Sweet Peppers

Sweet peppers thrive in the warm summer months. Because peppers require heat to mature, they are a true summer crop, with availability tied closely to frost dates.

Peppers become sweeter and more colorful as the season progresses. Early peppers are often green (immature), while peak-season peppers show full red, yellow, or orange ripeness.

Types of Sweet Peppers

Sweet peppers vary in shape, size, color, and sweetness level. All lack the heat of hot peppers.

Bell Peppers

Colors: Green, red, yellow, orange, purple
Flavor: Green = grassy and slightly bitter; colored = sweeter and fruitier
Best for: Stuffing, roasting, grilling, slicing raw

Italian Frying Peppers (Cubanelle, Carmen types)

Long, thin, light green to red
Mild and slightly sweet
Excellent sautéed or blistered

Sweet Banana Peppers

Pale yellow to orange
Tangy and mild
Often pickled or eaten raw

Pimento Peppers

Small, heart-shaped red peppers
Very sweet and aromatic
Used in spreads and stuffing olives

Mini Sweet Peppers

Small, snack-sized
Very sweet
Ideal for raw eating or quick roasting

Where to buy fresh Sweet Peppers near you

School Lunch Organic Farm

Cabbage Throw Farm

Asbury

Early-season peppers are fresh and grassy, while peak-season peppers are deeply sweet and ideal for roasting. Their versatility—from raw crunch to smoky char—makes them essential in seasonal cooking.

Recipes for Sweet Peppers

Sweet Pepper and Heirloom Tomato Gazpacho

9 Ingredients

Cook time: 45 mins

Culineer Team

Trini Veggie Fried Rice

14 Ingredients

Cook time: N/A

Nel E

Accra

14 Ingredients

Cook time: N/A

Nel E

Where to find locally grown Sweet Peppers

School Lunch Organic Farm

Cabbage Throw Farm

Asbury

Village Acres Farm

Mifflintown

Dwulet Farm Market

Bending Bridge Farm

Fort Loudon

Sleepy Hollow Haunted Acres

Newtown

Twin Pond Farm Garden Center & Country Market

Howell

Lennilea Farm Produce

Alburtis

Spiral Path Farm

Loysville

Reed’s Organic Farm & Animal Sanctuary

Egg Harbor Township

Dillner Family Farms

Gibsonia

Sorbello Girls Farm Market

Garden Farm Market

Newark

Living Hope Farm

Harleysville

Four Sisters Farm

East Nantmeal

Solly Farm

Warminster

Brenckle's Oganic Farm and Green House

Zelienople

Little Peace Farm

Schuylkill Haven

Mudcollege Farm

Gettysburg

Verdant View Farm

Paradise,

Inverbrook Farm

West Grove

Brenckle's Organic Farm & Greenhouse

Zelienople

Farmer John

Doylestown

Heirloom Acre Farm

Telford

Taproot Farm

Shoemakersville

Yellow Creek Farm

Prospect

Mulberry Farm

Waynesboro

Morgan Creek Farms

Quakertown

Nature Works Farm

Homer City

Kneehigh Farm

Pottstown

Eckerton Hill Farm

Fleetwood

Myerov Family Farm

Perkasie

Sankanac CSA

Phoenixville

Heaven on Earth Acres

Lincoln University

4 Winds Farm

New Paris

Oasis Family Farm

Robbinsville

Willow Haven Farm

New Tripoli

Verified

Broad Wing Farm

Morgantown

Tiny Seed Farm

Allison Park

Rolling Hills Farm

Ringoes

Duda's Farm Inc

Brownsville

Butterhof's Shady Brook Farm

Egg Harbor City

Al's Family Farm

Southampton Township

Rottkamp Farms Inc.

Star Cross Naturals

Somerset

Tranquility Farms

Desker

Adi Farms

Riegel's Produce

Kempton

Fran and Ann's Produce Stand

Collegeville

Rea's Farm Market

Cape May

Bedner's Farm & Greenhouse

McDonald

Martz Farms

Duncannon

Rambling Roots Farm

Cochranville

Snyder Farms

Perkasie

Healthy Harvest Farm

Bellefonte

Roots to River Farm

New Hope

Jersey Legacy Farm, LLC

Lutz Produce LLC

VIC

Poplar Wood Farm

NSW

Terra Chimera Farm

Cape May Court House

Shady Brook Farm

Yardley

Community Supported Garden at Genesis Farm

Ramblin' Sol Farm

Cream Ridge

Rowan Tree Farm

Mechanicsburg

White Clover Family Farm

Local grower

Good Keeper Farm

Forge Hill Farms

Downingtown

Verified

Horn Farm Center

York

WillowHill Springs Farm

Willow Hill

Kauffman Farms

Enlightened Farms

Egg Harbor City

Thornbury Farm CSA

West Chester

Big Ed's Produce LLC

Lavallette

Wild Blossom Farm

Dearborn Farm, Inc.

Lyon Creek Farm

New Tripoli

Savoie Organic Farm

Hospitality Spring Farm and Gardens

Bedford

Farms View Roadstand

Happy Valley Berry Farm

Rea Farms

Mr. McGregor's Garden Farm Market and Deli

Jobstown

Grateful Acres Farm

Orwigsburg

Chickadee Creek Farm

Pennington

Festa Family Farms

Pittsburgh

Charlann Farms

Yardley

Jacoby Gardens

Dillsburg

Yarnicks Farm

Indiana

Siw Vegetables

Chadds Ford

Laurel Vista Farms

Somerset

Circle Brook Farm

Krape Farm

Blue Moon Farm LLC

Bloomsbury

Maggie's Farm Gettysburg

Gettysburg

Silver Forge Farm

Manalapan Township

Styer Orchard Inc

Langhorne

K & J Farm Market

Local grower

Red Earth Farm

Kempton

Love Grows CSA

Feasterville

Mother Earth Farm

Indiana

Flipside Farm CSA

B & H Organic Produce

Morgantown

Douds-Floyd Farm

Aliquippa

Anchor Run CSA

Wrightstown

Peters Produce

Green"er" Acres Farm

Claysburg

MK Roots Farm

Charlestown Farm

Phoenixville

Redrange Farm LLC

Five Points Farm Market and Greenhouse

York Springs

Blooming Glen Farm

Perkasie

Wooden Hill Farms

Duncannon

R.J. Laurino Farm

Colts Neck

Mad Radish Farm

Dover

Walking Bird Farm

Egg Harbor City

D & S Produce

York Springs

SHEMPS Farm

Bellefonte

Rainbow Tomatoes Garden & Sunflour Bakery

East Greenville

The Goodman Farms

Harmony

Byrne Farms, LLC

Wrightstown

Wasson Farm Market

State College

Hilltop Growers

Friedens

A.T. Buzby Farm LLC

Woodstown

Green Zameen Farm

Perkasie

Potter's Farm

Pine Grove

Forever Heart Farm, LLC

Moon Township

Tuckey's Mountain Grown

Biglerville