What's in season for April and early May

April completely got away from me and I forgot to write a post about what's in season right now.  So sorry!  Consider this the April & May posting.  Oops.

PRODUCE

• We're still eating things from the fall crop, things like apples, pears, winter squash, potatoes, carrots, onions, garlic.  We're really. sick. of. apples.
• Greens: chard, kale, collards, early tender greens
• Asparagus
• Rhubarb is in full swing
• Culinary herbs

MUSHROOMS

• You'll find wild morels now!
• Get info at the Puget Sound Mycological Society's website: http://www.psms.org/

SEAFOOD

• Razor clams - next dig set for May 15-16
• Some Alaskan salmon, look for sustainable and wild-caught
• Halibut, sablefish, and black cod (March to November)
• King salmon
• Copper River salmon comes into season this month.  (droool...)

FLOWERS

• Lilacs and hellebores.  We're especially enjoying the scent of the lilac in our back yard right now.
• Lots of bulbs: tulips, blue-bells, etc.
• Dogwood trees.  This is the time of year I get dogwood envy, the trees are so lovely with their creamy white and pink blossoms.
• Fruit trees: cherry, apple, pear, crabapple, etc.  Just don't park under a flowering cherry tree like I did.  The car was a mess.

MEAT & EGGS

• Barnyard animals are having their babies right now.  This means veal in a few months, and lamb in the fall and winter.
• Eggs - our hens are laying about 5-6 eggs daily.  We can't keep up.  It's insane.
• Chicken - lots of eggs means spring chickens in a few weeks (but not for us, a rooster-less household).  Farmers markets will have fresh birds later this month
• Rabbit

Please feel free to add other in-season items in the comments section.