What’s Fresh at the Farmers Market This Week
Laura Avery is the market manager for the Santa Monica Farmers Market. Each week she takes pictures at the Wednesday market.
Fava bean greens from young beans too small to pick. These thinnings can be made to make tasty pesto, or tossed on a salad, braised or sautéed. Fairview Garden Farm, Wednesday Santa Monica
Bumpy purple skinned passion fruit has tart, tangy tropical seeds inside. Coleman Farm, Wednesday & Saturday Santa Monica
Mori Onodera, chef/owner of Mori Sushi shopping at Coleman
Amaranth, or Japanese spinach, can be cooked or eaten raw in a salad. Fresno Evergreen; Wednesday and Pico Santa Monica
Nikki Palmer, pastry chef at Rustic Canyon, with an armful of flowers and strawberries
Jackson gets a lift from his Grandpa Everett Davall at the Wednesday Santa Monica market
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That not mizuna there, it's amaranth leaves (though it may also go by japanese spinach)
Hi Sarah, Thanks for this. We double checked with farmer Bill Coleman and he confirmed your identification. We changed it above.
Thanks for pointing it out!
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