The reason for this is as simple as population density. Several major US cities are all crammed together up in the northeast section of the country, and they tend to grab up everything that small state can produce. And that’s a shame, because this time of year, their produce is often more tender, more flavorful, and just plain bigger than what we’d get from the west coast.

 

New Jersey is a major player in the produce industry, growing around 300,000 tons annually of bell peppers, corn, cabbage, lettuce, cucumbers, eggplant, tomatoes, and peaches. They do a great job, and they have to, as their farmland runs $8,000/acre, the highest price in the country.

 

This year, as Texas supplies start to dry up, we’ve endeavored to bring the best of New Jersey to Texas throughout the summer! For starters, we’ll be starting with cabbage, zucchini, peaches, pickles, bell peppers, and acorn squash this week. Further down the line, tomatoes, hot peppers and lettuce should become available. Give this stuff a shot, California is great, but the fertile soils and unique farming practices of the Northeast make for some really phenomenal produce!