{"id":9760,"date":"2021-05-20T23:04:12","date_gmt":"2021-05-21T03:04:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pricechopperready.com\/home\/?p=9760"},"modified":"2021-05-20T23:04:12","modified_gmt":"2021-05-21T03:04:12","slug":"how-sweet-it-is","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pricechopperready.com\/home\/how-sweet-it-is\/","title":{"rendered":"How Sweet It Is!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ngg-singlepic ngg-none \" src=\"https:\/\/pricechopperready.com\/home\/wp-content\/gallery\/articles\/HowSweetItIs.jpg\" alt=\"How Sweet It Is!\" \/><br><br \/>\n<span class=\"artTitle\">How Sweet It Is!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"art\"><span>  <\/span><br \/>\nSweet corn is a seasonal treasure. It\u2019s one of our favorites to enjoy all summer long, especially in peak growing season here in the Northeast! We\u2019re proud to source sweet corn locally when the season rolls in, but did you know that this crop takes a sourcing journey all the way up the East Coast each year, before our region\u2019s annual bounty hits?<\/p>\n<p><strong>May<\/strong><br \/>\nWarmer weather typically hits our region in full force by mid-May, and the people of the Northeast hit their backyards. Early in what we like to call \u201cgrilling season,\u201d we\u2019re usually tapping into Florida\u2019s sweet corn season, as our Northeast farmers plant, water and tend to their fields. <\/p>\n<p><strong>June<\/strong><br \/>\nBy June, the summer season is officially setting in. Around here, the weather heats up, the sun stays out and our sweet corn starts to come in a bit closer. We move our map pin from Florida to Georgia, and begin bringing in Georgia-grown sweet corn for a while. Northeastern cornstalks have sprouted by the end of the month, in preparation for harvest in a few weeks. We can hardly wait.<\/p>\n<p><strong>July<\/strong><br \/>\nWeather factors heavily into almost all of the crops we source locally each year, and sweet corn is no exception. While we prepare for the mid-July checkered flag on our beloved local sweet corn, we source our corn in parts of North Carolina and Delaware, where local corn season has set in. It\u2019s delicious, as was the Floridian and Georgian corn, but we\u2019re chomping at the bit for corn from our backyard!<\/p>\n<p><strong>It\u2019s Here!<\/strong><br \/>\nSometime between mid and late July each year, our favorite point in the local agriculture season hits: sweet corn season. Our Produce teammates smile from ear to ear, pun intended, as crates from friends like <strong>Shaul Farms<\/strong> in Fultonham, New York, <strong>Paul Mazza Farms<\/strong> in Colchester, Vermont, and more start to arrive. This amazing season seems to go by in the blink of an eye, much like the holidays do, and typically lasts until mid-September. Our local farmers deliver consistently during this time, and we can\u2019t get enough!<\/p>\n<p>Want to read more about home.grown. produce season in the Northeast? Check out our blog at <a href=\"http:\/\/pricechopper.com\/blog\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">pricechopper.com\/blog!<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Food Safety Tip<\/strong><br \/>\nGently rub produce under cold running water. Scrub firm produce with a clean vegetable brush under running water.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How Sweet It Is! Sweet corn is a seasonal treasure. It\u2019s one of our favorites to enjoy all summer long, especially in peak growing season here in the Northeast! 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