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Red Cross Blood Drive July 15, 2018!

06/25/2018

While shopping for all your market favorites...please take a few minutes to donate to the Red Cross. Red Cross Blood Drive at the Encino Farmers Market Sunday July 15th from 8am to 2pm. Every donation can save up to three lives! To easily make an appointment simply go to https://www.redcrossblood.org/ and enter sponsor code: onegeneration

Figs and more...

08/31/2015

As we move into Fall, start looking for the late harvest peaches and nectarines which are now at their sweetest. Also figs are still plentiful and decadently sweet, especially the brown turkey figs from Etheridge Farms, providing flavors of hazelnut and confectionaries. Also, apples are just coming back into season and Ha's Apple Farm offers a wide variety for pie making or just to pack for your children's lunch. We would like to welcome a new vendor, OHM Food, bringing a taste of India to

August at the Market

07/28/2015

It’s August and the market is bursting with sweet summer fruits. Yummy peaches, nectarines, plums, plutos and grapes are all at their best now. Melons seem to be extra sweet this year, especially watermelons. Surprisingly watermelons are one of those crops that are less water-intensive to grow, they originated in West Africa so they are used to hot dry weather. Loaded with vitamin A & C they also have a good amount of iron and calcium. Underwood Farm is well-known for their melon varieties