Better Forecast This Week For The Apple Tasting!

This Saturday we're kicking off the countdown to October 14th's Annual Apple Pie Contest with one of our favorite autumn events, the Apple Tasting! Wright's Farm and Mead Orchards are providing a peck of lot of apples (8 varieties). Our volunteers will chop those up to offer samples of each at our Health & Sustainability Tent. Learn which apples are best for applesauce, fresh eating, cheese plates, salads, and BAKING. Debate which apple is the best for PIES after tasting several ranging from tart to sweet in flavor. This is where you find your new favorite apple! And hopefully the variety you'll use for your pie in the upcoming Contest!

APPLE PIE CONTEST:
WHY PRE-REGISTER BY 10/7?

All bakers in the upcoming Apple Pie Contest have FUN as the stars of our biggest community event of the year. Bakers that pre-register by 10/7 also:

• get their $5 Entry Fee refunded on Contest day as Market Bucks!
• help organizers plan ahead (including if the number of entrants needs to be capped -- judges can only eat so much pie)

So reserve your spot in the Contest and save money by signing up this week!

You can join the fun in three easy steps:

1. Click here for complete event details
2. Print out our Entry Form by clicking here
3. Then bring your $5 Entry Fee and Entry Form to volunteers at Saturday's Apple Tasting tent

Basic Apple Pie Contest Details:

• Contest day is 10/14 (rain date 10/21)
• Entry Fee $5 (pre-register by 10/7 to receive $5 back in Market Bucks on Contest day)
• One pie entry per household
• One baker per pie
• Amateur chefs only

Pies Can Be Entered In One Of Three NEW Categories:

• Best Traditional Two-Crust Apple Pie
• Best Decorative Two-Crust Apple Pie
• Best Apple Crisp

Prefer Eating To Baking?
After the winners have been announced at 11:00am on Contest day you can buy a slice of delicious pie ($3 per slice, $5 for two). All proceeds (entry fees and revenue from sale of pie slices) support the Pleasantville Farmers Market Intern Program.

WHO'S IN THIS WEEK?

View our Map of the Market to see where all vendors visiting this Saturday will be located in the marketplace.

This week we have a surprise:
Simply Planted Greenhouses will be in with colorful mums (potted and hanging), and baskets with attractive combos of fall annuals. There tent will be located on the grass near the Market's main entrance.

Note: Hilly Acres Farm is absent this week due their 9/30 Farm Fest event (info on this opportunity to visit the farm is in our "In The Community" section at the end of this newsletter).
In addition to Weekly vendors, the following Rotation vendors will also be in this Saturday:

• 3×3 Kitchen Provisions
• Cooper’s Daughter Spirits
• Bombay Chutney Company
• Kriemhild Dairy Farms
• Noble Pies
• Red Barn Bakery
• SallyeAnder
• Simply Planted Greenhouses
• Warwick Valley Winery & Distillery

Lead Sponsor Northwell Health Tip:
"Eating a rainbow of veggies is fun and beneficial. Research continues to reveal unique nutrients in every color on the spectrum. Vegetables such as tomatoes, beets, radishes, red peppers, onions and cabbages not only make your dishes pop but pack powerful antioxidants." Brought to you by Northern Westchester and Phelps, your local Northwell hospitals.

Market Intern Program
The Market is accepting applications from area students, grades 8 - 12, for the our fall Intern Program. For information email info@pleasantvillefarmersmarket.org.

The Zero Waste Composting Station is seeking youth volunteers (shifts are valid for community service hours). The composting station helps decrease the amount of trash produced by the Market. To assist a teen to volunteer CLICK HERE and add their name to whichever weekends they can volunteer. If you have any questions you can contact our Zero Waste Station Coordinator Jadyn Serebin at jadyn@serebin.com.

VENDOR HIGHLIGHTS

A look in Little Seed Garden's display crates shows that summer is passing the baton off to fall. Their gorgeous summer peppers are winding down, so enjoy those while they last. Meanwhile, fall squash are on the rise with many varieties including Autumn Frost, Honey Nut, Delicata, and Butternut. They also continue to have several varieties of their conveniently pre-washed, pre-bagged, and ready-to-eat greens.

Simply Planted Greenhouses will be in one week only with colorful mums (potted and hanging), and baskets with attractive combos of fall annuals. There tent will be located on the grass near the Market's main entrance.

Mead Orchards has just-pressed apple cider in half gallons. They also have their cider in pints and clear (non-alcohol) sparkling cider in attractive cans.

Warwick Valley Winery will be in with their creative line of hard ciders, fruit cordials, wines and other distilled items.

Woven Stars Farm will be in with their pork, lamb, beef, poultry and eggs. The farm is highlighting that they're re-restocked in bacon. They have regular bacon, loin bacon, Canadian bacon and bacon ends. All are nitrate free and low sugar.

Teagevity is ready to serve shoppers in our cooler fall markets -- they start their line of special fall hot teas, served by the cup this Saturday including Preston's Pumpkin Chai, Dirty Chai, and Apple Cider Ginger tea with Cinnamon. They also have their grab and go options of cold "Tea2go" in Hibiscus Pineapple, Blood Orange & Hibiscus, Strawberry Fields, Raspberry Summer Lemon, and Green Tea & Lemongrass.

Kriemhild Dairy Farms will be at the Market for this 5th Saturday of September as they're out on 10/7 (next in on 10/21). They' will have all of their regular delicious butter and milk products.

