November 2, 2009 – 2:30 pm | by admin

Note: On Mondays, one of our various Market Scene correspondents checks in with what’s fresh at farmstands, what’s coming up, and what you better get while the gettin’s good. This week, we hear from Los Angeles correspondent Leah Greenstein of SpicySaltySweet . Take us to the market, Leah! Persimmons from Peacock Family Farm. If fall had an official color—like poppies are the official flower of California, Humuhumunukunukuapua`a is the official fish of Hawaii and Crocs are the official shoe of Mario Batali— it would have to be orange. Vibrant, warm and evocative of piles of crisp leaves perfect for jumping in, or the jack-o-lantern shrapnel you wade through the morning after Halloween, orange permeates the season. Here are some of my favorite orange things spotted at the Hollywood Farmers’ Market ( map ) over the weekend: Marigolds Marigolds for El Diá De Los Muertos. The brightest orange at the market wasn’t from pyramids of pumpkins as you might expect. In fact, there were hardly any pumpkins (perhaps related to the jack-o-lantern shrapnel?). Instead it came from the near fluorescent marigold blooms at the South Central Farmers Cooperative stall. Marigolds are the traditional flower of El Diá De Los Muertos, or the …
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