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The Market:
Santa Monica Farmers Market
Santa Monica, Calif.
Arizona & 3rd Street
9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Market Notes: The stone fruit deluge has
begun. And the crops of full-blown summer are also starting to
pour into the market, including tomatoes (which won't reach
perfection for another month) and one of my favorite market bulk
buys: basil.
Market-Goer:
Mark Thompson, publisher of this Web site |
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What I Bought:
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Nectarines, apricots,
pluots and peaches (clockwise from left to lower right) I
picked up small quantities from a number of different growers, getting a
random sample of multiple varieties of stone fruit. (Next time, dear
readers, I'll label each variety separately and do a scientific taste test
comparing them.).
Price: Range from $1.50 to $2/lb with
premium fruit at $3/lb. and bulk buys at $4 for 3 lb.
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Basil
I load up on basil often through the summer, make pesto with it and
freeze what we don't consume right away.
Price: $1/bag (see above)
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Tomatoes
It's still too early for great tomatoes, but just by a few weeks.
I buy these anyway, and they're okay if not great.
Price: $1/lb. for overripe reds;
$1.50/lb. for yellow tomatoes
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Romano and
yellow wax beans (left); red and green zucchini (right)
Price: $1/lb. for beans and squash
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Orange mangel
beets, yellow carrots, purple baby beets
Price: $4 for three bunches, mix and match
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