Get It Fresh

Fresh sweet corn, the kind that is picked the same day you plan to cook it, is simply not available at the supermarket--or at many vegetable stands, for that matter. A lot of stands that sell corn buy it from other producers. Not all of the following places are located out in the countryside, but they do guarantee that they grow their own corn. * Cavion Farms--Exit Highway 60 at Mountain Avenue, Ontario. (909) 983-7813. 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday. * Cicero Farms--Corner of Victory Boulevard and De Soto Street (at Pierce College), Woodland Hills. (818) 346-6338. 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily. * Farm Stand--Corner of San Pasqual Valley Road and Summit Drive, Escondido. (619) 432-8912. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily. * Farm Stand West--Corner of Lower Avenue and Citric Auto Parkway, southwest Escondido. (619) 738-9014. Noon to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday. * Kayano Farms--Bolsa Avenue and Brookhurst Street, Westminster. 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Wednesday through Monday. * Lopez Ranch--12681 W. Jefferson Blvd., Playa del Rey. (310) 306-4288. 9:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. daily. * Tapia Bros.--Burbank Boulevard at Hayvenhurst Avenue, Encino. (818) 905-6155. 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily. * Vargas Produce Stand--118 Freeway at Topanga Canyon Boulevard, Chatsworth. (818) 709-5231. 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily.