Shoes & Spring Clothing Sales start popping up
- Storm Windows- on the downward flow and GREAT deals can be found, often including installation
- Heating System Discounts- traditionally, this is the time when heating units go on sale, wood stoves, pellet stoves, oil burners, baseboard heat units, etc. It's a great time to think about saving on Next Year's heating bill by upgrading your current heating system while the price
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