August: Please Buy Lots Of Food!

August is here with an especially abundant, diverse harvest. Even though farmers have fantastic items this month, and ought to be riding home with empty trucks, sometimes so many non-farmers head out on well-deserved August vacations that shopper volume can lessen. On Sunday August 4, National Farmers Market Week begins. Given that theme, and the August harvest, on the weeks you're in town please pledge to buy lots of food in August directly from regional farmers and from food artisans that source ingredients from them. Your farmers will notice the support. And you'll ensure you don't let summer slide by without meals to remember once fall settles in.

This week shoppers will also find a Nutrition Bits and Bites event “World Breastfeeding Week” with nutritionist Marina Stopler MS, RD, IBCLC, of Lehman College and Robin Lynch of the NY Milk Bank (8:30am -12:30pm), a Market Sprouts Kids Event with Carolyn Ramsey of the Pleasantville Garden Club celebrating monarch butterflies (9:30-11:00) and the Music Series has a performance by singer/songwriter Joe Tobin from The Acoustic Medicine Show (10:00-12:00). See you at the Market!

PLEASE REMEMBER YOUR REUSABLE BAGS

Last winter the Village of Pleasantville passed a Pleasantville Carryout Bag Ordinance which encourages the use of reusable shopping bags in Village businesses. As of August 1 new, single use, handled polyethylene plastic bags are no longer available at Village businesses, including the Market. Some vendors will continue to have paper shopping bags available for a fee of 50 cents, and note that "roll" bags remain unaffected at our produce stands.

While the Village's Pleasantville Carryout Bag Ordinance is new, the steadfast use of reusable bags at the Pleasantville Farmers Market by shoppers is not. If you haven't adopted use of reusable bags please do so to help us collectively effect change - reducing pollution, protecting wildlife, reducing use of trees for paper bags and lessening the prevalence of plastic particles in our food chain.

Have Any Extra Reusable Bags To Donate?

At the Managers Tent there's a "Bag Exchange" bin where shoppers can donate clean, reusable bags they're no longer using so other shoppers can pick one up for FREE. If you have any in your car you're not interested in keeping please bring them to donate Saturday!

Open When, and Park Where?

The outdoor Market is open Saturday from 8:30am to 1:00pm. Click here for directions to the outdoor Market. Do you know the "hidden parking lots of Pville"? There are 8 parking lots within a few blocks of the Market, with over 400 parking spaces available - plus metered street parking throughout the Village. Review them all by clicking here to view a parking map, or grab a map from the new dispenser on the Market Kiosk.

Who's In This Week?

View our Map of the Market to see where vendors visiting this Saturday will be located in the marketplace. You can also have a look at our Vendor Page by clicking here -- note that each vendor's "Frequency" is listed, clarifying how often they will visit the Market each month.

In addition to our Weekly Vendors the Rotation Vendors listed below will also be in this Saturday.

• Bombay Emerald Chutney Company
• Conant Valley Jams
• Head & Heal
• Kriemhild Dairy Farm
• Red Barn Bakery
• SallyeAnder
• Strudel House
• Tree Juice Maple Syrup

Phelps Health Tip:

Lead Sponsor Phelps Hospital Northwell Health shares the following: "Herbs are a great way to slide some antioxidants and phytochemicals into your diet. Add them to your salads, add dill to your fresh fish, mint to your cabbage, or basil to your tomatoes. Herbs make your menu more fun, more healthy, and more delicious!"

EVENTS AT THE MARKET

Health & Sustainability 8:30am - 12:30pm

Stop by the Health & Sustainability Tent to speak with nutritionist Marina Stopler MS, RD, IBCLC, of Lehman College and Robin Lynch of the NY Milk Bank for this week's Nutrition Bits and Bites event. Their theme is "World Breastfeeding Week" and they'll be sharing information about donor milk, nursing benefits, and other information about infant feeding. THANKS! All Health & Sustainability and Culinary events are made possible thanks to generous support from Lead Sponsor Phelps Hospital Northwell Health.

Market Sprouts Kids Event: 9:30am - 11:00am

This Saturday Carolyn Ramsey of the Pleasantville Garden Club will visit with coloring and craft activities for kids to celebrate monarch butterflies and one of their favorite foods: milkweed! REMEMBER: Have your child sign in at the Market Sprouts table each time they attend a kids event -- children that sign in receive a reward every third event they attend. THANKS: Our Market Sprouts KIds events are made possible thanks to generous support from our Sponsor Kiwi Country Day Camp.

Music Series: 10:00am - 12:00pm

This week the Music Series welcomes local singer/songwriter Joe Tobin of The Acoustic Medicine Show. He plays music influenced by the simple life of country living , using bluegrass instrumentation and harmonies, blending with jazz, folk, and blues. THANKS: Our Music Series performances are made possible in 2019 thanks to generous support from our new Sponsor Armonk, Pleasantville & Scarsdale Prep.

To keep on top of over 60 events at the Market throughout the season view the website's calendar page by clicking here.

VENDOR HIGHLIGHTS

Tree Juice Maple Syrup: Stock Up!

Making their one visit for the summer Tree Juice Maple Syrup will be in Saturday with their diverse line of unique syrups.

Rock City Mushrooms Is Back

July's hot weather affected Rock City Mushrooms production, but they're finally back this week.

Head and Heal

Head and Heal, in Cortland, New York is licensed by NYS to grow and process hemp for CBD on their farm. As a true seed to sale business they manage all aspects of production to create full spectrum CBD tinctures, salves and lotions of the highest quality. They visit the Market on the 1st and 3rd Saturday of each month.

Edgwick Farm

Edgwick Farm arrives every Saturday with fresh goat milk - white and chocolate. Yum!

Peaches! Peaches! Peaches!

Check out Mead Orchards and Wright's Farm for fresh seasonal peaches this week.

Red Barn Bakery Knows Peaches Are In

Red Barn Bakery has let us know they will have fresh organic peach pies. They also note they now have organic, dairy free, breakfast pesto pizzettes.

Conant Valley Jams

Saturday Conant Valley Jams will have a fresh batch Wild Raspberry Jam and Minted Red Velvet Aprium Jam (a cross between apricot and plum).

Kiernan Farm

Saturday you can create your own pork sausage sampler pack and save 25% off by buying one of each of the following: hot Italian, sweet Italian, breakfast, chorizo, andouille, bratwurst for a total price of $49.00 (reg. $66 total price). Also this week Kiernan has discounted beef sirloin steaks to $17.50/lb (reg. $20.50/lb), and pork jowl bacon to $10.00/lb (reg. $12.50/lb).

Kriemhild Dairy Farms

Kriemhild Dairy Farms will be in with their salted and unsalted Kriemhild Meadow Butter and Creme Fraiche, all from grass fed cows.

Bombay Emerald Chutney Company

Check out their unique and versatile line of chutneys - which are great for grilled items, or for use in salad dressings and dips.

Spice Revolution

Featuring malt vinegar powder. Make the best homemade potato chips, or veggie chips of any kind. Perfect for at home fish and chips. Malt vinegar powder can add flavor to sauces, dressings, dips, pickling mixes, salads and more.

Trotta Foods

Trotta Food will be offering this Saturday (and pretty much all summer) their Filetto di Pomodiro sauce, fresh bruschetta and their excellent summer squash ravioli.

Samosa Shack

Samosa Shack is highlighting this week's special is a roasted tomato channa masala samosa, using tomatoes from Gajeski Produce. They will have pints of the same filling to go, for shopper seeking a gluten free option.