Email AuthorFelicia Friesema
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Top 5 Sustainable Food Sacrifices for Lent
February 22, 2012 in Squid Ink
Frank CarrollThe King cake's been cut. And if there were beads involved, tuck them away. Remember, Fat Tuesday exists only because it is in balanced juxtaposition with the 40...
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What's in Season at the Farmers Markets: Black Trumpet Mushrooms
February 22, 2012 in Squid Ink
Felicia FriesemaBlack Trumpet wild mushrooms from Clearwater Farms at the Hollywood marketUmami hounds looking to plump up a meatless Monday often turn to mushrooms to bring the glutamates to the...
Tasting Reception at the CA Small Farms Conference
February 17, 2012 in Squid Ink
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What's In Season at the Farmers Markets: Meiwa and Nagami Kumquats
February 16, 2012 in Squid Ink
Felicia FriesemaMeiwa kumquats from Jeanne Davis at the Hollywood marketThe Meiwa and Nagami kumquats that fill the buckets and baskets at different tables at our markets this season (Walker Farms,...
Buy This Now: Apple Wood From Ha's Apple Farm
February 15, 2012 in Squid Ink
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Top 5 Crops NOT in Season at the Farmers Markets
February 10, 2012 in Squid Ink
Felicia FriesemaPlums. Not in season.Farmers markets are locavore magnets, true. And we have these absurdly expansive seasons complete with weather-defying microclimates tucked into coastal hillsides. They're like little agricultural Brigadoons,...
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What's in Season at the Farmers Markets: Moro, Tarocco and Sanguinelli Blood Oranges
February 09, 2012 in Squid Ink
Felicia FriesemaTarocco Blood Oranges from J.J.'s Lone Daughter RanchYou can time the passing of winter in Southern California by watching the citrus timeline at your local market. December starts...
Elements Kitchen in Pasadena Closes
February 01, 2012 in Squid Ink
What's in Season at the Farmers Markets: California-Grown Truffles, No Violence Required
February 01, 2012 in Squid Ink
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Top 5 Local Farmer-Made Jams and Preserves
January 31, 2012 in Squid Ink
Felicia FriesemaFarmers markets and the vendors who populate them with table-bending piles of bumper crops and hard-to-find seasonal produce rarely sell every last item before it's time to collapse the...
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What's In Season at the Farmers Markets: Persian Sweet Limes (or Lemons)
January 25, 2012 in Squid Ink
Felicia FriesemaSweet lemons from Jeanne Davis"This lemon will cure that cough of yours," advised a fellow market-goer. It turned out that her motherly advice wasn't simply anecdotal. The...
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What's In Season at the Farmers Markets: Cherimoya from Rancho Santa Cecilia + a Cherimoya Primer
January 20, 2012 in Squid Ink
Felicia FriesemaA Selma and Bay cherimoya from Rancho St. CeciliaIt feels a little early to be sorting through some of the subtropical lovelies from Rancho Santa Cecilia (Carpinteria). Along...
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What's In Season at the Farmers Markets: Witchita Pecans + Farmers Market Fairy
January 10, 2012 in Squid Ink
Felicia FriesemaWichita pecans from K&K Ranch at the Hollywood marketThe Witchita pecan, developed in Texas back in the 1940s for more arid climate production, is one of a handful of...
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What's In Season at the Farmers Markets: Seedless Kishu Mandarin
January 05, 2012 in Squid Ink
Felicia FriesemaKishu tangerines from Jeanne Davis at the Hollywood marketJeanne Davis owns a small orchard out in Fallbrook (formerly known as Coyote Growers) where she grows a variety of...
