This Saturday: Apple Tasting Event!

This Saturday we're kicking off fall in Pleasantville (and the countdown to October 14th's Annual Apple Pie Contest) with one of our favorite autumn events, the Apple Tasting!

Wright's Farm and Mead Orchards are providing a peck of lot of apples (8 varieties). Our volunteers will chop those up to offer samples of each at our Health & Sustainability Tent. Learn which apples are best for applesauce, fresh eating, cheese plates, salads, and BAKING. Debate which apple is the best for PIES after tasting several ranging from tart to sweet in flavor. This is where you find your new favorite apple! And hopefully the variety you'll use for your pie in the upcoming Contest!

APPLE PIE CONTEST:
WHY PRE-REGISTER BY 10/7?

All bakers in the upcoming Apple Pie Contest have FUN as the stars of our biggest community event of the year. Bakers that pre-register by 10/7 also:

• get their $5 Entry Fee refunded on Contest day as Market Bucks!
• help organizers plan ahead (including if the number of entrants needs to be capped -- judges can only eat so much pie)

So reserve your spot in the Contest and save money by signing up this week!

You can join the fun in three easy steps:

1. Click here for complete event details
2. Print out our Entry Form by clicking here
3. Then bring your $5 Entry Fee and Entry Form to volunteers at Saturday's Apple Tasting tent

Basic Apple Pie Contest Details:

• Contest day is 10/14 (rain date 10/21)
• Entry Fee $5 (pre-register by 10/7 to receive $5 back in Market Bucks on Contest day)
• One pie entry per household
• One baker per pie
• Amateur chefs only

Pies Can Be Entered In One Of Three NEW Categories:

• Best Traditional Two-Crust Apple Pie
• Best Decorative Two-Crust Apple Pie
• Best Apple Crisp

Prefer Eating To Baking?
After the winners have been announced at 11:00am on Contest day you can buy a slice of delicious pie ($3 per slice, $5 for two). All proceeds (entry fees and revenue from sale of pie slices) support the Pleasantville Farmers Market Intern Program.

WHO'S IN THIS WEEK?

View our Map of the Market to see where all vendors visiting this Saturday will be located in the marketplace.

This week we have a surprise:
Simply Planted Greenhouses will be in with colorful mums (potted and hanging), and baskets with attractive combos of fall annuals. There tent will be located on the grass near the Market's main entrance.
In addition to Weekly vendors, the following Rotation vendors will also be in this Saturday:

• Bohemian Baked
• Demi Olive Oil
• Dancing Spirits Herbs
• Forward Roots
• Manor Sangria
• Merchant’s Daughter Ciderworks
• Red Barn Bakery
• River Valley Community Grains
• Simply Planted Greenhouses

Lead Sponsor Northwell Health Tip:
"While research on the health benefits of consuming fresh ginger is ongoing, it's a very flavorful addition to meals such as stir fry -- a quick and healthful way to focus on vegetables in one's diet." Brought to you by Northern Westchester and Phelps, your local Northwell hospitals.

Market Intern Program
The Market is accepting applications from area students, grades 8 - 12, for the our fall Intern Program. For information email info@pleasantvillefarmersmarket.org.

The Zero Waste Composting Station is seeking youth volunteers (shifts are valid for community service hours). The composting station helps decrease the amount of trash produced by the Market. To assist a teen to volunteer CLICK HERE and add their name to whichever weekends they can volunteer. If you have any questions you can contact our Zero Waste Station Coordinator Jadyn Serebin at jadyn@serebin.com.

VENDOR HIGHLIGHTS

Mead Orchards has just-pressed apple cider in half gallons. They also have their cider in pints and clear (non-alcohol) sparkling cider in attractive cans.

Teagevity is ready to serve shoppers in our cooler fall markets -- they start their line of special fall hot teas, served by the cup this Saturday including Preston's Pumpkin Chai, Dirty Chai, and Apple Cider Ginger tea with Cinnamon. They also have their grab and go options of cold "Tea2go" in Hibiscus Pineapple, Blood Orange & Hibiscus, Strawberry Fields, Raspberry Summer Lemon, and Green Tea & Lemongrass.

Merchant's Daughter Ciderworks will be in with their 750 mg bottles of hard cider, as well as packs of smaller bottles. Get the taste of autumn in New York with some of their craft cider!

Dancing Spirits Herbs will be in with their diverse line of vinegars, herbal slaves, balms and more.

Right on time for fall, Trotta Foods will be offering their Pumpkin Ravioli, and they're also highlighting a fresh batch of Filetto di Pomodoro Sauce.

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

Pika's Farm Table arrives each Saturday with delicious quiches, soups, side dishes and appetizers for your week's menu. And they create authentic Liège waffles (yeast-based and containing caramelized chunks of pearl sugar, they're perfect for breakfast or dessert or a quick bite at the Market).

