Expert Advice Friday, March 12th, 2010 at 8:00 am

Farmer’s Market Food Tips From Diana Rodgers

This is the second of 6 tips about food at farmer’s markets from Diana. Check back each Friday to read them all.

Tip Number Two: What’s in season now? Delicious winter fruits and veggies available in the market now are: artichokes, Jerusalem artichokes, avocados, bok choy, broccoli, broccoli rabe, Brussels’ sprouts, kale, parsnips, sweet potatoes, watercress, navel, blood, Valencia oranges, Satsuma, grapefruit. Check out these recipes for winter fare from the food network.

Diana Rodgers has been organizing farmers’ markets since 1994. She considers farmers’ markets important “placemakers”: transient town squares that provide access to fresh and local food, the fostering of social encounters, and the stewarding of local resources, ideas and talents. She has been happily managing the Mar Vista Farmers’ Market, located at the corner of Venice Blvd. and Grand View, and held each Sunday from 9am to 2pm, since 2006. Prior to that, she built and managed the Santa Monica Main Street Farmers Market from 1994-2005. She has a BFA in World Arts and Cultures and an MA in Clinical Psychology.