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Food Holidays
March
Monthly Food Events
National Caffeine Awareness Month
National Nutrition Month
International Hamburger and Pickle Month
Great American Meatout Month
Berries and Cherries Month
Exotic Winter Fruit & Leeks and Green Onions Month
Seasonal Fruits of March
(always check your area and with your vendors)
Avocado, Cherimoyas, Grapefruit, Kumquat, Lemons, Limes, Mandarins, Oranges, Strawberries
Fresh Vegetables for March
(always check your area and with your vendors)
Artichokes, Arugula, Asian Green, Asparagus, Broccoli, Broccoli Rabe, Avocado, Beets, Bok Choy, Brussel Sprouts, Cabbage, Cardoons, Carrots, Cauliflower, Chard, Collard Greens, Cress, Dandelion Greens, Endive, Fava Beans, Fennel, Garlic, Green Garlic, Horseradish, Kale, Kohlrabi, Lambsquarter, Leeks, Lettuce, Mushrooms, Mustard Greens, Nettles, Onions, Orach, Parsnips, Radicchio, Radishes, Rutabagas, Scallions, Spinach, Sprouts, Sunchokes, Turnips
2/27-3/5
1
National Peanut Butter Lover’s Day
2
3
National Canadian Bacon Day - Canada
International Irish Whiskey Day
Baskin and Robbins 31 Flavors created, 1945
4
Cadbury Chocolate's Birthday, 1824
5
Cinco de Marcho - Mexico
Emmett. J. Culligan born, 1893 (Culligan Water)
6-10
National School Breakfast Week
(1st Week)
6-12
(Monday 1st full week)
6
Clarence Birdseye Develops Quick Freezing Food Method
National White Chocolate Cheesecake Day
Meatless Monday
7-12
7
National Crown Roast Of Pork Day
Corn Flakes first served, 1897
8
(2nd Wednesday)
9
National Dish Washer Appreciation Day
International School Meals Day
(2nd Thursday)
10
National Blueberry Popover Day
11
12-18
(2nd Week)
National Chocolate Chip Cookie Week
12
Coca Cola put in Bottles for 1st Time, 1894
13-19
13
National Chicken Noodle Soup Day
International Riesling Day
14-20
14
Bake a Pie in Support
15
International Eat and Animal For PETA Day
16
National Artichoke Hearts Day
(3rd Thursday)
17
(3rd Sat)
18
National Lacy Oatmeal Cookie Day
19-25
(3rd Full Week)
National Chocolate Caramel Day
Saint Joseph Feast Day, Patron of Confectioners
20
21-27
21
(3rd Tuesday)
22
23
Patent issued for first Glass milk bottle, 1880
24
National Chocolate Covered Raisins Day
25
National Lobster Newburg Day
Vaffeldagen (Waffle Day) - Sweden
26
Benjamin Thompson inventor of Percolator born, Pressure cooker, Kitchen Stove 1753
27
28
National Black Forest Cake Day
29
National Lemon Chiffon Cake Day
Whole Grain for Whole Grain
(last Wednesday)
30
31
National Clams On The Half Shell Day
Dia Del Taco - Mexico
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