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    Good Food

    Moving Beyond Farmers Market Fraud

    Joel Grover is an investigative reporter for KNBC .  Recently he exposed fraud at Southern California farmers markets.  He is joined by Laura Avery, the market manager for the Wednesday Santa Monica farmers market , and the host of Good Food's Market Report.

    Music Break:  Reflection by Henry Mancini

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    By Evan Kleiman • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Joel Grover is an investigative reporter for

    KNBC. Recently he

    exposed fraud at Southern California farmers markets. He is joined by Laura Avery, the market manager for the Wednesday

    Santa Monica farmers market, and the host of

    Good Food's Market Report.

    Music Break: Reflection by Henry Mancini

    The full episode

    2 of 7
    Fruitcake; Fried Chicken Dinners; Lutefisk; Wolfgang Puck's Latest
    1. 0:00Market Report
    2. 7:53Moving Beyond Farmers Market FraudYou’re reading this
    3. 15:19Deep End Dining's Lutefisk Supper
    4. 22:26Yak Cheese
    5. 29:22Fried Chicken Dinners
    6. 38:54Wolfgang Puck's WP24
    7. 49:52Fruitcake
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      Evan Kleiman

      host 'Good Food'

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      Harriet Ells

      Program Director for Talk

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      Bob Carlson

      host and producer, 'UnFictional'

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      Gillian Ferguson

      Supervising Producer, Good Food

      CultureFood & Drink

    The full episode

    2 of 7
    Fruitcake; Fried Chicken Dinners; Lutefisk; Wolfgang Puck's Latest
    1. 0:00Market Report
    2. 7:53Moving Beyond Farmers Market FraudYou’re reading this
    3. 15:19Deep End Dining's Lutefisk Supper
    4. 22:26Yak Cheese
    5. 29:22Fried Chicken Dinners
    6. 38:54Wolfgang Puck's WP24
    7. 49:52Fruitcake
    Back to Good Food