Pleasantville Farmers Market Forecast: Mostly Summer

August has brought us summer squash, eggplants, carrots, beans, beets, new potatoes, peppers, kale, arugula, head lettuces, and fresh herbs.

Now field fresh celery, leeks, corn, tomatoes, cantaloupe, and orchard fruits have joined the party. And don’t let the summer slide by without a few great moments at the grill using Market kielbasa, grass-fed beef, chicken, or Pura Vida’s many seafood choices. Truly in August the Pleasantville Farmers Market is a delicious, good time!

Buy Lots of Food in August

Farmers have fantastic, abundant harvests in August, so they ought to be riding home with empty trucks, right? Well, so many non-farmers head out on well-deserved August vacations that shopper volume can lessen. In August, on the weeks you are in town, make an extra effort to shop at the Market. Your farmers will notice the support.

What Vendors Are In This Saturday?

To review vendors attending this Saturday, and where they’re located in the marketplace, view our interactive Map of the Market.

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.

New Potatoes

To those that know, new potatoes are as special as the first strawberries or peaches of the season. To test the potential of new potatoes keep things simple: boil until fork done, slightly mash and then toss with the chopped herb of your choice (ie: dill) and hunks of fresh butter (ie: from Kriemhild Dairy Farms). Add just enough sea salt from Spice Revolution and you’ve made a real treat with little effort. This writer waived off steak in favor of another plateful of an especially tasty batch of new potatoes once. Seek out your own new potato story by shopping our many produce farms this Saturday.

Food For Thought From the Smithsonian

For a quick summary of some best methods to preserve Market fruits and vegetables until they are used click here.

Aba’s Falafel Staffing

Shoppers, or their teenage children, can email info@pleasantvillefarmersmarket.org to share interest in working at the Market with vendors. We do get asked if we know hard working individuals who are local, and who would like to work at the Market with vendors. Aba’s Falafel could use some help, so if the opportunity is of interest, send along an email which will be forwarded to Aba’s Falafel.

Annual Customer Survey

Farmers market shoppers know their input matters. Mesclun, specialty eggplants, arugula, heirloom tomatoes and many other items now commonplace at markets began as shopper suggestions to farmers at markets. The Pleasantville Farmers Market also values customer input. Please take a moment now and help make your market better by participating in our annual survey (participants are eligible for a prize drawing of Market Bucks and Market t-shirts!)

Don’t Wait Until The Vacation: Fresh Seafood Is Here

Sure Maine has fresh seafood, and the Cape too. But they don’t delivery do they? If you’re taking a beating looking at friend’s Facebook vacation shots and have a week of work ahead, please remember that Pura Vida Fisheries does deliver just-caught, fresh seafood every week to the Market. Grilling fish, scallops, clams and oysters... whatever you need to have a mini-vacation in the backyard, savoring the tastes you used to drive several hours in traffic to enjoy.

Phelps Health Tip: Summer Salad Days

“Want to add more fruit to your daily intake? Add to your salad! Try strawberries, blueberries, or apples to add zest to your greens. Tuna and chicken salads also taste great with pieces or slices of apples. Don’t forget to add some herbs such as oregano, basil, mint, or dill for an additional nutritional boost.”

Red Barn Bakery Is In With Extra Visit

Red Barn Bakery will be visiting with two items they want to highlight: Summer Harvest Veggie Gratins and Organic Peach Crumb Pies. These beautifully prepared items are ideal for evenings when you wish to not cook, but still want to enjoy the spirit of summer.

Orchard(s) Report

Both our orchards, Mead Orchards and Wright’s Farm, are fully stocked with fresh berries and fruit. Mead Orchards recently highlighted that donut peaches (yellow and white) are in, as are cantaloupe, Shiro plums and lots of cherry tomatoes. Wright’s Farm notes that they’ll have their first fresh picked apples of the season this week, and a super-summery heirloom tomato salsa. Yum!

Mr. Trotta Has Been Shopping The Market

Ed Trotta, of Trotta Foods, keeps an eye out for seasonal vegetables from which he creates some really special prepared foods. This week he is bringing to market Summer Squash Ravioli (yellow & green squash, plum tomatoes, onion & olives) and a Fileto di Pomodoro sauce (plum tomatoes, garlic and fresh basil). These are only available in August and September so get eatin’.

Spice Revolution’s Salts, Spices & Herbs

Complimenting almost recipe, Spice Revolution’s variety of spices and herbs are a great place to add flavor to your menu. This week they’re featuring cherrywood smoked sea salt, a regional dill, and a blend of regional, dried sweet basil. On another note, their location in the Market beside Kriemhild Dairy Farms has developed the following sourcing success in Spice Revolution’s baking: ALL of their cookies, scones and biscuits are now made exclusively with Kremhild Dairy Farms grass fed butter. Pretty cool!

PROGRAMMING FOR AUGUST 8:

Kids: 9:30am - 11:00am

Jacob Burns Film Center

Our neighboring Jacob Burns Film Center will be sending educators over with enthusiasm and materials to help children create a fascinating project they can take home.

Music @ The Market: 10:00am - 12:00pm

Singer/Songwriter, Susan Kane

Welcome back returning performer and president of the music collective, Tribes Hill, Susan Kane. Susan has drawn inspiration from everyone from the Beatles to Pete Seeger to the Grateful Dead, performing from Greenwich Village to our village. It’s always a treat when Susan and the boys come around.