Is sweet corn ready in Ontario?

When you buy local fruits and veggies, you’ll enjoy some of the best flavours the season has to offer. When possible, Sobeys carries local produce – any produce grown within your province is considered to be local. In-season produce is picked at the height of its freshness and is often more abundant, so you may see a drop in prices that will help you stretch your budget further (especially if you freeze and preserve to save foods for the rest of the year). Another plus? Supporting Canadian growers feels pretty good too!

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Is Canadian corn ready?

This handy chart will help you predict when your favourite homegrown items will reach their peak. Use it to plan your menus and grocery lists.

Note: The following seasonal produce guide is based on averages from growers all around Ontario. Adjust dates earlier or later depending on whether you are in the northern or southern part of the province.

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The Six Seasons

Spring: In Ontario, around late March or early April, we see the first fresh produce of the year – like tart rhubarb. Meanwhile, greenhouses help our growers get ahead of the season for crops such as cucumbers and tomatoes.

Early Summer: Fresh produce becomes more abundant from May to June. The first early berries make an appearance, with strawberries dominating the fruit stands, and a wide variety of leafy greens is available. This is also the peak time for asparagus.

Summer: Sunny July and August are top months for fresh produce in Ontario. Fruits such as peaches, plums and cherries ripen to perfection. Grocery aisles across the province are piled high with colourful, ripe field-grown tomatoes, cucumbers and peppers.

Early Fall: September, with its warm days and cooler nights, is a great month for fruits such as raspberries, apples and pears. This is jelly- and tart-making season! Heartier squashes and pumpkins are also available in abundance now.

Fall: This is the last chance to get many of the summer-peaking vegetables, such as tomatoes, celery and corn, in season. Root vegetables like carrots and beets sweeten up with a touch of frost, and fresh cranberries appear in time for Thanksgiving.

Winter: The colder months are the best time to take advantage of fruits and vegetables that store well, such as apples, cabbage, carrots and potatoes – all ingredients that shine in soups and stews.

More Seasonal Produce Guides

For more info on Ontario seasonal produce (and local farms), visit these websites:

Seasonal Produce Guides
Harvest Ontario fruit & vegetable availability guide
Ontario Farm Fresh: What’s in Season?
Foodland Ontario availability guide

View Atlantic or West produce guides.

There’s nothing like fresh sweet corn, harvested from a nearby farmer’s field then cooked and rolled in butter.

August is corn-on-the-cob season in Norfolk County. Now is the time when the sweet corn travels the shortest distance to reach your plate.

Norfolk County is a leading grower of sweet corn in Canada. About 3,500 acres are grown on 30 farms.

More about sweet corn

One of our sweet corn farmers, Welsh Brothers, grows premium GMO-free sweet corn. Varieties include Gourmet Sweet, a fresh bi-coloured corn, and Chocolate Sunshine, a sweet yellow corn. Their corn is hand-picked, hand-graded and hydro-cooled daily to guarantee you get the freshest, sweetest corn, time and time again.

Norfolk County Ontario’s Garden

Sweet Corn

Listings

Chary Produce Ltd.

Chary Produce Ltd. is a second generation family farm in the heart of Southern Ontario. We strive to provide refreshing, crisp, wholesome foods that will remind you of how great tasting vegetables can be! Look for it at ...

Kent Creek Orchard

Store and small bakery – asparagus, apples, fruits, gladiolus, handmade soap, herbs, honey, lavender, pollination services, potatoes, rhubarb, sweet corn and apple cider. Open 7 days a week till after New Year! 11am...

Matz Fruit Barn

Family owned and operated, proudly offering the highest quality tree ripened cherries, peaches, apples and fresh seasonal vegetables. The best sweet corn and pumpkins too!

R&S Bosgoed

Visit our roadside stand full of seasonal vegetables produced on-site. Field tomatoes, sweet corn, onions, squash, cabbage, cucumbers and more! Plus Inasphere Wines retail winery now open!

Welsh Bros.

Welsh Bros. is a family farm that specializes in great tasting “handpicked” premium sweet corn and asparagus. Organic and conventional.

Is corn on the cob ready in Ontario?

Celery, corn, rapini, tomatoes, peppers and zucchini are in season from July through October.

When can I buy sweet corn?

Enjoy fresh sweet corn in white, yellow, and bi-color (also known as “bread & butter” and “peaches & cream”) varieties July thru early September, or freeze sweet corn to enjoy its delicious flavor during the winter months.

Is sweet corn still in season?

Peak season lasts from May through September. Because sweet corn is grown in all 50 states, you can easily find it at your farmers' markets or corner farm stand.