MY LOCAL MARKET
Blog
We all love farmers' markets especially if we love fresh-to-market produce, a community cameraderie, and a desire to support local farmers. But here are some other great reasons to love your farmers' markets: The fruits and vegetables you buy at the farmers markets are the freshest and tastiest...
Recent Posts
We love arugula! Available fall and early winter, it is also known as rocket, rugula, roquette and rucola. The leaves of this lovely green are shaped rather like an oak leaf with hints of red in the veins. It is of the same botanical family as watercress, cabbage and broccoli. Native to the...
Crack open a big beautiful pomegranate, heavy with juicy seeds and savor the color and texture of this lovely fruit. Rich ruby red seeds surrounded by white pith are found inside a leathery pinkish red outer rind, hiding all the goodness inside. The word pomeganate means 'apple with many seeds' and...
One of the market’s favorite items for customers to pick up this time of year is walnuts! For baking, side dishes, salads, and appetizers, you can’t find better quality California-grown walnuts than at your farmers’ market. Walnuts are the oldest known food trees we know of. The Romans called them...
Need something to tickle the taste buds and impress your guests? Need a pungent, deliciously bitter mustard taste in your vegetable dish repertoire? Then this leafy green will fit the bill. It is unknown where Chinese broccoli (gai lan) was first cultivated, but it is used in many Asian countries,...