Archive for December, 2010

Farmers’ Market Bag 12-29-10 #spFMB

Happy New Year! Wishing you all a happy and healthy 2011!
Baby Brussels Sprouts – 2 Peas in a Pod
Nantes Carrots, Peewee Mix Fingerling Potatoes & Spanish Onions – Weiser Farms
Clementine Tangerines – Penryn Orchards
Cocktail Grapefruit – Garcia Organics
Baby Gold Beets – Jaime Farms
Red Chard – Flora Bella Farms
Assorted Baby Lettuce & Baby Pink Turnips – Coastal Organics

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+++Here are some recipe ideas but you can also search for products on our website with recipes attached

10 Ways to Use Root Vegetables

hearty winter vegetable stew with brussels sprouts
-this one pot recipe also includes the turnips, peewee potatoes & carrots!

Emeril Lagassi’s Bacon Brussels Sprouts
- w/ spanish onion! Just cut down the recipe to fit your needs.

Beet Green – Tangerine Salad
- you can also sub Chard for Beet Greens

Make a grilled Grapefruit! Video Link

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Farmer’s Market Report December 29, 2010

Purple Haze Carrots

THE FARMS:

Penryn Orchard – Placer County, CA

20th Century Asian Pears
Satsumas
Clementines
Kiwi

Beck Grove – Fallbrook, CA

Fuyu Persimmons
Kaffir Limes
Kaffir Lime Leaves
Yuzu Limes

Rancho Del Sol – Jamul, CA

Kishu Mandarins
Sorrento Lemons
Pomegranates
Citron Buddha’s Hand
Meyer Lemon

Carlsbad Aquafarm – Carlsbad, CA

Luna Oysters
Blonde Oysters
Red Ogo Seaweed

Mountain Meadow Mushroom: Escondido, CA

Blazei Mushrooms – now available dried too

Garcia Organic Farm – Fallbrook, CA

Valencia Oranges
Meyer Lemons
Mexican Cream Guavas
Cocktail Grapefruit

Schaner Farm – Valley Center, CA

Hen Eggs

Ramona Duck Farm – Ramona, CA

Duck Eggs

Beylik Family Farms – Fillmore, CA

Persian Cucumbers
Japanese Tomatoes

Coleman Family Farm – Carpinteria, CA

Pirella Lettuce
Red Butter (Piret) Lettuce
Vulcan Lettuce
Freckles Lettuce
Deer Tongue
Frisee
Treviso
Radicchio
Red Bok Choy
Brocolli Spigarello
Black Kale
Peacock Kale
Red Frill Mustard
Rainbow Chard
Baby Broccoli

Gloria Tamai Farms, Oxnard, CA

Cherry Tomato Mix
Black Cherry Tomatoes

Rancho La Vina

Walnut Oil
Walnuts

Mike and Son Egg Ranch – Ontario, CA

Brown Eggs

Pudwill Farm – Nipomo, CA

Blackberrries
Blueberries
Raspberries – Red, Orange, and Yellow

Tutti Frutti(Italian for All Fruit) – Santa Barbara County and Carpinteria

Blue Lake Beans
Squash – Spaghetti, & Acorn, Delicata

Weiser Family Farm – Bakersfield, CA

Russian Banana Fingerlings
Sunchokes
Teen Parsnips
Peewee Potato Mix
Mixed Colored Carrots – Full sized
Red Thumb Fingerlings
Purple Peruvian Fingerlings
Crosnes
Watermelon Radish
Windrose Farm – Paso Robles, CA

Flora Bella

Collard Greens
Mustard Greens
Swiss Chard
Sprouting “Baby” Broccoli
Raw Olives
Red Russian Kale
Arugula
Mizuna

Yasutomi Farm – Pico Rivera, CA

Baby Bok Choy
Baby Celery

2 Peas in a Pod – Arroyo Grande, CA

Dried Beans

McGrath Farms – Oxnard, CA

Baby turnips – white & japanese
Baby bunch carrots
Squash – Tahitian, Butternut, Kabocha, Red Kuri
Rapini
Pea Tendrils
Arugula

Jaime Farms

Baby Bunch Carrots – Maroon, Yellow, White, & Orange
Spring Onions – Red & White