More farmers market coverage: It doesn't get any fresher than this
FARMERS MARKET
A look at what's cookin' at L.A. area farmers markets
What's your favorite food at the farmers market? Apples or oranges? Strawberries or zucchini? How about ribs? In fact, it's quite possible that two of the best barbecue restaurants in Southern California can be found only at farmers markets. more...
MARKET WATCH
Good this week: Brooks cherries, Pakistan mulberries, Apriums
The earliest varieties of any fruit are rarely the best, and it's easy to get impatient this year, when stone fruit harvests are running a week late. Discrimination in varieties is crucial. more...
Interactive map
Kaiser Permanente farmers markets put nutrition within reach
An X-ray and a bag of oranges, anyone? more...
ON THE SIDE
Peach farming: risk, worry and obsession
Summer approaches with the promise of fat, juicy peaches, sweet grapes and a farmer's angst. more...
FARMERS MARKET
In L.A.'s restaurant gardens, freshness is grown to order
Ten stories above downtown, standing in relief against the sky and a mural of the Statue of Liberty painted on the side of a nearby building, chef Jonathan McDowell is picking culinary lavender for crème brûlée and ice cream. From the roof of Blue Velvet restaurant, there's a panoramic view of the city, all towers and cranes and white clouds, and traffic on the 10 and 110 freeways almost sounds like a rushing river -- almost. more...
THE CALIFORNIA COOK
How to cook with farmers market produce
Go to a farmers market and your mind begins to race. Fava beans? What can I do with them? What about the asparagus? And look at those artichokes! Strawberries, mmmm. There are so many terrific ingredients just begging for you to buy them at this time of year that it can seem impossible to decide what to cook. more...
