Occasions to be aware
- Chanukah
- Winter begins
- Christmas
- New Year’s Eve
- Kwanzaa
Fruits & Vegetables that are in Season for the Month of December:
- 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 |
| Anjou Pears | Bok Choy | ||
| Cranberries | Waning | Broccoli | |
| Bosc Pears | Peak | Brussels Sprouts | Peak |
| Cherimoya | New | Carrots | |
| Comice Pears | Cauliflower | ||
| Currants, Red | Peak | Celery | |
| Dates, Fresh | Peak | Daikon Radish | Waning |
| Fuerte Pears | Greens | ||
| Grapefruit | New | Kale | |
| Haas Avocados | New | Kiwi | |
| Kumquat | Mushrooms, Wild | Peak | |
| Lemon | Napa Cabbage | ||
| Mandarins | Peak | Nuts: Walnuts, Chestnuts | |
| Oranges, Navel | New | Parsleys | |
| Quince | Parsnip | Waning | |
| Red Cabbage | |||
| Rutabaga | |||
| Salad Mix | |||
| Savoy Cabbage | |||
| Spinach | |||
| Squash, Winter | Waning | ||
| Sunchoke | |||
| Sweet Yams | Peak | ||
| Turnip | Peak | ||
| White Potato | |||
Sales & Deals you can Normally Expect in December:
- Baking Season in full swing- sales on baking items, baking chips, chocolate chips, fruitcake, candied fruits, nuts, cake mixes, all baking supplies, flour, sugar, marshmallow creme, muffin mixes, piefillings
- Holiday Foods- all the fixin's such as turkeys, pumpkin, stuffing mix, potato mixes, side dish mixes, butter, gravy, breads, rolls, frozen pies, cranberry sauce, fresh cranberries, canned goods, cocoa, coffee, tea, party & deli platters, cold cuts, ham, broth, cream soups, egg nog
- Holiday Supplies- wrapping paper, cards, ribbons, bows, tape
- Paper Items- party supplies, paper plates, napkins
- Thanksgiving items are generally on clearance- decor, special food items, etc

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