Market correspondent Gillian Ferguson catches up with Rose Wilde of Rossoblu and Red Bread during the first week of the Santa Monica Farmer’s Market free of social distancing and capacity requirements. Wilde is buying tannic olallieberries for cakes, crumble pies, and jams. Steven Murray Jr. of Murray Family Farms explains the 15 varieties of blackberries he is bringing down from Bakersfield.
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Boysenberries and marionberries make their seasonal appearance at the Santa Monica Farmer’s Market. Photo by Gillian Ferguson.