Amelia Saltsman is the author of The Santa Monica Farmers Market Cookbook. She is using farmers market produce to make homemade ice cream and sorbet. She also uses Organic Pastures raw milk cream for the ice cream.
Mike Cironi brings Blenheim apricots to the Santa Monica Farmers Market. They are an heirloom variety in California and aren't found commercially. They ripen from the inside out, buying fruit that is a little green is okay. He'll have them for about 4 weeks.