Atago Asian pears, along with white nectarines, Elephant Heart plums, Asian eggplant and grapes, grown by GB Farms of Reedley, on sale at the Monterey Park farmers market. Click here for more. (David Karp / For The Times)
Honeycrisp apples grown by Mike Cirone of San Luis Obispo, displayed at the Santa Monica Wednesday farmers market. Click here for more. (David Karp / For The Times)
When farmers discover amusingly shaped produce, they sometimes display them prominently, as Finley Organic Farms did with this slightly mutant Purple Cherokee at the Hollywood farmers market. Click here for more. (David Karp / for The Times)
Ryan Sun peaches grown by Tenerelli Orchards in Littlerock, displayed at the Hollywood farmers market. Click here for more. (David Karp / For The Times)
A closeup of Ryan Sun peaches. Click here for more. (David Karp / For The Times)
A customer looks over bitter melons from the Hue Boua Vue stand, from Fresno, at the Monterey Park farmers market. Click here for more. (David Karp / For The Times)
Pomegranate arils (commonly called seeds) from Sherrill Orchards of Arvin, displayed at the Santa Monica Wednesday farmers market. Click here for more. (David Karp / For The Times)
Habanero chiles grown by Luis Suarez in Santa Ana, displayed at the Hollywood farmers market. Click here for more. (David Karp / For The Times)
Hot chile peppers on the plant in the foreground, as a customer selects gai lan (Chinese broccoli) from the Hue Boua Vue stand, from Fresno, at the Monterey Park farmers market. Click here for more. (David Karp / For The Times)
Brewster lychees, rare in California, grown by Mud Creek Ranch of Santa Paula, at the Hollywood farmers market. (David Karp / For The Times)
A closer look at lychees. Click here for more. (David Karp / For The Times)
Fresh bamboo shoots grown by Yao Cheng Farm of Camarillo, at the Monterey Park farmers market. Click here for more. (David Karp / For The Times)
