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A fresh startTiredofsubsistingon rutabagasandspuds, locavores?Spring ishere!Consult thisquick-referencechart tomake themostoutof yourGreenmarket trips, fromApril throughJune*.By Daniel Gritzer

April May JuneAsparagusThese shoots grow into flowering plants.

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Baby beets and beet topsThe tops are good steamed or sautéed.

Broccoli rabeThe bitterness mellows with long cooking.

Dandelion What sells as dandelion is often chicory.

Eggs:duck, pheasant, wild turkey, gooseChickens lay eggs year-round; not these fowl.

Fiddlehead ferns Cook these to remove harmful acids and toxins.

Fresh pastured chicken Pastured chickens eat grasses and grubs.

Herbs: chives, mint, sage First come the chives—mint and sage follow.

Leeks These fall leeks are plucked from thawing soil.

LettucesTender now, these may suffer in summer heat.

MorelsAvailability depends on rain and humidity.

NettlesOnce boiled, the stingers are harmless.

OystersWild, not cultivated.

ParsnipsThese sweeten after a winter underground.

RadishesCrisp and peppery.

RampsThese pungent leeks grow in the wild.

RhubarbThe leaves are toxic, the stalks are not.

SalsifySome say this root tastes like oysters.

ScallionsTrim off the ends and use the rest.

Spinach For best flavor, sauté with a pinch of sugar.

Spring garlic Don’t mistake this for its scallion look-alike.

Spring onions Young onions are milder and more tender.

StrawberriesThe best are red throughout.

Sugar snap peasRemove the stem and string, then eat.

Sunchokes Spring’s sunchokes are the sweetest of the year.

Yuno’s Farm: Mon, Fri USQ;Wed DHP; Sat ABSQ, TSQ

Cherry Lane Farm: Wed, Sat USQ

Migliorelli Farm: Wed, Fri,Sat USQ; Sun STUY

Gorzynski Ornery Farm: Sat USQ

Paffenroth Gardens:Sat USQ

Stokes Farm: Wed, Fri, SatUSQ; Thu TSQ; Sat TRI, TSQ

Berried Treasures: Wed, Fri USQ; Sun 77ST

Honey Hollow: Wed USQ (starts in mid-May)

S&SO Produce Farms:Wed USQ, Sat MCP, USQ

Yuno’s Farm: Mon, Fri USQ;Wed DHP; Sat ABSQ, TSQ

Paffenroth Gardens: Sat USQ

Blue Moon Fish: Wed USQ; Sat GAP, TRI

Paffenroth Gardens:Sat USQ

Samascott Orchards: Thu,Sun COL; Fri USQ; Sat INW

Mountain Sweet Berry Farm: Wed, Sat USQ

D’Attolico’s Organic Farm:Sat USQ

Maxwell’s Farm: Mon USQ,Sat GAP (starts in May)

Kernan Farms: Wed USQ;Sat ABSQ, GAP; Sun 77ST

Berried Treasures:Wed, Fri USQ; Sun 77ST

Paffenroth Gardens: Sat USQ

Bradley Farm:Sat GAP

Quattro’s Game Farm: Sat USQ

Arcadian Pastures: Sat GAP, MCP

D’Attolico’s Organic Farm:Sat USQ

Deep Mountain MapleSyrup: Fri, Sat USQ

MARKET KEY: ABSQ=Abingdon Square (W 12 St at Hudson St); COL=Columbia (Broadway at 115th St); DHP=Dag Hammarskjöld Plaza (E 47th St at Second Ave);GAP=Grand Army Plaza (northwest entrance of Prospect Park, Brooklyn); INW=Inwood (Isham St at Seaman St); MCP=McCarren Park (Lorimer St at Driggs St, Greenpoint, Brooklyn); 77ST=77th St (W 77th St at Columbus Ave); STUY=Stuyvesant Town (14th St at Ave A), starts in June; TRI=Tribeca (Greenwich St at Duane St); TSQ=TuckerSquare (W 66th St at Columbus Ave); USQ=Union Square (E 17th St at Broadway)

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*Dates and availability may vary, according to Mother Nature’s whim.