Farmers’ Markets

7 Reasons to Eat and Cook from the Farmers' Market

Stop by my farmers’ market on a Friday morning at the peak of summer and you might hear Lone Oak Ranch’s Marlene Gonzalez, a fourth-generation organic farmer, describe what a pluot is (a cross between a plum and an apricot). Or Roberto Rodriguez, who grows some of the sweetest strawberries you’ll ever taste, reveal why he decided to switch nearly half of his 37 acres of fields to organic agriculture so his 6-year-old would not be exposed to pesticides. Read more.