Felicia Friesema

During the summer, our local scrubby oak groves are covered with water-starved, crispy yellow field grasses. But thanks to the recent deluge we're now seeing Live Oak Chanterelles at several farm vendors' stands, some as big as your hand. Our December rains also plumped soils from San Diego up to......

Family farms are generally seen as the scrappy, can-do, no-nonsense underdogs of the food world, continually tilting their gaze warily at the Goliath of agribusiness and unpredictable weather patterns. It makes for a great story, with lots of tension and suspense, especially when you add a little family drama in......

Summertime is to warm basil and heirloom tomatoes as wintertime is to fennel and oranges. But there's so much more. If you find young and slender fennel bulbs, braise them whole. If you have larger, bulbous (and slightly tougher) bulbs, slice up and carmelize like an onion. Rest pork or......

Local harvests take a deep dive in January as the crispy chilly air and shorter days force plant energies below ground. The payoff? A plethora of root veggies, and more specifically, carrots of many colors and sizes start to dominate a few market tables. Yes, we see the noble and......

It was the vegetable so many kids loved to hate. Too bad, as it was mostly because parents were overcooking it into a sulphur-smelling, dull green blob of goo. Yum. Thankfully that's a mostly extinct cooking trend. The Brussels sprout (with the 's' at the end to honor the modern......

The SEE-LA/Hollywood Farmers Market vs. LA Film School battle has reached a temporary detente, but the fight that's been raging for the past two weeks is far from over. First, the market was on its last legs. Then, it wasn't. Then, it was -- again. Then there was a protest......

New update: SEE-LA announced late last night that The Hollywood Farmers Market was granted a special 90-day extension on their street permits. An announcement posted to the Slow Food LA website stated that the extension was granted in order to allow time for more careful consideration of the alternatives that......

December trees in California come ready equipped with their own holiday decor. We're talking citrus -- and of particular note right now is the Satsuma tangerine, so popular that local orchards sell it at the markets in 25 pound crates. Keep the wine for yourself and bring a box of......

It's been a scary week for farmers markets in Los Angeles. The stalemate between the LA Film School and the Hollywood Farmers Market is testing the fortitude of local communities, who may or may not realize that the threats to one of the region's most prominent markets may present some......

Just when you thought you could finally toss the Uggs (so aptly named) for good, the local weather starts making upstate New York look balmy. Cold, mittenless hands or no, this is actually some prime winter vegetable weather. Freezing temps do wonders for the brassicas, making brussel sprouts and broccoli......