3x3 Kitchen Provisions now offers their Sourdough XL loaf -- twice the size of their regular loaf and with a Pullman shape for easy sandwich slicing. Among their other offerings Saturday they'll also have apple pies, lavender financiers, ginger snaps, and a chestnut & apple soup tasting for Thanksgiving pre-orders.

Right on time for fall, Trotta Foods is offering their Pumpkin Ravioli!

SalleyeAnder is in this week with enjoyable, giftable, healthy soaps, balms and more.

Nine White of Bobolink Dairy & Bakehouse recommends their Medieval rye levain as a perfect accompaniment to their delicious cheeses and the apples in at this time of year.

Cooper's Daughter Spirits Pumpkin Spice Vodka is back in season! This vodka is steeped with Organic pie pumpkins from Common Hands Farm, local maple syrup from Ghent, NY, Organic spices and Madagascar vanilla bean. Yum!

Pika's Farm Table arrives each Saturday with delicious quiches, soups, side dishes and appetizers for your week's menu. And they create authentic Liège waffles (yeast-based and containing caramelized chunks of pearl sugar, they're perfect for breakfast or dessert or a quick bite at the Market).

With fall's arrival, Edgwick Farm has new seasonal pairings with its Canterbury soft goat cheese. The sweet pairing is their goat cheese mixed with a fresh, pumpkin compote, a touch of honey and pumpkin pie spices for Pumpkin Spice Canterbury -- this creamy and tangy delicacy is like the best pumpkin cheesecake you've ever had. The savory pairing is their goat cheese layered with the smoky sweetness of roasted red pepper pesto.

Puras Paletas is back this week. They have insulated bags to help you get a pack of their small batch creamy and fruit-based ice pops home to the freezer safely.

In celebration of the official arrival of autumn, Spice Revolution is featuring favorites for apple pie contest baking. Featured spices include ginger powder, Saigon cinnamon, Ceylon cinnamon, secret cinnamon, whole nutmeg and fresh Tahitian Vanilla Beans.

EVENTS AT THE MARKET

Health & Sustainability:
Apple Tasting Event &
Apple Pie Contest Pre-registration!
9:00am - 12:15pm
Discover your new favorite apple by visiting our Apple Tasting event offering samples of 8 different varieties from Mead Orchards and Wright's Farm. You can also learn about pre-registering for the 10/14 ###strong! Our Health & Sustainability events are made possible by the support from our local hospitals, Phelps Hospital and Northern Westchester Hospital, both part of the Market's Lead Sponsor Northwell Health.

Kids Event:
9:30am - 11:00pm
Get ready for your kids to groove, giggle and let their inner superstar shine with Zumbini! This movement activity, led by instructor Gaby Arabia, helps your child's imagination take center stage as they dance, sing, and play instruments. Parents are welcome to join in on the fun too! Our Market Sprouts kids events are made possible thanks to generous support from our Sponsor Kiwi Country Day Camp.

Music Series Performance:
10:30am - 12:30pm
Mike Burns & Highway 53
This Saturday award winning songwriter and guitarist Mike Burns (co-founder of the Westchster Bluegrass Club) will be joined with David Dunaway on bass. They'll perform original works by Mike, as well as some old country blues numbers. Should be a great set! Our Music Series performances are made possible in 2023 thanks to generous support from our Sponsor the Jacob Burns Film Center.

KNOW BEFORE YOU GO

For the health and safety of our shoppers, please note that the Village of Pleasantville and Market operator, Foodchester, Inc., run the Pleasantville Farmers Market as a dog-free environment.

Pleasantville's Memorial Plaza parking lot is FREE between 8am - 1pm. After 1pm the parking lot requires payment for any cars present. Note that ###strong on Saturdays at all times. The Village's Pango smartphone app and two pay stations are available to make payment. For additional free parking options get to know the "hidden parking lots of P'ville" (6 out of 9 lots are free) by clicking here.

Visit Pleasantville Farmers Market and double your SNAP dollars! The Pleasantville Farmers Market happily accepts SNAP/EBT benefits -- and now you can double your SNAP dollars (up to $40) thanks to a generous grant from our local hospitals, Phelps Hospital and Northern Westchester Hospital, both part of the Market's Lead Sponsor Northwell Health. Simply bring your SNAP card to the Managers Tent at the entrance to the Market where we can swipe your card to exchange the amount of benefits you wish to use as $1 or $5 SNAP Market coins. For every dollar you redeem (up to $40), you will receive two dollars in SNAP Market coins. These coins are accepted at any Market vendor displaying our green SNAP signage.

IN THE COMMUNITY:

Hilly Acres Farm Fest!
9/30, 10am - 3pm
Jefferson, NY
Hilly Acres Farm is inviting the public to visit the farm on Saturday. Bring the family to this free event with good food, music, antique tractors and hayrides, farmers and their animals! For info visit their Facebook page or call 845-482-4296.

Seriously Talking About Food
1st event is 10/22, 1:30 - 3:30pm
White Plains Library
A four part book group for High School students, to be held at the White Plains Library, will encourage reading about, and discussion of, sustainable food systems, the impact of climate changes on farming, health, and food production. Books are loaned by Humanities NY, and the discussion will be led by Federated Conservationists of Westchester County, Board President Carol Durst Wertheim, PHD and Food Industry Professional. For more info and to register click here.

Shop Local:
The Pleasantville Chamber of Commerce can help you stay connected to the small businesses that make Pleasantville such a wonderful place to visit and to live. Check out the Pleasantville Chamber of Commerce website for a full member directory, an event calendar, and a feature to help find parking spots when visiting.

Valley Table Magazine
Free copies of Valley Table Magazine's fall issue are still available at the Market this week!