Akihiko Kondo of Fast Hydroponics sells Japanese cucumbers at the Thousand Oaks farmers market. What follows are more images from area farmers markets. RELATED: INTERACTIVE MAP: Find your local farmers market Market fresh: Cooking through the seasons More recipes from the L.A. Times Test Kitchen Pick out a wine with Times restaurant critic S. Irene Virbila Want a restaurants recipe? Culinary SOS to the rescue (David Karp / For The Times)
Black raspberries at the Pudwill stand at the Santa Monica farmers market. RELATED: INTERACTIVE MAP: Find your local farmers market Market fresh: Cooking through the seasons More recipes from the L.A. Times Test Kitchen Pick out a wine with Times restaurant critic S. Irene Virbila Want a restaurants recipe? Culinary SOS to the rescue (David Karp / For The Times)
Pink currants at the Pudwill stand at the Santa Monica farmers market. RELATED: INTERACTIVE MAP: Find your local farmers market Market fresh: Cooking through the seasons More recipes from the L.A. Times Test Kitchen Pick out a wine with Times restaurant critic S. Irene Virbila Want a restaurants recipe? Culinary SOS to the rescue (David Karp / For The Times)
Kinnow mandarins at the Rancho Trinidad stand at the Thousand Oaks farmers market. RELATED: INTERACTIVE MAP: Find your local farmers market Market fresh: Cooking through the seasons More recipes from the L.A. Times Test Kitchen Pick out a wine with Times restaurant critic S. Irene Virbila Want a restaurants recipe? Culinary SOS to the rescue (David Karp / For the Times)
Squash, eggplant, hot peppers at the Peacock Family Farms stand at the Thousand Oaks farmers market. RELATED: INTERACTIVE MAP: Find your local farmers market Market fresh: Cooking through the seasons More recipes from the L.A. Times Test Kitchen Pick out a wine with Times restaurant critic S. Irene Virbila Want a restaurants recipe? Culinary SOS to the rescue (David Karp / For the Times)
Red currants at the Pudwill stand at the Santa Monica farmers market. RELATED: INTERACTIVE MAP: Find your local farmers market Market fresh: Cooking through the seasons More recipes from the L.A. Times Test Kitchen Pick out a wine with Times restaurant critic S. Irene Virbila Want a restaurants recipe? Culinary SOS to the rescue (David Karp / For the Times)
Piebald potatoes at the Weiser Family Farms stand at the Beverly Hills farmers market. RELATED: INTERACTIVE MAP: Find your local farmers market Market fresh: Cooking through the seasons More recipes from the L.A. Times Test Kitchen Pick out a wine with Times restaurant critic S. Irene Virbila Want a restaurants recipe? Culinary SOS to the rescue (David Karp / For the Times)
Wild strawberries at the Pudwill stand at the Santa Monica farmers market. RELATED: INTERACTIVE MAP: Find your local farmers market Market fresh: Cooking through the seasons More recipes from the L.A. Times Test Kitchen Pick out a wine with Times restaurant critic S. Irene Virbila Want a restaurants recipe? Culinary SOS to the rescue (David Karp / For the Times)