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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 first of the decent summer tomatoes
have arrived. I happen to be overwhelmed with tomatoes from by
backyard garden this year, so I won't be buying many at the market
this summer. But since my own haven't started ripening by the
dozens quite yet, I pick up a few in the market today. There
aren't many interesting heirlooms yet, so I buy regular red and
yellow varieties.
Market-Goer:
Mark Thompson, publisher of this Web site |
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What I Bought:
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strawberries
It's "farewell to strawberries" time. They are in
California farmers markets year-round. But they're best in the warm days
of spring, in my opinion. And spring is about to end. They're a
bargain this time a year, so I usually load up about now and make strawberry
mustard.
Price: $6/six-pack
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Suncrest peach, Snow
Queen nectarines
With the arrival of multiple varieties of stone fruit, strawberries
won't be sorely missed. The hand-picked fruit in ever-changing
varieties at the Honeycrisp Farm stand is always
absolutely outstanding, though it's always more expensive than other stone
fruit at the market. Today I splurge on a few of Honeycrisp's
selections. According to Art Lange, Snow Queens are among the best stone
fruit on earth.
Price: $3/lb. for Suncrest peach;
$4/lb. for Snow Queens
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mixed squash
Price: $3/lb.
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long beans,
Chinese and Indian eggplant
Price: $2.50/lb. for eggplant; $1/bunch for
long beans |
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