News, Food, Recipes and Happenings from the Santa Monica Farmers’ Market
Every week Good Food visits the Wednesday Santa Monica Farmers’ Market and brings the latest news from farmers and chefs in our weekly Market Report segment with market manager Laura Avery.
We also help you cook seasonally and sustainably by recommending some ingredients to buy each week and recipe ideas to cook with them. Your farmers’ market adventure starts here!
Market Report with Laura Avery
Laura Avery talks to Chef Bruce Kalman of Union about the various ways he’s cooking with porcinis. Find a recipe for his porcini mushroom cannelloni on the Good Food blog.
She also talks to David West of Clearwater Farms about how the drought is affecting not only porcinis but all wild mushrooms.
What You Should Buy This Weekend At the Farmers’ Market
– sweet corn
-fresh garbanzos
-stone fruit
-berries (look for unique varieties such as Murray berries)
-porcinis (season ending soon)
What You Should Cook With It
Garbanzo Bean and Baby Arugula Salad with Cumin Vinaigrette
Yotam Ottolenghi’s Sweet Corn Potenta with Eggplant Sauce
Roasted Street Corn with Cheese
Let us know if there are any other recipes you’d recommend in the comments!
Good to Know
As spring makes way for summer, expect a few changes at the farmers’ market. Zuckerman’s asparagus is on it’s way out, and several stone fruit vendors are on their way in. Look for Ron Corenelson, John Tenerelli, Al Corchane and Frog Hollow Farms among others.
Keep your eyes peeled for unique berries at the market, like young berries and Murray berries, a creation of Murray Family Farms that taste like rhubarb when cooked. Al and Tennerelli are known for apricots and peaches
The CSA South Central Farmers Cooperative will begin selling at the Sunday Santa Monica Farmers’ Market starting this weekend.