Here is a general guide for fruits and vegetables to look for in the coming months. Your local season will likely vary a bit, so keep an eye out for early arrivals and local favorites.
April
Peak of season: Look for asparagus, artichokes and many varieties of peas to be at their best. All should be at the peak of flavor and in good supply. Also look for ramps or wildleeks when you can find them. Rhubarb should also be a good choice for this month. All of these new entries are great steamed and the rhubarb just screams out rhubarb pie.
New in season: Look for fava beans and fresh limes. Sweet onions from Texas and some of the fancy beet varietals should make a showing this month. A sweet onion and lime salsa would be a great match for braised fava beans.
Season ending: Lemons and Navel oranges should be ending this month. Also look for the last of the green garlic, fresh spinach, kale, leeks and shallots.
Also in season for April: Haas avocados should be in good supply, along with broccoli, cabbage, carrots, celery, cauliflower, fennel, grapefruits, green/spring onions and radishes.
Many fresh greens like Swiss chard, collards, dandelions and nettles are in good supply. All are great steamed with a little lemon juice and salt.
May
Peak of season: Ramps and sweet Texas onions should be at their best this month. Also look for different varieties of peas and salad greens. Keep an eye out for peaches.
New in season: Cherries should start showing up for their short season in addition to the first of the apricots and peaches. Look for the ones that smell ripe and are a little soft to the touch.
Fresh green beans, zucchini and parsnips should be arriving for some great possibilities for summer meals. Look for the early arrival corn and some tomatoes. You should also see the first of the vine berry crop showing up: blackberries, blueberries, boysenberries, raspberries and strawberries. Early melons should also start making a showing.
Season ending: This month should see the last of the fresh artichokes and asparagus, along with the last of the Haas avocadoes. Most of your greens will wind up this month. Look for all of them to pick back up in the fall.
Broccoli, cabbage, celery, cauliflower, fennel, green onion, kale, leeks, radishes and rhubarb should be winding down this month as the weather warms.
Also in season for May: Carrots should be going strong along with limes, green onion, fava beans and beets. Green, spring and sweet onions should all be great choices this month.
June
Peak of season: Cherries, limes, blackberries and boysenberries should be in their prime along with the Vidalia and Wala Wala sweet onions. Look for some great apricots this month. Okra should just start showing up for some good summer Gumbo.
New in season: Cucumbers and dill are a natural combination so it is kind of fitting they both should start arriving together. Also look for the first of the nectarines, mission figs and some of the early grapes for a great summer dessert. Some garlic varietals will be making a showing along with red onions and the first of the fresh tomatoes for you pasta lovers.
Season ending: We should see the last of the fava's, along with the beets. The really great carrots will be finishing up along with the ramps and sweet onions. The bulk of the fresh peas will be done for the year along with the salad greens. Expect the salad greens to pick back up in the fall.
Also in season for June: Most of the berries should be strong this month. I know I mentioned the cherries before, but you have to get them while you can because they are gone before you know it. Corn should really be getting sweet this month along with the peaches, which should be in their prime in July. All the best of the tomatoes should be starting to show this month along with many of the bean varieties.
I've done my best to give a general idea of when certain crops can be found in the market but harvest season is never exact. Every year is unique with their own weather patterns, so different varieties will have different harvest times!
Many foods can be stored for a considerable amount of time so you may still see them on super market shelves in the off season. Just because they are available, doesn't mean that they are in season, are local or taste good.
Mark Parker is Budget Savvy's food columnist. If you have questions or need advice about food or organizing your kitchen, feel free to contact Mark at mark@budgetsavvymag.com. 
