The farmers market i Malibu brings you the goods, like this delicious quinoa granola clusters. Locally made here in L.A.

Spreads, mini salads and tapenades, the healthy way.

Loads of shrooms.

Beet greens. Don’t throw them away. Juice them. Toss them in a salad or make beet green chips with them.

Malibu farmers market, sundays next to the library, behind the country mart.

I have not only cravings for chocolates, I crave Santa Barbara too, a loot! And I wonder If I’m gonna have time to hang out there before Bean comes. I hope so. Anyway, here is a tip if you are traveling in the SB wine country and need some fresh strawberries for the road. Finley Farms is the cutest little road stand that offers a huge variety of organic produce, harvested right there and then. It’s not only good stuff you get there, you get the nicest views over Santa Ynez, the farms and vineyards.

Im a huge fan of Santa Barbaras valley, It’s so mellow and pretty.

If no one’s around, use the honor system. Pay what you owe in the bin and and enjoy your finds.

I love bringing friends from Sweden to the farmers market here in L.A. Today Marlene got to taste heirloom tomatoes for the first time. She had never seen one before. These juicy and sometimes funny looking tomatoes are the best ones (its not beef tomatoes). Heirloom is seeds that have been saved and passed down from generation to generation. I love the tomato season here and I love that the farmers market offers all these things as well. Raw honey, homemade almond butters and look at all those mushrooms. This German guy had any mushroom you can think of today, picked somewhere in the woods along the northern Cali coast.