Email AuthorFelicia Friesema
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What's in Season at the Farmers Market: GMO Blues + First Summer Corn
May 17, 2013 in Squid Ink
Felicia FriesemaBi-color corn from Yasukochi Farms at the Hollywood marketWhen you Google Monsanto, the website link has both the company's name and its slogan -- A Sustainable Agriculture Company. ...
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What's In Season at the Farmers Market: Morels, Kind Of
May 13, 2013 in Squid Ink
Felicia FriesemaMorels at the Hollywood marketAcclaimed American poet William Jay Smith has so far painted the most accurate picture of the morel mushroom, in a short excerpt from his 1969...
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What's In Season at the Farmers Market: Early Cherries + Seasonal Forecast
May 06, 2013 in Squid Ink
Felicia FriesemacherriesSteinbeck once opined that summer's warmth -- or for our purposes, fruit -- wouldn't achieve its sweetness without the cold of winter. Truth is revealed in the harvests;...
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What's In Season at the Farmers Market: Loquats + The Fruit Hunters, a Rare Fruit Documentary
April 26, 2013 in Squid Ink
Felicia FriesemaloquatsThere are a few people who would argue against calling loquats the first stone fruit of the season. It does have giant pit-like seeds -- anywhere from one...
What's In Season at the Farmers Market: Cherimoya from Rincon Del Mar Ranch
April 12, 2013 in Squid Ink
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L.A.'s Scripps College Olive Oil Wins at Los Angeles International Extra Virgin Olive Oil Competition
April 05, 2013 in Squid Ink
Scripps College For the first time in the 14-year history of the Los Angeles International Extra Virgin Olive Oil Competition, a Best of Show has been awarded to a L.A. County-produced...
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What's In Season at the Farmers Market: Heirloom Helios Radishes From Windrose Farm
March 28, 2013 in Squid Ink
Felicia FriesemaHelio radishes from Windrose FarmRadishes metamorphose from seed to plant in a handful of days and, with some varieties, are ready to harvest in a few weeks. This...
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What's in Season at the Farmers Market: A Mini Strawberry Primer
March 22, 2013 in Squid Ink
Felicia FriesemaSeascape strawberries from Harry's Berries at the Hollywood marketThe buzz from the official arrival of spring this week was summarily squashed when a sage marketgoer clucked her teeth at...
What's In Season at the Farmers Market: Cardoons from Flora Bella Farm + SMFM Farmer Comes to Hollywood
March 15, 2013 in Squid Ink
What's In Season at the Farmers Market: Giant Purple Artichokes from Suncoast Farms
March 08, 2013 in Squid Ink
What's In Season at the Farmers Market: Early Green Garlic From ABC Rhubarb and Bih Shan Farm
March 01, 2013 in Squid Ink
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What's In Season at the Farmers Market: Purple and Green Kohlrabi
February 22, 2013 in Squid Ink
Felicia FriesemaPurple kohlrabi from Shear Rock Farms at the Hollywood marketBrassica oleracea started as wild cabbage native to many parts of Europe. Natural (and a little careful unnatural)...
What's In Season at the Farmers Market: Sunchokes and Romance
February 15, 2013 in Squid Ink
What's In Season at the Farmers Market: (The End of) Purple Brussels Sprouts at Weiser Family Farms
February 08, 2013 in Squid Ink
What's In Season at the Farmers Market: Gawker Celery Wars + Celeriac, European Cutting Celery
January 31, 2013 in Squid Ink
What's In Season at the Farmers Market: Winter Citrus Update
January 25, 2013 in Squid Ink
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What's in Season at the Farmers Market: Winter Hedgehog Mushrooms
January 18, 2013 in Squid Ink
Felicia FriesemaHedgehog mushrooms from Clearwater FarmsDamages from this past week's arctic push haven't been fully assessed yet, but you can be certain that tender greens like spinach and lettuces (already...
What's in Season at the Farmers Market: Special Red Rain Mustard Greens From Shear Rock Farms
January 11, 2013 in Squid Ink
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What's In Season at the Farmers Market: Stinging Nettles + A Recipe For Nettle Pancakes
January 04, 2013 in Squid Ink
Felicia FriesemaStinging nettles from Flora Bella Farm at the Hollywood marketLet's forgive the Stinging Nettle -- an herbaceous weed currently popping up all over Southern California following our December rains...
