Saturday: Market Rain or Shine; Pie Contest on? Still TBD...

The Market is open RAIN or SHINE this Saturday. Our farmers and food artisans are ready to provide ingredients and prepared foods for your week of enjoyable autumn meals.

The forecast for this Saturday currently shows damp weather, which may affect our event schedule including the 10/14 Apple Pie Contest.

We'll post this Friday by 11:00am to clarify how the forecast has shaped up, and whether the Contest will be postponed to 10/21. Please keep an eye out for that communication.

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.
Note: Puras Paletas will be absent this week.

In addition to Weekly vendors, the following Rotation vendors will also be in this Saturday:

• Bohemian Baked
• Demi Olive Oil
• Forward Roots
• Manor Sangria
• Red Barn Bakery
• River Valley Community Grains
• SallyeAnder
• Tree Juice Maple Syrup
• Warwick Valley Winery & Distillery

Lead Sponsor Northwell Health Tip:
"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". 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

Surprise! Edgwick Farm is bringing back ALL your favorite seasonal pairings from throughout the year -- for this week only! They saved up their ingredients for festival season and decided to offer them to our loyal market customers as well. Limited quantity -- stock up this week.

Bo DiBuono, of Manor Sangria encourages everyone to try their new fall seasonal blend, Pumpkin Spice. A refreshing take on this fall staple, Manor Sangria incorporates fresh pumpkin puree into wine, then blends in a fresh concoction of real, whole spices. Truly delicious!

Both our orchards, Mead Orchards and Wright's Farm, are picking fresh apples including Cortlands, Gala, Honeycrisp, Snap Dragon, Fuji, Zestar, and Macoun. Shop for these and other varieties at their booths.

Tree Juice Maple Syrup is making one of their four visits per year -- so check the pantry and plan to get some of the sweet stuff if your supply is low!

Wright's Farm has a very diverse selection of jams and preserves all made at their farm. Perfect on Market breads, or roasted on meats and poultry!

Little Seed Gardens (in addition to highlighting their ginger harvest!) is giving a shout out to fall squash. Shoppers can now expect to see fall favorites such as Butternut, Honeynut (smaller version of Butternut with a rich, sweet, nutty flavor), Autumn Frost (specialty Butternut, creamy and mild), Delicata (a Little Seed favorite, super sweet, caramelizes nicely when baked, great sauteed), and Acorn squash (more mild and savory than Butternuts).

Watch Bien Cuit in the fall as they introduce several seasonal pastries including Apple Cardamom Danish, Butternut Squash Harrisa Danish, and Red Miso Pan au Raisin.

Warwick Valley Winery & Distillery will make their visit for October this week!

It's soup season! Every week both Pika's Farm Table and Trotta's Food arrive with a diverse selection of soups. Stop by each so you know your options. They're ready to help you enjoy an easy night in the kitchen and a great meal.

Our farms have a really nice selection of flavorful herbs at this time of year. A good example: Kyle of Maple View Farm says this Saturday he'll have red and green shiso, sage, tarragon, sorrel, chives, lavender, rosemary, lemon balm, parsley, cilantro, and dill. Unsure how to use some of these options? Speak with Kyle and his team, they have great suggestions on how to use all their items.

Woven Stars Farm is highlighting their chicken bone broth, served by the cup in the Market or frozen in quarts to take home.

EVENTS AT THE MARKET

Community Tent: (weather permitting)
9:00am - 12:00am
Our Community Tent Sponsor Patty Anker of PleasantvilleInsider.com & The A Team at Julia B. Fee Sotheby’s International Realty will be sharing info on Chamber of Commerce, community events and the local housing market.
Music Series Performance: (weather permitting)
10:30am - 12:30pm
Weather permitting we'll welcome the Oren Neiman Trio and enjoy their intricate and tightly knit melodies that explore a combination of jazz sensibility with Middle Eastern rhythms and melodies. Our Music Series performances are made possible in 2023 thanks to generous support from our Sponsor the Jacob Burns Film Center.

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:

PleasantvilleRecycles Sports Equipment & Halloween Costume Swaps
10/14 & 10/21
Recreation Center, 48 Marble Avenue
10:00am - 2:00pm
Stop by to drop off, or look through, donated Halloween costumes (for humans or pets). No need to donate to shop. Donated items should be in good condition.

Community Pancake Breakfast
10/14, 8am - Noon
Pleasantville Middle School Cafeteria
Proceeds benefit the Pleasantvile Rotary Club's Community Scholarship Fund!
Adults $12, Seniors & K-12 $6

Seriously Talking About Food
1st event is 10/22, 1:30 - 3:30pm
White Plains Library
A four part book group for High School students, to be held at the White Plains Library, will encourage reading about, and discussion of, sustainable food systems, the impact of climate changes on farming, health, and food production. Books are loaned by Humanities NY, and the discussion will be led by Federated Conservationists of Westchester County, Board President Carol Durst Wertheim, PHD and Food Industry Professional. For more info and to register click here.

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.