Celebrating Dad At The Market

Our farmers and food artisans have a lot to offer those celebrating Dad this weekend. And a visit to the Pleasantville Farmers Market with Dad will be lots of fun Saturday. Start by checking if any of the kitchen knives need to be sharpened as Harper Keehn Knife Sharpening is in for a final spring visit. Scholastic chess instructor Anatoly Tubman is visiting so that Dad and the kids can play chess in our Kids Event area (9:30-11:00). Enjoy some really cool music by Isra-Alien (10:00-12:00). Add a falafel or stir-fry for lunch, with a cold drink, and Dad is going to have problems leaving when it's time to go... Before heading out, collect his favorite Market items (fresh strawberries!) to take home for a delicious Father's Day weekend of special meals.

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• Who Is In This Week
• Hours And Where To Park
• Phelps Health Tip
• Using SNAP At The Market
• Vendor Highlights And Sales
• Events At The Market

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 Indoor Market each month.

In addition to our Weekly Vendors the following Rotation Vendors will also be in this Saturday:

• Bombay Emerald Chutney Company
• Conant Valley Jams
• Harper Keehn Knife Sharpening
• Kriemhild Dairy Farms
• Spoonful Of Sugar Bake Shop
• Strudel Z
• Trimona Bulgarian Yogurt
• Whitecliff Vineyards

Open When, and Park Where?

The Outdoor Market is open Saturday from 8:30am to 1:00pm. Where to park? Get to know the "hidden parking lots of Pville". There are 7 parking lots within a few blocks of the Market. Review them all by clicking here to view a parking map.

THIS SATURDAY:

BUY TWO -- DONATE ONE

This Saturday the Market will have its annual spring Hillside Donation Day. Highlighting the generous, weekly donations our farmers make to help eradicate food insecurity in Westchester (3000 pounds of fresh food so far this year), this event provides shoppers the opportunity to "buy an extra item of produce" so they can make donations of their own. Representatives will be on hand from the Pleasantville Community Garden (their volunteers collect vendor donations every week) and from Hillside Food Outreach (including Kathy Purdy, the Executive Director and Founder of this Pleasantville-based charity which provides meals for thousands of Westchester residents each year). This weekend please stop by and add your donation to this special cause.

Phelps Health Tip:

Eat Kohlrabi

Lead Sponsor Phelps Hospital Northwell Health shares the following: "Kohlrabi, along with other cruciferous vegetables such as kale and broccoli, contain compounds called glucosinolates which have been shown to reduce the growth of cancer cells. Kohlrabi contains phytochemicals that fight diabetes and high cholesterol. Nutritionally speaking, kohlrabi is a powerhouse: just one cup contains many valuable minerals and vitamins including 100% of your daily vitamin C needs".

Little Seed Gardens: Kohlrabi

This is a great time to be seeking kohlrabi out as Little Seed Gardens has plenty at this time of year. For recipes and other kohlrabi tips (yup, you can eat the tops) visit their blog by clicking here.

Using SNAP At The Market

The Pleasantville Farmers Market welcomes shoppers using SNAP EBT. To use SNAP benefits begin at the Manager's Tent, located at the north end of the marketplace. A Market Manager will help you to redeem your benefits as tokens. And due to a generous grant from Market Sponsor The Pleasantville Lions Club, you'll receive 40% more value as "Bonus Bucks", enhancing your ability to purchase nutritious, farm fresh foods for you and your family. Learn more about SNAP benefits by clicking here.

VENDOR HIGHLIGHTS

Kiernan Farm: SALE

Buy 5 one pound packages at $10.25/lb and get $10.00 off the total (making for an avg of $8.25/lb). Kiernan is also having a SALE on their pork, nitrate free, smoked sirloin chops at $9.75/lb (reg. $13.75/lb) - average weight 3/4 of a pound.

Cowberry Crossing Farm

Cowberry Crossing Farm will have plenty of beef and chicken for the Father's Day grill as well as scallions, scapes, and maybe their first summer squash - also great on the grill. They will also be bringing beautiful Boston butter head lettuce.

