Fresh From the Farm by Katie Malich
Spring’s in full swing at the Tuesday afternoon Culver City Farmers Market. You’ll still be able to find fresh English peas and fava beans. (Check out the April, 2010, Fresh From the Farm for fresh …[READ MORE]
Spring’s in full swing at the Tuesday afternoon Culver City Farmers Market. You’ll still be able to find fresh English peas and fava beans. (Check out the April, 2010, Fresh From the Farm for fresh …[READ MORE]
The first Earth Day was held 40 years ago, on April 22, 1970. Gaylord Nelson, a United States Senator from Wisconsin, was the principal founder of Earth Day. A truly grass roots event, over 20 …[READ MORE]
Spring in Italy and France is the time when fresh young garden peas grace the dinner table. Here, we know these legumes as green peas or English peas. Spring is the only time when you’ll …[READ MORE]
Fresh fava beans are in season at the Tuesday Culver City Farmers Market. First cultivated by ancient Egyptians, they are regularly eaten for breakfast and used for falafel. Fava beans are a common ingredient in …[READ MORE]
Fresh asparagus. Anyone raised on the east coast or midwest will remember the joy of the first succulent, tender local asparagus after a long, cold winter. Californians are lucky as our temperate climate allows farmers …[READ MORE]
With Easter just around the corner, now is the time to stock up on farm fresh eggs at the Tuesday Culver City Farmers Market. For centuries, the coming of spring has been marked by celebrations. …[READ MORE]
Spring officially began at 10:23 a.m. this past Saturday, March 20. The vernal equinox generally falls on either March 20 or March 21, depending upon the phases of the moon. At the vernal equinox, days …[READ MORE]
Corned beef and cabbage and ? That’s a question many of us face each March 17 as we plan a St. Patrick’s Day meal. Corned beef and cabbage are part of the Irish-American tradition. In …[READ MORE]
“The most delicious fruit known to men” is how Mark Twain described the tropical cherimoya, or custard apple, native to the Andean highland valleys of Ecuador, Peru and Chile. Long a favorite of those who’ve …[READ MORE]
Dydd Gwyl Dewi hapus! Or, to those loyal readers who don’t read Welsh, happy St. David’s Day. March 1 is celebrated by Welsh, expats, and friends the world around as St. David’s Day. St. David …[READ MORE]
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