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    The saint of the Santa Monica Farmers Market

    Good Food’s beloved Market Report correspondent Laura Avery will be retiring at the end of 2018.

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    By Evan Kleiman • Nov 8, 2018 • 1 min read

    Good Food’s beloved Market Report correspondent Laura Avery will be retiring at the end of 2018. For 36 years, Laura has been the supervisor of the Santa Monica Farmers Market, overseeing its transformation into an essential hub of our food community. She shares with Evan about her decision and what she’s planning to do in her retirement.

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    Soul food, from Tennessee to Israel
    1. 0:00Celebrating soul food
    2. 14:36‘Mississippi Vegan’
    3. 23:53‘Israeli Soul’
    4. 33:45L.A. Kitchen closes its doors
    5. 39:30The saint of the Santa Monica Farmers MarketYou’re reading this
    6. 47:23Market Report: Apples
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    The full episode

    5 of 6
    Soul food, from Tennessee to Israel
    1. 0:00Celebrating soul food
    2. 14:36‘Mississippi Vegan’
    3. 23:53‘Israeli Soul’
    4. 33:45L.A. Kitchen closes its doors
    5. 39:30The saint of the Santa Monica Farmers MarketYou’re reading this
    6. 47:23Market Report: Apples
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