Michael Carroll Green's Blog – August 2012 Archive (5)

Fresh, locally-grown Okra is this week’s Fresh Pick of the Week from the Summer Certified Farmers’ Market. Okra is a Summer favorite throughout North America, and a year-round favorite in the Southeastern United States where it figures prominently into Southern and Creole cooking. Thought to have originated in Africa,…

Fresh Cut Flowers are this week’s Fresh Pick of the Week from the Summer Certified Farmers’ Market. Each week, Juan Arriaga, of Arriaga Farms, brings in a fresh batch of California-grown cut flowers – direct from the farm to the markets. Choose from sunflowers, lilies, mixed bouquets, and more – all fresh cut and ready…

 Heirloom Tomatoes are this week’s Fresh Pick of the Week from the Summer Certified Farmers’ Market. What IS an Heirloom Tomato? Particular definitions vary. In general, though, Heirloom Tomatoes are open pollinated varieties of tomatoes that have been passed down for generations on family farms, or have been in…

Locally-grown Figs top the list of Fresh Picks this week at the Summer Certified Farmers’ Market. Figs are a Summer favorite in California where several varieties have been cultivated and consumed since the late 1700s. And although that, in itself, seems like a long time, the fact is that Figs have an even longer…

Tomatillos are this week’s Fresh Pick of the Week from the Summer Certified Farmers’ Market. Available from several farms, our Tomatillos are all locally-grown and are available in both the familiar green/yellow variety and the less commonly seen purple variety. Many people mistake Tomatillos as a form of tomato,…