The darling of colorful crucifers, Purple Sprouting broccoli (PSB), is getting ready to make its spring-time debut! Use this collection of resources to help educate your staff and shoppers.

This months-long season offers a variety of sizes and colors to incorporate into lush pear displays and plenty of delicious flavor and texture for fresh eating and incorporating into recipes.

Hoping to learn more about import pears, pick up merchandising tips or get your hands on downloadable POP to educate shoppers and drive sales? We have a toolkit for that!

After a successful trial in April, it’s clear that shoppers can’t get enough Asian greens. Eaters are grabbing bunches to explore a world of texture and color.

Available now in steady volume, be sure to bring in plenty of these greens and remind shoppers they’re nutritious, delicious and grown organically by small-to-medium-sized Northwest farms.

Vegetables in striking colors are sure to brighten up these wet, final days of winter and inspire creative meals. Bring in these attractive options to add interest to wet racks and menus.

OGC Visits Oshala Farm & Their Medicinal Magic!

Whether enjoyed culinarily or selected for their hefty list of health benefits, spring is prime time for consuming Nettles! OGC is proud to partner with Oshala Farm to source these organically grown nutrient-dense greens, and recently jumped on the opportunity to visit farmers Elise and Jeff Higley in the field.

Longer days and warmer nights have spears of organic asparagus poking up from their beds in the Pacific Northwest, much to the delight of eaters and growers! Once considered a fancy food, asparagus has become a mainstay in the kitchen, and shoppers are finding ways to incorporate it into meals any time of day.

The first varieties of stone fruit have begun to arrive from our grower partners in California. While the Northwest remains decidedly in the clutch of springtime’s cool temps and intermittent showers, these juicy gems are a delicious reminder that warmer days are on the way!

Learn what to expect in this stone fruit forecast!

With a history of family farming in the region that spans a century, Montecucco Farms is a familiar name in Oregon and across the West Coast. Known for their exceptional organic rhubarb, a legion of fans look to Montecucco Farms each spring to satisfy cravings for this tart and tempting seasonal crop.

Rhubarb season is on, with crews harvesting tasty stalks from the farm’s picturesque field adjacent to the lovely Willamette River.

A simple sautée, a pull through good butter, or snacked on straight from the bunch, organic Northwest-grown radishes are a splendid springtime delight and there’s a lot to explore in this seasonal category!

Catalans know this alluring allium as a harbinger of spring and good times shared over plates of grilled food. Now, your shoppers can now enjoy this special scallion variety that is described as similar to a leek, larger than a green onion and milder in flavor than both.

OGC’s dedicated buying team shares commodity updates for what’s happening now, and what’s to come this season. Use their notes to anticipate challenges, lean into promotable items and plan your sets over the next few months!

With spring officially arriving in just a matter of days, eaters are turning their attention to the light, bright and tender treats this season offers. One quintessential crop that excites both growers and eaters is raab.

Oshala Farm grows three acres of organic nettles, which are traditionally a wildcrafted plant. “Many people have access to nettles, but others don’t, and the soil health and where they grow are significant,” says grower Elise Higley. “Native plants often grow in ecologically sensitive waterways where they keep their little feet wet, but not all waterways are clean, so cultivation is a great option.”

Eaters and retailers excited for organic artichokes can plan spring-inspired meals and merchandising around this tasty crop! Large globe artichokes and petite baby artichokes are now available in fantastic volume and high quality for great eating.

With the Northwest-grown storage onion season beginning to wrap up, and before the California onion crop comes in, now is the perfect opportunity to feature delicious organic spring onion bunches from Siri & Son Farms.

Spring means rhubarb and Montecucco Farms’ annual harvest is one that OGC eagerly anticipates!

Though it may have been slow to start, the recent string of sunny spring days is coaxing the organic Purple Sprouting Broccoli crop from its winter slumber.

Late-season frost slowed the arrival of early PSB varieties resulting in less volume than we traditionally see this time of year. With plenty of sun in the forecast, we anticipate strong availability in the coming weeks, and we couldn’t be more excited! OGC’s Lucas Crawford shares his favorite way to prepare PSB!

The demand for wildcrafted foods, such as Morel mushrooms and Fiddlehead ferns, has grown year over year as eaters become more familiar with both the health benefits and complex flavor of these foraged goods. For the past 30 years, one of OGC’s partners for all-things-wild, Foods in Season, has helped provide our region with tasty morsels from the forest while providing essential work for generations of local families.

Crisp, crinkly organic Little Gem lettuce from our friends at Tomatero Organic Farm makes for a perfect base for spring-inspired salads and lends a satisfying crunch to sandwiches. Learn more about this colorful lettuce variety that OGC coworkers can’t get enough of!