Whitecliff Vineyards

Stock up on refreshing whites, elegant dry rosés and full bodied reds. Whitecliff Vineyard's visit guarantees you can toast Dad with a really nice glass of wine.

Orchard Report

Mead Orchards and Wright's Farm have fresh strawberries. Wright's notes they'll have sour cherries too.

Bombay Emerald Chutney Company

Bombay Emerald Chutney Company notes that their flavorful, spicy chutneys (Coconut, Plum, Pomegranate, Cranberry, Tomato, and Mint) are great for grilling and bbq. Their frozen samosas are also convenient and fun items to add to your menu.

Kriemhild Dairy Farms

Kriemhild Dairy Farms will arrive with their salted and unsalted Kriemhild Meadow Butter from grass fed cows. They'll also have Kriemhild Creme Fraiche, and the complete line of Trimona plain and flavored Bulgarian Yogurt. They note that 2lb tubs of unsalted butter are now back in stock.

Spice Revolution: Grilling Spices

Spice Revolution has smoked sea salts: hickory smoked, apple wood smoked & Irish whisky smoked sea salts. Perfect for seasoning any kind of meat or vegetable.

Starter Dish For Dad

Trotta Food's creates bruschetta, consisting of a round bread topped with basil, tomato, garlic, onion and mozzarella. Help Dad relax into summer with a gentle Italian nudge.

Spoonful Of Sugar

Spoonful of Sugar will again have bubble waffles, made on site, served with fresh fruit. These are gluten and dairy free. They will also have family-size desserts including Red White & Blueberry Almond Cake.

The River Garden Is Back This Week

Warmer weather has finally caused fresh cut flowers to arrive again from The River Garden. Each week they will add new varieties.

Fresh Cold Pressed Juices

Healing Home Foods offers two varieties of Organic, cold-pressed green juice: Cool Greens (containing celery, cucumber, kale, apple, parsley and lemon) and Sweet Greens (containing celery, kale, apple, orange and lemon juice). They also have Ginger Shots and Ortanique juice (a hybrid between an orange and a tangerine). For all their juices, their process retains the highest amount of vitamins, minerals and enzymes possible.

Strudel Z

Yes, Strudel Z is back this week. Stock up on sweet and savory strudels this Saturday.

Edgwick Farm: Scape Goat

With garlic scapes in season, and at the Market, Edgwick Farm has made a their first batch of Scape Goat created with fresh harvested garlic scapes from the black dirt region of Orange County made into an amazing pesto with sunflower seeds and cilantro and lime...paired with their freshest soft goat cheese Canterbury. Seasonal eating can't get much better than this!

EVENTS AT THE MARKET

Special Event 8:30am - 1:00pm

Buy Two - Donate One

Highlighting the generous, weekly donations our farmers make to help eradicate food insecurity in Westchester (3000 pounds of fresh food so far this year), Saturday's Hillside Donation Day encourages shoppers to "buy an extra item of produce" so they can add their donation to this special cause.

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

Checkmate! Play Chess At The Market

Scholastic chess instructor Anatoly Tubman will share his enthusiasm for the game this Saturday with multiple chess sets placed out in the Kids Event area. Kids can stop by to play, to watch, to learn -- and parents can share their experiences with Anatoly. Learn about his work each summer with kids in a NYC chess camp, and his advice as kids begin to show interest in tournament play.

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

Dynamic Guitar Duo: Isra-Alien

Welcome back Israeli-born New York guitarists Oren Neiman on the nylon string and Gilad Ben-Zvi on the steel string as they fuse a myriad of musical traditions (Greek, Balkan, Eastern-European, and Jewish/Klezmer) with daring improvisations and inventive textures. Even without any lyrics, your heart will sing. Learn more about Isra-Alien by clicking here.

Knife Sharpening: Last Week

Harper Keehn Knife Sharpening arrives Saturday, ready to sharpen knives on site. After this visit Harper will not be back until the fall. So if your knives are dull, bring them to the Market to ensure you're ready to cut, chop and dice your way through a summer season of fresh vegetables.

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