Fresh From The Farm

I was at a recent dinner party where everyone but me went gaga over the dessert course. I was polite, of course. But inwardly I couldn’t muster up the high level of enthusiasm that the …[READ MORE]

Halloween’s just around the corner. As you walk, bike, or drive around the city you can see spooky graveyards which have suddenly sprung up on neighbor’s lawns, jack-o-lanterns on front stoops and a plethora of …[READ MORE]

It’s mid-October and the local weather still has not made up its mind whether to send us to the beach or to shop for raincoats and umbrellas. It was a perfect sunny Saturday morning when …[READ MORE]

The coolness we experienced this past summer has been a mixed blessing to local farmers and farmers market customers. As home gardeners can attest, zucchini plants were less productive than usual. We’ve had to wait …[READ MORE]

Fresh Cold Tofu – Our Indian Summer came late this year, but it’s making up for it’s tardiness by hitting us with a wallop. Happily, both of our farmers markets are small enough that you …[READ MORE]

It’s celebration time! Culver City welcomed its second Farmers Market this past Saturday. It is held on Saturday mornings from 7:30 – 11:30 a.m. in the northeast corner of the Westfield Culver City mall parking …[READ MORE]

Fresh figs are in season, and you’ll find heaping baskets of both black and green varieties at the Tuesday Culver City Farmers Market. I was in my 20’s when I had my first fresh fig. …[READ MORE]

Happy day after Labor Day! For many of us, it’s back to work and back to school after the three day weekend. Come Tuesday, the pace of life speeds up and time management skills become …[READ MORE]

School started on Monday for Culver City Unified School District students. This week’s Fresh From the Farm marks the start of the school year with a short pop quiz. Please answer true or false: 1. …[READ MORE]

Sweet corn. Fresh sweet corn. Summer’s always meant fresh sweet corn to me. Huge bins of sweet corn at farm stands. Stacks of sweet corn piled high in the backs of pick up trucks and …[READ MORE]