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From Market to Meal: All About Summer Squash

The weather is perfect for grilling fresh summer vegetables. Summer squash tops the list of easy-to-prepare and good-for-you summer fare. Grilled, sautéed, or baked, it’s all good! A very prolific vegetable, summer squash is a soft-shelled squash with thin edible skins and edible seeds, compared to the hard-shelled winter squash with inedible skin. Available at your farmers’ market now through September, squash is very low in calories, high in vitamins and fiber. Round, long, crooked neck...

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Dear Deb - December 2023

Dear Deb: Just curious about what farmers do with all the produce they don’t sell at the farmers’ market? Jesse L., San Francisco Jesse: We are pleased that so many farmers’ markets have farmers who...

Harvest Headline - Winter Squash

Winter Squash Winter squash is now being harvested and available at your farmers’ market. The crops are very good, and the varieties are amazing! This tasty seasonal squash is often thought of as just...

Dear Deb – November 2023

Dear Deb: We’re trying to reduce plastic waste, so why are plastic bags still being used at the farmers’ market? David R. Pleasanton David: While single-use plastic bags seem to be everywhere, they do...

California Considers Changes to FMNP Food Program

The Farmers Market Nutrition Program (FMNP) is a unique program that provides benefits to mothers and seniors who use them to purchase fresh fruits and vegetables directly from farms at farmers...