Farmers market best of the best

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Fruit farmer Bob Polito, left, of Polito Family Farms, grows the less common, more flavorful items that place the <a href="http://www.smgov.net/farmers_market/">Santa Monica Farmers Market</a> among the three or four best in the nation. Although its main event is on Wednesday, Santa Monica also has farmers markets on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, making for an embarrassment of riches.

Farmers Markets

( Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times )

Fruit farmer Bob Polito, left, of Polito Family Farms, grows the less common, more flavorful items that place the Santa Monica Farmers Market among the three or four best in the nation. Although its main event is on Wednesday, Santa Monica also has farmers markets on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, making for an embarrassment of riches.