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    Strawberries are back at the Santa Monica Farmers' Market

    Over 80% of our nation's strawberries are produced in California. Many farms spray synthetic pesticides on their fields. Not Smith Farms. Farmer McKay Smith relies on an arsenal of certified organic methods to keep pesky bugs and nematodes from eating into his yield.

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    By Evan Kleiman • Mar 25, 2016 • 1 min read

    Over 80% of our nation's strawberries are produced in California. Many farms spray synthetic pesticides on their fields. Not Smith Farms. Farmer McKay Smith relies on an arsenal of certified organic methods to keep pesky bugs and nematodes from eating into his yield.

    Top Chef alum Phillip Frankland Lee likes the Camarosa berries from Smith Farms for their firmness and well-balanced flavor. He's using them in a Strawberries and Champagne dish at The Gadarene Swine and Scratch|Bar. Find Lee's recipe on the Good Food blog and tell us how you like it.

    Music: "Bye & Bye/Saints" by Gregg Stafford & Dr. Michael White

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    Tacolandia, To Run & Dine in LA, Fire & Ice
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    3. 22:50Jonathan Gold recommends Little Sister Downtown
    4. 27:23Strawberries are back at the Santa Monica Farmers' MarketYou’re reading this
    5. 35:03Darra Goldstein heads to that other West Coast
    6. 51:06Easter, sweet-and-sour style
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      Evan Kleiman

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    The full episode

    4 of 6
    Tacolandia, To Run & Dine in LA, Fire & Ice
    1. 0:30Tacolandia returns to DTLA
    2. 9:55To run and dine in LA
    3. 22:50Jonathan Gold recommends Little Sister Downtown
    4. 27:23Strawberries are back at the Santa Monica Farmers' MarketYou’re reading this
    5. 35:03Darra Goldstein heads to that other West Coast
    6. 51:06Easter, sweet-and-sour style
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