Pleasantville Farmers Market: Winter Ready!

The producers at the Pleasantville Farmers Market are ready for you with winter-grown produce, cellared root veggies, fresh baked items, just caught seafood, excellent prepared items to add interest to your meals, a wide range of frozen meats, and much more. As the largest weekly, year-round, fully inspected farmers market in the region -- and the only one offering all products for online preorder with a single, convenient click to pay -- winter is no big deal, and certainly not an impediment to staying connected to the vendors and foods you love!

PFM-O: BRISK SERVICE FOR ANY WEATHER

Preorder to get in and out quickly!
Saturday's weather may turn out to be cool and damp. Our winter market, and Pleasantville Farmers Market Online (PFM-O), are designed to ease winter shopping outdoors - whatever the weather. Many vendors do make a selection of their items available for walk up service, but if you preorder you'll get in and out quickly, and ensure you get what you're seeking. So PFM-O benefits include:

• Get what you want! Don’t worry about items selling out! Keep your gloves on!
• Quick and easy pickup. No standing on long lines.
• Pay in advance with one click, no matter how many vendors you preorder from.
• Prices are the same online as in the Market.

Some other key details for the winter market season:

• What about parking, which now costs money? The Village implemented paid parking in Memorial Plaza to address turnover and make all downtown lots the same price. However, there are 6 free lots within a short walk, and we encourage their use to save money and reduce congestion. Get to know the alternate lots with this convenient map.
• Winter season hours are now in effect: 9:00 - 11:30am
• Preordering hours remain the same: 7:00pm Tuesday to 7:00pm Thursday
• The Market is closed 12/24, but open 12/31
• In the event of a weather-related closure (ie ongoing snow on a Saturday) we send out a special Friday newsletter announcing that closure and the cancellation any preorders.

HARVEST HEROES & WINTER WARRIORS:
THANKS!

Support your Market and receive some fun, complementary thank you items! Donations can be made through PFM-O Tuesday, 7pm - Thursday, 7pm. Here's the details:

Contribute as a $50 HARVEST HERO to receive:

• Two orange PFM reusable bags
• No PFM-O service fees, December – March ($48 value)

Contribute as a $100 WINTER WARRIOR to receive:

• Choice of sweet PFM swag!
• No PFM-O service fees, December – March ($48 value)

THANKS in advance if you're able to support us in this way. Please note that because the Market is a 501 (c)(4) nonprofit organization, individual contributions are not tax deductible.

PFM-O OPENS TONIGHT
WHO'S IN THIS WEEK?

Visit Pleasantville Farmers Market Online to preorder, Tuesday 7pm - Thursday 7pm. It's easy, quick, and convenient -- a perfect match for winter shopping!

View our Map of the Market to see where all returning and new vendors visiting this Saturday will be located in the marketplace, which is REVISED for winter.

Note: The River Garden was not able to get in this December. We'll welcome them back in April.
In addition to Weekly vendors the following Rotationvendors will also be in this Saturday:

• Bohemian Baked
• Bombay Chutney Company
• Demi Olive Oil
• Forward Roots
• Manor Sangria
• River Valley Community Grains
• Tree Juice Maple Syrup
• Warwick Valley Winery & Distillery

Note: These Rotation vendors are in weekly through December 17:

• Chaseholm Farm Creamery
• Conant Valley Jams
• Demi Olive Oil
• Red Barn Bakery

Lead Sponsor Phelps Hospital Northwell Health shares the following: "During the cold days of winter you should consider eating more carbohydrates like those from root vegetables – they help the body to sustain a little more weight, which is needed to insulate against the cold weather. Warming vegetables like potatoes, cabbages, carrots, onions, rutabagas, and winter squash all store well in cool, dark places, and can provide energy and comfort throughout the winter season".

First visit for NEW Bohemian Baked!

VENDOR HIGHLIGHTS

New vendor this week: Bohemian Baked, of Shrub Oak, NY, creates wheat free, dairy free and vegan baked goods -- from breads to cupcakes and everything in between. They use unique blends of ingredients to ensure a delicious flavor and texture in each baked item. Check out all their offerings in PFM-O tonight (including a pretty cool Holiday Cookie Tin with wheat free and vegan holiday cookies). Bohemian Baked will visit the Market on the 2nd & 4th Saturdays of each month (excepting 12/24 when we are closed).

Bombay Chutney Company will be in with gourmet Indian food that is healthy, vegan and fresh. Shop from delicious chutneys, samosas, soups and simmer sauces to had some spice to this week's menu.

Trotta Foods is always cooking up new offerings. This week we noticed they added Broccoli Rabe with Sausage ravioli, and the popular favorite Roasted Red Pepper ravioli. Yum!

