The Farmers Market Box

English Peas Grower: McGrath Family Farms Description: English Peas produce a large grass-green bulging pod that encases round and deliciously sweet and tender peas. The tough pods are not edible.  THE FARMS:   Crows Pass – Temecula, CA Spaghetti Squash Sunshine Kabocha Calcotta Onion Tahitian Squash Baby Chard Bordeaux Spinach Bloomsdale Spinach Rutiz – Arroyo Grande, …

  Calcots Onions Grower: Crows Pass Description: The Calcot onion is not a specific variety, but is rather produced by a traditional Spanish process. This process begins with the sweet Temecula Honey onion, a Valdivia variety, which is saved from the previous season and replanted in the late summer. Now, the plant is mounded and produces …

  Meyer Lemon Grower: Rancho Del Sol Description: Meyer lemons easily differentiate themselves from the common lemon with their shape, fragrance, color and taste. They are ovate yet rounded. Their coloring is a deep brilliant yellow. Their smooth semi-thin peel is fragrant and oily. Their flesh is low acid, aromatic, floral and sweet.  THE FARMS:   …

Buddha’s Hand Grower: Rancho Del Sol Description: Buddha’s hand citron, AKA bushukan (Japanese) or fingered citron, produces deep lemon yellow fruits that vary in shape and size. The fruit splits at the opposite end of the tree’s stem forming segments that have a wild finger-like appearance, hence its given name. Its flesh is void of juice, …