What We Grow
We grow a wide variety of nutritious fruits and vegetables in our gardens. Different kinds of produce are harvested at different times of year.
Featured Produce at Campus Dining
Campus Dining Services purchases produce from the Anderson Market Garden. They indicate where they use our produce on their menus and signs. Look for our logo by your favorite fresh items
Spring Produce
- Onions: red and white
- Carrots
- Tomatoes: San Marzano, Brandywine, Cherokee Purple, heirloom
- Cucumbers: Straight Eight, Tasty Green
- Beans: Serpedor, Stringless Blue Lake
- Okra: Clemson Spineless
- Swiss chard: Bright Lights
- Baby watermelon
- Squash: yellow, Goldy, Golden Summer Crookneck, zucchini (Dark Green), Pink Jumbo
- Peppers: Krimson Lee, serrano, banana, cayenne
- Eggplant: Black Beauty
- Fennel
- Purple cauliflower
- Green cabbage
- Greens
- Sunflowers
- Peas: sugar snap
- Herbs: basil (Thai, Everleaf Genovese), parsley (Forest Green, Italian Giant), lemon thyme, chamomile, tarragon, mint (chocolate, orange), lavender, hyssop, oregano, rosemary, sage, dill
Fall Produce
- Spinach: Countryside
- Kale: Red Russian
- Broccoli
- Cabbage: savoy, bok choy
- Beans: Stringless Blue Lake
- Squash: autumn acorn blend, butternut (Canesi)
- Pumpkin: Jack Sprat
- Garlic
- Greens
Email: ediblecampus@niu.edu