Driving down Vivian Sideroad in Whitchurch-Stouffville, there is a clear sign that spring is in full bloom. An unmanned green cooler sits atop a table with a sign that reads: “Asparagus $4 a bunch.”

It’s a harbinger to the upcoming season of fresh fruits and vegetables that will be available in York Region for scrumptious eating all summer long and well into fall.

The excitement of asparagus season is you know you still have strawberry, tomato, sweetcorn, peas, green bean, broccoli, cauliflower raspberry, apple, peach, beet, carrot, and Brussels sprout season in front of you.

Eating local seasonal food can be as easy as spotting a green cooler on the side of the road, going to your local farmers' market, or getting a CSA from a local farm.

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As a farmer, it’s completely natural to eat what’s in season, Markham farmer Jay Reesor said. He’s getting ready to open his Reesor Farm Market on Ninth Line on June 8 for a 32nd year. “Right now, the rhubarb looks really nice,” Reesor said. “It makes an amazing pie and a great crisp.”

But things don’t really get revved up to full throttle at Reesor’s until mid-June rolls around. That’s when strawberry season gets into full gear. Reesor has a pick-your-own strawberry field as well as ready-picked berries at his farm store. Strawberry season is typically is around three weeks long in and around the time of the Strawberry Festival in Stouffville.

After strawberries, Reesor said green beans are usually ready around July 4 with sweetcorn and tomatoes ready closer to August.

The fall is a time when root vegetables flourish, and Reesor also has a pumpkin patch which garners much attention.

If you think it’s too much work to remember what is in season, joining a community-supported agriculture (CSA) share like Round the Bend Farm in King might be for you. Sue and Brian Feddema offer seasonal vegetables for 22 weeks from June to November for people who sign up to their CSA. “You receive a bin with eight to 12 items that were picked fresh that day,” Sue said.

With greenhouses on site, the Feddemas are getting set to start their CSA June 8. A bin in June might have asparagus, romaine lettuce, kale, tomatoes, and cucumbers. During the summer and into fall, vegetables included in the share include green & yellow beans, beets, carrots, beefsteak heritage tomatoes, yellow and red cherry tomatoes, green onions, romaine lettuce, Spanish onions, sweetcorn, white and red potatoes, English cucumbers, garlic, broccoli, cauliflower, and zucchini. Fruits available are strawberries, blueberries, apples, plums, peaches, nectarines, pears, watermelon, and cantaloupe.