Sugar snap peas grown by Givens Farms in Goleta, at the Mar Vista farmers market. (David Karp / For The Times)
Leeks grown by Fresno Evergreen in Clovis, at the Mar Vista farmers market. (David Karp / For The Times)
Cynthia Rogers of Tradewinds Mushrooms, a noncertified vendor that sources its mushrooms from a farm near Monterey, at the Mar Vista farmers market. (David Karp / For The Times)
Daikon grown by Central Valley Farms in Clovis, at the Mar Vista farmers market. (David Karp / For The Times)
Pink grapefruit grown by Robert Lower of Flying Disc Ranch in Thermal, Calif., at the Santa Monica farmers market. (David Karp / For The Times)
Parsnips grown by Central Valley Farms in Clovis, at the Mar Vista farmers market. (David Karp / For The Times)
Sugar snap peas grown by Gutierrez Farms of Nipomo, at the Mar Vista farmers market. (David Karp / For The Times)
Nate Peitso and his wife, Alison, sell salad greens grown by Maggie’s Farm in Agoura Hills, at the Mar Vista farmers market. Baby chard at upper left. (David Karp / For The Times)
The Givens Farms sells strawberries and vegetables grown in Goleta at the Mar Vista farmers market. (David Karp / For The Times)
Female inflorescences of date palms, as well as aloe vera leaves, grown by Robert Lower of Flying Disc Ranch in Thermal, Calif., at the Santa Monica farmers market. (David Karp / For The Times)
Hass avocados grown by Ace Ranch in Escondido, at the Mar Vista farmers market. The netted bag on the left contains fruit of mixed maturity, so that buyers can spead ripening over a week or so; the bag on the right contain fruits of similar maturity. (David Karp / For The Times)
Yellow wild strawberries (fraises des bois) grown by Pudwill Berry Farms in Nipomo, at the Mar Vista farmers market. (David Karp / For The Times)
Sugar snap peas, fennel, and strawberries grown by Givens Farms in Goleta, at the Mar Vista farmers market. (David Karp / For The Times)
Harry’s Honey -- Harry Stein is the owner and vendor -- based in Canoga Park, at the Mar Vista farmers market. (David Karp / For The Times)
Parsley grown by Givens Farms in Goleta, at the Mar Vista farmers market. (David Karp / For The Times)
Flowers grown by Dramm & Echter in Encinitas, at the Mar Vista farmers market. (David Karp / For The Times)
Rainbow chard grown by J.R. Organics in Escondido, at the Mar Vista farmers market. (David Karp / For The Times)
Asparagus grown by Suncoast Farms in Lompoc, at the Mar Vista farmers market. (David Karp / For The Times)
Sorrel grown by J.R. Organics in Escondido, at the Mar Vista farmers market. (David Karp / For The Times)
