PHOTOS: A taste of fall at the Santa Monica farmers market
Celebrate the arrival of fall and autumn produce with these photos of the fresh apples, juicy pears and ripe persimmons that have reappeared at the Santa Monica farmers market this season.
-- Kelsey Ramos, Los Angeles Times
Premium dried Calimyrna figs from Mesple Farms, grown in Madera and Chowchilla, are large, plump, moist and packed with honeyed sweetness. They derive a nutty flavor from the coatings of their seeds, which result from pollination by fig wasps. (David Karp / For The Times)
Giant Fuyu (also called Gosho) persimmons, left, are eaten firm; Hachiyas, right, must be soft to lose their astringency and be edible. These are grown by Truman and Betty Kennedy in Dinuba.
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Ashmead’s Kernel apples, grown by Windrose Farm in Paso Robles, Calif.
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Pineapple quince, grown by Michael Cirone in
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Ruby seedless grapes, grown by Jack and Terry Balderama in Orosi.
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Giant Fuyu (also called Gosho) persimmons are eaten firm. These are grown by Peacock Family Farms in Dinuba.
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Comice pears, grown by Jeff Rieger of Penryn Orchard Specialties of Penryn.
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A tasty close-up of Ashmead’s Kernel apples, grown by Windrose Farm in Paso Robles, Calif.
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These wild chanterelle mushrooms are sold by David West.
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Thompson seedless grapes, grown by Scott and Linda Peacock of Peacock Family Farms in Dinuba.
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Ruby seedless grapes, grown by Jack, shown, and Terry Balderama in Orosi.
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Comice pears, grown by Jeff Rieger of Penryn Orchard Specialties of Penryn.
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In an ideal crop of Shishito peppers, about one in 10 is spicy. These are grown by Bill and Delia Coleman of Coleman Family Farms in Carpinteria.
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The Ashmead’s Kernel apple, which originated in
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Thompson seedless grapes by the pound, grown by Scott and Linda Peacock of Peacock Family Farms in Dinuba.
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Hachiya persimmons, grown by Truman and Betty Kennedy in Dinuba.
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