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Getting ready for the farmers market.

Good morning. Saturday morning in June = BIG time to hit up a farmers market. Yesterday, Matty asked everyone: Which vendor at the market do you always go to first? Our answers…

Molly: pickle stand
Sam: the closest one that’s giving out free samples
Abby: bread, because they always run out if you don’t get there early
Cassandra: compost drop-off
Neal: eggs for those marigold yolks
Matty: hummus vendor

In my area, North east Ohio, we have mostly Georgia and Florida corn and peaches. Some California fruit and vegetables. How about you? Below are just a few Ohio Crops.

Ohio crop harvest calendar – When fruit and vegetables are normally available and ready to pick in Ohio

Fruits, Vegetables, Neither or Both? I like most fruits and vegetables. But to favor one over the other? I would have to go with fruits.

A fruit develops from the flower of a plant, while the other parts of the plant are categorized as vegetables. Fruits contain seeds, while vegetables can consist of roots, stems and leaves. From a culinary perspective, fruits and vegetables are classified based on taste.

Some other common examples of fruits that are mistaken for vegetables include:

Winter squash
Avocados
Cucumbers
Peppers
Eggplants
Olives
Pumpkins
Pea pods
Zucchini
Tomatoes are the most well-known and controversial example of this.In 1893, the US Supreme Court actually ruled that tomatoes should be classified as vegetables rather than fruits under US customs regulations (1).