Got your holiday turkey yet? New weekly vendor Hilly Acres Farm is back with beef, poultry, pork, lamb, eggs, and turkeys for the holidays. Turkeys are $5.49/lb, weigh 12 - 15lbs, and are frozen (defrost in fridge, 1day for every 4lbs). Preorder to receive yours this week, or stop by their tent to sign up for a 12/17 delivery. They also note their ground beef is discounted to $8.49/lb this week (reg. $8.99). Browse PFM-O to get to know all their offerings.

Maple View Farms has added a new preorder option this week with their Farmer's Choice Bag, offering a discount on 7-9 aggregated in-season items, selected for freshness and availability (contents vary week to week). Further details in PFM-O.

Warwick Valley Winery & Distillery is in this week with their line of wines, hard ciders, fruit liqueurs, bourbon, gin and other spirits.

Pura Vida Fisheries uses its fresh seafood to create soups and other convenient items each week. Pick some up while gathering fish for the week.

In winter Mead Orchards has all their apple varieties available by preorder in PFM-O, and may have a small sample for walk up purchases on Saturdays depending on the weather. For best selection, ease of pick up, and plenty of their apple or apple/cherry cider preorder! They also have a nice selection of stored winter squash this week too.

Pika's Farm Table has warming dishes such as pot pies and soups. Check out all their offerings for some convenient and delicious meals this week.

Nina White of Bobolink Dairy & Bakehouse is highlighting that their Baudolino cheese is perfect this week -- gooey, ripe and very flavorful. In fact, all their cheeses time well with the holidays. What to have them with? Bobolink creates a delicious Rosemary Epis from heirloom grains that is an ideal match.

SOVA Farm will offer hot sausage sandwiches in December, using their chicken or turkey sausage, served on a roll by 3x3 Kitchen Provisions, warmed piping hot for a winter bite at the Market. Optionally, purchase some SOVA Farm sausages to take home, along with any of their other Certified Organic poultry items.

Each week Gajeski Produce will have items for walk up shoppers (selection will vary depending on cold temps) and all their items are in PFMO including fresh herbs, stored squash, potatoes, roots veggies, fresh scallions, leeks, greens, lettuce mixes, and more.

This week Spice Revolution is featuring their Holiday Spice Bundle gift sets. Each set contains two spice blends and a wooden spice scoop. Perfect little gift or stocking stuffer. Choose from sets of refill pouches or small glass jars. Packaged in a compostable gift bag ready to be gifted. Check out all the options in PFM-O tonight!

Manor Sangria is visiting this Saturday -- last market showing before the holidays! Stock up on Classic Blend with Apples & Citrus or Holiday Blend with Fresh Cranberry & Cinnamon. This week buy six jars to receive a complementary Manor Sangria 2022 Holiday Ornament.

In December Edgwick Farm will finish out 2022 season (before a January "break" to kid over 100 baby goats) with hard goat cheeses (ie Moodna Goat Milk Feta, Funny Child Ale Washed Hard Cheese), some popular soft goat cheese options, and holiday specials of sweet or savory cheeseballs, and chocolate goat cheese truffles.

Heads up from Teagevity, the holidays are a great time to stock up on their top three herbal fruit teas: Hibiscus Pineapple, Blood Orange & Hibiscus and/or Strawberry Fields.

Choose your loaves and sweet treats from Orwasher's Bakery or Bien Cuit -- each will have a selection of items for walk up shoppers, and an even wider selection of their artisanal items in PFM-O for preorder.

KNOW BEFORE YOU GO

Metered Parking in Plaza lot:
The Village of Pleasantville's Memorial Plaza parking lot requires payment on Saturdays. The Village's Pangosmartphone app and two pay stations are available to make payment for Plaza lot parking and metered street side spaces. Have your license plate number when making payment. For the most convenient way to pay, download the free Pango app today and follow the prompts to set up an account and method of payment. If you prefer free parking get to know the "hidden parking lots of P'ville" (6 out of 9 lots are free) by clicking here.

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).

Market Bucks:
Any Market Bucks you have from our spring/summer/fall season can be used throughout the winter with any vendor. We do pause providing new Market Bucks until April when our Manager's Tent returns. Note: vendors take credit cards for purchases and accept cash of course -- easiest of all, avoid payment at the Market by preordering.

Using SNAP at the Market:
The Pleasantville Farmers Market welcomes shoppers using SNAP EBT. To use SNAP benefits during winter locate the Market Manager who will help you redeem your benefits as tokens. THANKS 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.

IN THE COMMUNITY:

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.