These days we're hearing more about food waste and how to cut down on the 40% that's thrown away from farm to table. Yes, 40%. In the USA. Shocking isn't it? Some of it doesn't make it from farm to supermarket because it doesn't fit the particular standards set by ...read more
Category Archives: Farmers Market
Several years ago I interviewed a talented photographer Rick Nahmias about a moving photo series he did called The Migrant Project. Next thing I knew he was talking about getting a few friends together to go to people's front and back yards to pick fruit off trees that wasn't being eaten ...read more
I love berry pie. Berries are fragile, which is why we love them so much off the bush or in a bowl. But there are a couple of things to keep in mind once you decide to cook them, like in a pie. First. Often they are less sweet than ...read more
When I was a kid my mom used to always tell me that my eyes were bigger than my stomach. Nothing has changed really. This is what I bought last Wednesday at the Santa Monica Farmers Market. When I unpacked and realized that there was enough vegetable matter to fill ...read more