The Pleasantville Farmers Market offers an open door to area residents and visitors from neighboring villages to enjoy nature's progression of COLORFUL, seasonal foods.
Open Door
The Pleasantville Farmers Market offers an open door to area residents and visitors from neighboring villages to enjoy nature's progression of colorful, seasonal foods. Every Saturday, from across the region, producers travel to our Village to provide an incredible, diverse display of fresh foods. The Open Door Family Medical Center WIC Program will visit Saturday to provide a Chef Demo of their Summer Rainbow Salad (10:30-12:00) as well as highlight their mission to build healthier communities within Westchester and Putnam Counties. Visitors to the Market will also see art instructors Kat and Greg Nemec helping children create their own mixed media mandalas in our Kids Event area (9:30-11:00), and a Music Series performance of Indian music with sitar and tabla by The Biryani Boys (10:00-12:00). See you at the Market!
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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:
· Warwick Valley Winery & Black Dirt Distillery
Open When, and Park Where?
The Outdoor Market is open Saturday from 8:30am to1:00pm. 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.
Chef Demo: 10:30am - 12:00pm
Open Door Family Medical Center
WIC Program
Open Door Family Medical Center will demonstrate theirSummer Rainbow Salad made with seasonal vegetables, this Saturday (10:30am - 12:00pm). Stop by to watch the demonstration, taste a sample, then collect a recipe card and shop the Market for ingredients to enjoy making this dish at home Saturday evening. To look at the Recipe Card click here.
Consistent with Open Door’s mission to build healthier communities, they offer nutritional counseling at no cost to participants in the WIC program (women, infants and children) in Westchester and Putnam Counties. And of course recipes highlighting fresh ingredients are a key tool in their outreach. Stop by for a recipe card and to learn more about Open Door.
Phelps Health Tip:
Classic Advice: Eating A Rainbow
Lead Sponsor Phelps Hospital Northwell Health shares the following: "Eating a rainbow of veggies might not only be fun but also beneficial! Research continues to reveal great, unique nutrients in every color on the spectrum – but especially RED! Vegetables such as tomatoes, beets, radishes, red peppers, onions and strawberries not only make your dishes pop but pack powerful antioxidants. Luckily they're available right here at the Market!"
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 byclicking here.
VENDOR HIGHLIGHTS
Teagevity & Bean Luv
In addition to their fantastic iced teas, at the Teagevity-Bean Luv tent you can get ice cold Cold Brew. Organic, and 18 hour cold brewed, this dark roast cup (16 oz. or 24 oz.) hits the spot.
National Hamburger Day
Celebrate National Hamburger Day with Pickle Licious (actually Friday July 28th, but we'll promote this event into the weekend). They've got the perfect Pickle Chip for you: Bread & Butter style. Sweet and sour, crisp, and crinkle cut. Sweet, Sweet Horseradish, and Sweet Chili. Try one of these on your next burger - you'll come back for more.
Thirsty For Something GOOD?
Drink More Good has been crafting artisanal soda syrups from the best ingredients for customers of the Market since 2013. Two seasonal syrups they're currently highlighting are Cherry Cola - made with regionally grown Fishkill Farms tart cherries and a Classic Cola Recipe. And Strawberry Peppercorn - regionally grown Wright's Farm strawberries with black and white peppercorns. If that wasn't good enough: In addition to buying regional produce to promote and support local farms, Drink More Good also donates a dollar for every bottle of syrup sold to the respective farm whose produce was used in the making of the seasonal flavor.
Warwick Valley Winery & Black Dirt Distillery
The producers of the critically acclaimed Doc's Craft Hard Apple Cider are featuring two seasonal varietiesSaturday: Sour Cherry and also Peach Hard Cider. Stop by to try samples and to learn about distilled items like their Black Dirt Bourbon.
Kiernan Farm: SALE
This week Kiernan Farm has discounted their beef, New York Strip steaks, and they're offering 15% off all pork-only purchases of $50.00 or more. Also, buy 5 one pound packages of ground beef at $10.25/lb and get $10.00 off the total (making for an avg of $8.25/lb).
Don't Wait Until The Vacation:
Fresh Seafood Is Here
Sure Maine has fresh seafood, and the Cape too. But they don't deliver do they? If you're taking a beating looking at friend's Facebook vacation shots and have a week of work ahead, remember that Pura Vida Fisheries does deliver just-caught, fresh seafood every week to the Market. Enjoy grilling fish, scallops, clams, oysters -- whatever you need to have a mini-vacation in the backyard -- savoring tastes you used to drive several hours in traffic to enjoy.
Wright's Farm: Brandied Cherries
Wright's reports they have been making delicious Brandied Cherries for this upcoming weekend. These are tasty straight out of the jar, but two farm favorite ways to enjoy them are on top of vanilla ice cream or on sliced up juicy peaches. Yummy!
Conant Valley Jam
Conant Valley Jam will have their first batch of Wild Raspberry Jam of the season this Saturday.
Dancing Spirits Herbs
The recipe provided by Open Door this week mentions using a vinaigrette. Dancing Spirits Herbs will be in with unique vinegars to choose from in order so you can make a delicious vinaigrette for your salad.
Next Week: Tree Juice Maple Syrup
Check your pantry -- Tree Juice Maple Syrup will make one of their seasonal visits next Saturday, August 5.
Breakfasts From Break Bread Not Hearts
Enjoy your regionally grown, fresh veggies (and eggs) before you even finish shopping: order a breakfast from Break Bread Not Hearts!
EVENTS AT THE MARKET
Kids Market Sprouts Activity: 9:30am - 11:00am
Arts & Crafts With The Nemecs
Artists Kat and Greg Nemec will help children create mixed media mandalas.
Music Series: 10:00am - 12:00pm
Indian Music
Join The Biryani Boys, Mustafa Bhagat on sitar and David Freeman on tabla, who perform original compositions that blend elements of jazz and pop with traditional melodies and rhythms, as well as songs from the Indian classical repertoire. If you've never heard Indian music before, or Western music played on Indian instruments, you're in for a treat. To listen in advance visit their Facebook page by clicking here.
Chef Demo: 10:30am - 12:00pm
Open Door Family Medical Center WIC Program
Open Door Family Medical Center WIC Program will demonstrate their Summer Rainbow Salad made with seasonal vegetables this Saturday (10:30am - 12:00pm). Stop by to watch the demonstration, taste a sample, then collect a recipe card and shop the Market for ingredients to enjoy making this dish at home.
To keep on top of over 60 events at the Market throughout the season view the website's calendar page by clicking here.
