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Bill Allowing Marijuana Sales at Farmers' Markets Clears State Legislature, Heads to Newsom’s Desk

You may soon be able to stock up on cannabis at a discount price at your local farmers’ market, as the state legislature has approved a proposal to let growers sell there directly. Oh, and Matt Haney’s “cannabis cafe” bill has passed too.

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Hit-and-Run Disrupts Walnut Creek Farmers’ Market; Two Critically Injured, Suspect Arrested

An early Sunday morning hit-and-run sent two people to the hospital with critical injuries and canceled this weekend's Walnut Creek Farmers’ Market, but the suspect driver has been arrested, and the market will return as usual next Sunday.

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Insidious Jam Makers Admit To Eating Nearly Extinct Apricot

We always thought that a story regarding an organization called "welovejam.com" would be NSFW. No, this is actually pretty innocent. Delightfully so. These two fellows, Eric Haeberli and Phineas Hoang,

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SFist in the Kitchen: Garlic

But there are 200 or more strains of the famous aromatic, and each tastes different from its cousins. Some have more heat, some have less. Layers of taste can suggest spices or herbs.

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SFist in the Kitchen: Goat Cheese

Of course, we weren't alone in those dark, pre-goat cheese days. Thirty years ago, few Americans knew anything about this French staple. A woman named Laura Chenel went to France

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SFist in the Kitchen: Rancho Gordo Beans

As soon as the weather presented a semblance of winter, we headed straight for the Rancho Gordo stall at the Saturday Ferry Plaza Market, where Steve Sando sells his excellent dried beans, explaining

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SFist in the Kitchen: Turnips

Dark greens last week, turnips this week. If you need proof that winter is here, the produce at local farmer's markets drives the point home. On the other hand, Kitchen photographer

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The 'Fisties: Best Place to Shop For Food

The Ferry Plaza Farmer's Market gets plenty of press, and we do love the high-quality ingredients you'll find there. But it's not perfect: High prices make

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SFist in the Kitchen: European Pears

We've always thought the European pear (as opposed to its expensive Asian cousin) was more forgiving. It keeps well in a cool environment, allowing a producer to stretch the season for

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SFist in the Kitchen: Sweet Peppers

All the pretty peppers at the market are in the species , but there are two main subdivisions: sweet peppers and chili peppers. We'll give you some ideas for sweet peppers this

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SFist in the Kitchen: Bitter Melon

Bitter melon is, obviously, bitter. Western palates shy away from this sensation, but it's a common component throughout Eastern cuisine, where many consider bitterness to be a cleansing panacea. Piles of

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SFist in the Kitchen: Tomatoes

You knew this post was coming. You've seen tomatoes piled up at the farmer's markets, a gumball machine of green, yellow, orange, and red spheres, and you've

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SFist in the Kitchen: Peaches

Mmmm. Peaches. Repeat after us. Mmmm. Peaches. We've been slurping down sample slices at various farmer's markets stands, and we were drawn to the Gold Dust heirloom peaches from

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SFist in the Kitchen: Cherries

Cherries are out in abundance at farmer's markets, though quality still varies from stall to stall, so we reccommend sampling first. We liked the red-black meaty Bings from Lagier Ranches

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SFist in the Kitchen: Green Garlic

SFist Derrick, contributing. Photos by Melissa Schneider.