Keep The Market Essential

Last year shoppers strongly supported Pleasantville's new outdoor winter market model, which offers an easy way to preorder from all producers with a single click to pay, shorter market hours once the north winds start to blow (Dec - March), and a guarantee the items you love are waiting for you each Saturday.

Pleasantville Farmers Market has made it a focus to help shoppers continue their year-round relationships with producers since our first winter market in 2013. We've lined up another delicious, winter season (our 9th!), but we'll need enough shoppers like you to pull things off. So please continue to keep the Market an essential part of your weekly shopping. In doing so you'll help the Market sustain the livelihood of our farmers and food artisans. All November we'll have volunteers in the Market available to answer questions about PFM-O and the winter market.

Parking note for 11/6: Our main lot is open again.
Please note our schedule in the upcoming weeks:

• November 20: last 8:30am - 1pm market
• November 27: Market CLOSED
• December 4: first winter 9 - 11:30am market

Calling All Harvest Heroes
& Winter Warriors!

Last year we established our first annual fundraising campaign. We timed it with the winter season to encourage support for your year-round vendors, and so we could provide relevant thank you gifts to donors such as warm PFM winter hats, and the waiving of PFM-O service fees December - March. Thanks so much if you contributed in this way last winter! This year we're back with a call for support and we again have some fun, complementary thank you items. Donations can be made through PFM-O. Here's the details:

Contribute as a $50 HARVEST HERO to receive:

Contribute as a WINTER WARRIOR to receive:

THANKS in advance if you're able to support us in this way - your collaboration helps make a year-round Pleasantville Farmers Market possible. Please note that because the Market is a 501 (c)(4) nonprofit organization, individual contributions are not tax deductible.

CRAFTING A GREAT NOVEMBER

November brings visits to the Pleasantville Farmers Market by regional craftspersons, with items developed on the farm, or made with a culinary theme. All November The River Garden offers stunning dried floral items (weather permitting). This Saturday Living Edge Designs is in with unique cutting boards and more (they'll visit on 11/13 & 11/20 too). Next Saturday, 11/13 Alpacatrax brings skeins of wool from their own alpaca herd and finished wool items, including thick wool socks. And on 11/13 and 11/20 Sharper Harper (aka Harper Keehn Knife & Tool Sharpening) will visit. So in addition to being able to shop the fall harvest all month you can decorate for the upcoming holidays, sharpen those knives and gather some gifts too.

PFM-O OPENS
TONIGHT, 7:00pm

Pleasantville Farmers Market Online (PFM-O) provides a way to enjoy contactless shopping, reserve items to avoid the morning rush, and keep your Market visit brief.

If you are a first time user of PFM-O please register at the above link. Then login to browse our producer's items and place preorders Tuesdays, 7:00pm - Thursdays, 7:00pm.

How to pick up preordered items?

• Early Saturday morning you will receive an email listing all items you preordered, organized by vendor.
• Visit the vendors you preordered from to collect your items.
• Vendor stands having sizeable walk up lines display a sign highlighting the location to collect preorders (usually near the register). At these vendors you can skip the walk up line.
• New this fall, emailed invoices clearly display applied payments and credits.
• If you have questions or an issue with your preorder email us at orders@pleasantvillefarmersmarket.org

Maple View Farm will rejoin PFM-O for 11/13, and Gajeski Produce for 11/20, as we ramp up to the winter season.

Who's In?
Note: Puras Paletas has concluded their season but will be back next spring.
View our Map of the Market to see where all vendors visiting this Saturday will be located in the marketplace.

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

• Bombay Chutney Company
• Conant Valley Jams
• Cooper’s Daughter Spirits
• Fjord Vineyards
• Living Edge Designs
• Melissa’s Health Hub
• Red Barn Bakery
• SallyeAnder
• Strudel House
• Wildcraft Farms

Stock up! Most our vendors remain with us year-round. Some producers that take winter off have items you can stock up on including Buddhapesto, Dobler Farms, Fjord Vineyards, Head and Heal, Little Seed Gardens, Melissa's Health Hub, SallyeAnder, Spirits Lab and Wright's Farm. All will be in over the next four weeks.

Bread Alone Bakery has been a popular vendor for many years, but their business is growing and changing. Unfortunately, after suffering inventory problems throughout 2021, they've made the decision to focus on other parts of their business. As such, they have decided to withdraw from Pleasantville Farmers Market after November 20th. We thank them for being part of our Market, and wish them well. Orwashers Bakery and Bobolink Dairy & Bakehouse continue with us year-round (including all winter) with their baked goods. And we'll find a new bread baker for next spring to serve our shoppers' needs.

Phelps Health Tip:
Lead Sponsor Phelps Hospital Northwell Health shares the following "Kale is an excellent source of beta-carotene, vitamins C and K, as well as a healthy dose of calcium. Something many people don't know is that the leaves of vegetables are richest in nutrient content. The darker the leaves, the greater the vitamins and minerals. You can enjoy your kale many ways including raw, braised, sauteed, or in a soup".

