Crop availability

Found this information in a brochure put out by the Ag Dept. Not all are period appropriate, but most are.

Crop Available
Apples July-Nov
Blueberries May-July
Broccoli Nov-April
Cabbage year-round
Cantaloupes May-July, Oct-Nov
Carrots Dec-May, Aug-Dec
Celery Dec-April
Cucumbers April-Dec
Grapefruit Sept-April
Green Onions May-Oct
Greens Oct-April
Herbs year-round
Honeydew May-July, Oct-Nov
Mushrooms year-round
Onions March-Aug
Oranges Sept-April
Peas, field April-Dec
Peaches April-Dec
Peppers, bell May-June, Aug-Dec
Peppers, chili May-Dec
Potatoes April-Sept
Pumpkins Sept-Nov
Spinach Nov-April
Sweet Potatoes Aug-May
Tomatoes May-Nov
Turnips year-round
Watermelons May-Nov

Here's what I have for Spring Heirloom Gardens, which is what we would have for this event.

January Planting Calendar

Carrots go into a nice spot with loose soil and successive plantings can continue through March 1st. Tobacco seeds should be started in trays inside. Peppers and Tomatoes may also be started in cups inside.

February Planting Calendar

Beets, cabbage, collards, sweet corn and lettuce are planted. Successive plantings for beets, cabbaged, and lettuce can continue through March.

March Planting Calendar

Corn, watermelon, eggplant, snap bush and pole beans go in the ground with successive plantings until May 1st. Christmas limas are planted until April 15th. Summer and winter squash, potatoes and peanuts are planted. Peppers and tomatoes started indoors are ready to be transplanted into the garden. Tobacco may also be ready to be transplanted into the fields.

April Planting Calendar

Sweet Potato slips can be planted until May 15th. Pumpkins can be planted until April 20th. After April 1st the cotton and okra can be planted.

May Planting Calendar

The flowers are blooming and we are harvesting our vegetables for the hearth cooking in the kitchen. The peaches are ripe and rye is being harvested the old fashioned way.

Great info Jim, thanks! Keep these in mind as we think about what foods to bring.