Not sure if this will help anyone but someone shared this with me and I thought I would pass it along. This is a list of items that should be on sale this month, promotion items, and produce that is new in season or leaving the shelves. MAY: Sales/Deals: BBQ/Memorial Day promos- BBQ Sauce Ketchup Mustard Mayonnaise Marinade Pickles Salad dressing Popsicles Hot dogs Hamburger/ground beef Ribs Steaks Buns Soda Insect repellent Sunscreen Allergy meds Coupon inserts of Summer Blast-off theme Paper plates, napkins, plastic utensils, etc. Cinco De Mayo promos – Salsa Tortillas Taco, seasonings National Pet Week promos- Dog food cat food treats Occasions: Memorial Day May Day Cinco de Mayo Mother’s Day Other Promotions this month: Asian Pacific American Heritage month National Allergy/Asthma Awareness month National Asparagus month National BBQ month National Egg Month National Hamburger Month National Salad Month National Salsa Month National Strawberry Month Skin cancer awareness/prevention month International Pickle Week Armed Forces Day Kentucky Derby Produce in Season: Apricots ~ New Artichokes ~ Waning Asparagus Avocado Beans, Fava ~ Peak Beans, Green ~ New Beets Blackberries ~ New Broccoli ~ Waning Cabbages ~ Waning Cantaloupe ~ New Carrots Cauliflower ~ Waning Celeriac/Celery Root ~ Waning Celery ~ Waning Chard ~ Waning Cherries ~ New Corn ~ New Fennel ~ Waning Garlic, Green ~ Waning Grapefruit ~ Waning Greens Including Arugula, Dandelion, Fiddlehead Fern, Lettuces, Mizuna, Mustard Honeydew ~ New Kale ~ Waning Mushrooms, Morels ~ Waning Onions, Fresh/Spring ~ Waning Onions, Sweet: Vidalia ~ Peak Peaches ~ New Peas, Edible Pods ~ Peak Peas, English/Shelling ~ Peak Potatoes, New ~ New Radish ~ Waning Ramps ~ Peak Raspberries ~ New Rhubarb, Field ~ Waning Salad Mix ~ Waning Sorrel ~ Peak Spinach ~ Waning Squash, Zucchini ~ New Strawberries Watermelon ~ New
Nice list! I like to stock up on produce when it is in season. I try to ither can or freeze the extra for later use. I will be able to use that portion of the list to my advantage! It seems like a lot of the items on the list are focused on BBQ and summer. I am surprised at the National ____ Month and how many of them there were! Thanks for sharing this with us.