With fall's arrival, Edgwick Farm has new seasonal pairings with its Canterbury soft goat cheese. The sweet pairing is their goat cheese mixed with a fresh, pumpkin compote, a touch of honey and pumpkin pie spices for Pumpkin Spice Canterbury -- this creamy and tangy delicacy is like the best pumpkin cheesecake you've ever had. The savory pairing is their goat cheese layered with the smoky sweetness of roasted red pepper pesto.

Puras Paletas concludes their season at the end of October, so it's time to stock up. They have insulated bags to help you get a pack of their small batch creamy and fruit-based ice pops home to the freezer safely.

In celebration of the official arrival of autumn, Spice Revolution is featuring favorites for apple pie contest baking. Featured spices include ginger powder, Saigon cinnamon, Ceylon cinnamon, secret cinnamon, whole nutmeg and fresh Tahitian Vanilla Beans.

Demi Olive Oil has a new product from their farm in Greece: Arborgina olive oil! Spanish variety planted in their Greek soil. Used as a finish oil, Arborgina has a more delicate flavor than Demi's standard (Greek) olive oil, given it is very low in acidity (0.02%). Look for the RED Demi label to try out this one of a kind EVOO!

EVENTS AT THE MARKET

Health & Sustainability:
Apple Tasting Event
9:00am - 12:00pm
Discover your new favorite apple by visiting our Apple Tasting event offering samples of 8 different varieties from Mead Orchards and Wright's Farm. You can also learn about pre-registering for the 10/14 Apple Pie Contest! Our Health & Sustainability events are made possible by the support from our local hospitals, Phelps Hospital and Northern Westchester Hospital, both part of the Market's Lead Sponsor Northwell Health.

Kids Event:
9:30am - 11:00pm

ARC Stages is in with fun theater games for all ages! Our Market Sprouts kids events are made possible thanks to generous support from our Sponsor Kiwi Country Day Camp.

Community Tent:
9:30am - 11:00amStop by the Kids Event area to learn about ARC Stages a local multifaceted arts organization composed of three theater companies under one roof to serve the community’s artistic needs: Next Stage, Community Stage, and the Education Stage. Our Community Tent is made possible by the support from our Sponsor Patty Anker of PleasantvilleInsider.com & The A Team at Julia B. Fee Sotheby’s International Realty.

Music Series Performance:
10:30am - 12:30pm
Singer songwriter Joe Tobin (of The Acoustic Medicine Show) will be in with his unique blend of bluegrass instrumentation and harmonies, blending in jazz, folk, and blues, producing tunes in a mountain-folk-grass genre. Our Music Series performances are made possible in 2023 thanks to generous support from our Sponsor the Jacob Burns Film Center.

WE'RE STILL HIRING!

The Pleasantville Farmers Market, which is operated by Foodchester, Inc., a Pleasantville-based non-profit organization, has identified a need for a part-time Day Manager to join our management team. The call for interested candidates is open now. If you're interested, or know someone that may be the ideal candidate, please reach us asap!

Our Day Manager position includes assisting with the set-up and breakdown of the Market every Saturday, engaging with the public as host, and teamwork with all staff to successfully implement logistics and themes to assure a smooth and safe market.

Interested? Please submit a resume and a cover note indicating your interest in the position, explaining why you are the ideal candidate, to steven@pleasantvillefarmersmarket.org with the subject line “Day Manager.” To view a full summary of the position on our website click here.

KNOW BEFORE YOU GO

For the health and safety of our shoppers, please note that the Village of Pleasantville and Market operator, Foodchester, Inc., run the Pleasantville Farmers Market as a dog-free environment.

Pleasantville's Memorial Plaza parking lot is FREE between 8am - 1pm. After 1pm the parking lot requires payment for any cars present. Note that all street parking locations still require payment on Saturdays at all times. The Village's Pango smartphone app and two pay stations are available to make payment. For additional free parking options get to know the "hidden parking lots of P'ville" (6 out of 9 lots are free) by clicking here.

Visit Pleasantville Farmers Market and double your SNAP dollars! The Pleasantville Farmers Market happily accepts SNAP/EBT benefits -- and now you can double your SNAP dollars (up to $40) thanks to a generous grant from our local hospitals, Phelps Hospital and Northern Westchester Hospital, both part of the Market's Lead Sponsor Northwell Health. Simply bring your SNAP card to the Managers Tent at the entrance to the Market where we can swipe your card to exchange the amount of benefits you wish to use as $1 or $5 SNAP Market coins. For every dollar you redeem (up to $40), you will receive two dollars in SNAP Market coins. These coins are accepted at any Market vendor displaying our green SNAP signage.

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.