California Asparagus
California asparagus is back in season and it is one of my favorite vegetables. Peak season is March through June so we will have them...
California Specialty Citrus
As much as I love all food, there is one piece of produce that I wait all year to get my hands on: the Heirloom Navel Orange. I...
Butternut Squash
A few years ago while shooting a television show for NBC I spent a day with Peter Martin and Jacob Beyler at Martin Farms, in Brockport,...
Pears
To some, a pear is an apple’s ugly step-sister. They start to appear in stores around the time New York apples do. Most of the United...
California Farmer's Market
Before this week I had never been to Napa Valley but I knew a few things about the area. I knew it is really warm with almost no...
Local Peaches
Heavy rain at the beginning of the summer and unseasonably cool temperatures this past month have made for an uneven fruit and vegetable...
Local Farm Stands
Last weekend I took my first trip up to Burlington, Vermont in ten years. Two things struck me while I was up there. The first is how...
