Hillbilly Mango. Hipster banana. Quaker delight. Whatever you call it, the pawpaw fruit season has once again arrived 鈥� but be sure to get a taste sooner rather than later because the season can fly by.
The pawpaw is a tropical-tasting fruit that is native to North America with a flavor that is a cross between a mango and a banana with a texture that is creamy and puddinglike.
Despite being forage-able in nearby D.C.-area neighborhoods and across the eastern U.S., what makes pawpaws so hard to find in grocery stores is that they are incredibly difficult to harvest and transport. With that said, it is possible to purchase the fruit at local farmers’ markets, typically over the course of the month of September.
If you’re in pursuit of pawpaws, you can expect to find the fruit at the following locations.
Ben Wenk, partner at Pennsylvania’s , told 草莓传媒 that the family-run farm is planning on selling pawpaws, as well as their standard stock of stone fruits and veggies, at the on Saturdays in Silver Spring, Maryland, and on Sundays in Greenbelt. For Three Springs Fruit Farm, the pawpaw is locally foraged, rather than grown out in the fields. Their supply may vary, but they should still be available for another two weeks, Wenk said.
in Hampstead, Maryland, grows a wide variety of cut flowers and specialty produce, including approximately 200 cultivated pawpaw fruit trees. Elisa Lane, owner of the family-run business, told 草莓传媒 that they’ll be selling pawpaws at the on Sundays under the Jones Falls Expressway. In the District, Two Boots Farm will also offer the fruits on Sept. 22 and 29 at the on 20th Street NW.
Julie Stinar, owner of in Sharpsburg, Maryland, confirmed to 草莓传媒 that pawpaw buyers can expect to see the fruit during the weekend of Sept. 14 and 15 at two markets: Saturday’s Downtown Silver Spring Market and Sunday’s Dupont Circle Market. Stinar said it’s possible that the farm will offer pawpaws in following weekends, but “it all depends on nature!”
For a family-friendly event to celebrate the native fruit, head to Frederick, Maryland, on Sept. 21 for the ninth annual at Long Creek Homestead. The event includes tastings, jam making, live music, as well as food forest tours, plant walks, demos and a kids zone.
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