Out of cash at the Market? Use your debit or credit card (8:30am - 12:00pm) to receive Market Bucks at the Manager's Tent.

KNOW BEFORE YOU GO

Pleasantville Farmers Market remains committed to the health and safety of the whole community, including shoppers, vendors, volunteers, and staff.

Mask wearing for unvaccinated shoppers (including children under 12) is required, and all shoppers are requested to maintain physical distancing in the marketplace.

Because many our food artisans sell delicious treats that can be consumed at the Market, physically distanced tables and chairs are provided on our grass area for families to enjoy their treats together, mask-free.

Avoid the Market if you're sick. Especially so if you exhibit any symptoms of the COVID-19 virus (temperature of 100° or above, a cough, a sore throat, shortness of breath). The New York State Department of Health has set up a hotline at (888) 364-3065 where Department of Health experts are available to answer questions regarding COVID-19.

VENDOR HIGHLIGHTS

Unless otherwise noted, the producers highlighted below have products available for preorder through Pleasantville Farmers Market Online (Tuesday, 7pm - Thursday, 7pm).

The Thanksgiving turkey sign-up process has begun at Rock City Mushrooms. Birds are $6.50/lb, with 8lb - 24lb birds available. Customers place a $50 deposit. Delivery on Saturday 11/20 (or the week prior if requested). Processed in advance and frozen for pickup at the Market. Ready for the oven with giblets included. Premium turkey - locally raised, rotated on pasture with certified-organic, locally-milled feed, and processed humanely on Dog Wood Farm. For details stop by their tent this Saturday or click here. In other turkey news, note that Rock City Mushrooms carries turkey parts for weekly your meals (they added thighs and wings to PFM-O this week).

Wildcraft Farms visits this Saturday. They're highlighting that they've added Hard Red Wheat Flour (best for bread), Hard Red Wheat Berries, Soft White Wheat Flour (for cakes, crackers, cookies, pastries, quick breads, muffins, and snack foods), and Soft White Wheat Berries to their diverse offerings of heirloom grains. Also many of their items in PFM-O have a drop down menu with discounts for shoppers buying in volume.

Stop by Pickle Licious for their homemade sauerkraut. Heat it up with some sliced onions and butter as a side to your fall inspired recipes.

Bobolink Dairy & Bakehouse has delicious cheeses at this time of year. Try their Drumm, Frolic, cider-washed Amram and Cave-Aged Cheddar.

Melissa's Health Hub is in with her cold-pressed juices and veggie snacks. She will close out her season on 11/20, returning next spring - so stock up.

Same stock up alert with SallyeAnder! They will make their final visit on 11/20 so gather gifts and soaps for your own use this week or on their final visit.

Margery of Conant Valley Jams is highlighting she will have her Cranberry & Apple Chutney this week, saying this tart chutney is a perfect accompaniment to serve with turkey or a pork roast.

Kiernan Farm has a SALE on their Pork Sausage Links -- buy 3 packages of Chorizo, Cajun Andouille, Bratwurst (mix or match) at $13.25 - $14.25/lb, get $5.00 off the total. They also have discounted their Beef Chuck Roasts to $13.50/lb (reg. $16.50/lb). And if you buy five 1lb packages of ground beef at $11.75/lb, you get $10.00 off the total.

Fjord Vineyards will be in for their final visit this year - and they return next April so take a moment to get a supply of their excellent wines set up for your cellar by shopping this Saturday.

Little Seed Gardens has harvested their Certified Organic baby ginger. Preorder in PFM-O along with cabbage, greens, fennel, red onions and more.

Spice Revolution knows Thanksgiving is coming and they want to get everyone ready. This week only they're discounting their turkey/poultry brines to $11.50 (reg $14.50). Brines include their Orange & Spice Brine, French Country Brine and a Five Spice Brine.

What's your favorite apple? Between Mead Orchards and Wright's Farm you can preorder from 17 varieties of apples - all fresh picked here in the Hudson Valley. They also have an equally impressive selection of fall squash too.

Cooper's Daughter Spirits is in Saturday. Good to start gathering their unique items for gifts and for special meals.

Have you tried Mead Orchards' NEW non-alcoholic Sparking Apple Cider? It's made with a delicious blend of apples including Gold Rush.

IN THE COMMUNITY:

Hudson Valley Restaurant Week: 11/1- 11/14
Enjoy great dining and great deals at restaurants throughout the Hudson Valley. No tickets or passes are required, although reservations are strongly encouraged. HVRW features prix fixe, three-course dinners for $35.95 and lunches for $25.95 (plus drinks, tax and tip). Click here for a list of participating restaurants, which you can sort by cuisine type, or town.

Shop Local Business Listing:
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. Their Shop Local Business Listing is updated regularly with the latest on store hours and pick up options. To view the listing visit the Pleasantville Chamber of Commerce.