Shop The Market For A Great Labors Day Weekend Menu

SHARE YOUR IDEAS TO MAKE THE MARKET BETTER!

A colorful summer harvest arrives Saturday, just in time for Labor Day Weekend menus. What could be better?

Well, that's the question, and the Pleasantville Farmers Market is seeking your input. What do you like? What could be improved? Please take a moment now to fill out our annual survey (participants are eligible for a prize drawing of Market Bucks and Market t-shirts).

CUSTOMER APPRECIATION DAY!

Saturday the Pleasantville Farmers Market Music Series will take a week off, making space for a Customer Appreciation Day event: the Annual Phelps Corn Roast, starting at 10:00am. 450 fresh picked cobs of corn (from Mead Orchards and Gajeski Produce), shucked just before the Market opens, will be grilled and offered free to shoppers until supplies run out. And share your appreciation of our growers by purchasing plenty of fresh corn to grill at home.

Also, bring your children to enjoy a Kids Event from The Digital Arts Experience (9:30am - 11:00pm). Kids will learn how stop motion animation movies like The Nightmare Before Christmas and Wallace & Gromit were made, as they create their own simple animations.

Who's In This Week?

View our Map of the Market to see where vendors visiting this Saturday will be located in the marketplace. You can also have a look at our Vendor Page by clicking here -- note that each vendor's "Frequency" is listed, clarifying how often they will visit the Indoor Market each month.

In addition to our Weekly Vendors the following Rotation Vendors will also be in this Saturday:

• Adair Vineyards
• Bombay Emerald Chutney Company
• Conant Valley Jams
• Kriemhild Dairy Farms
• Red Barn Bakery
• Strudel Z
• Trimona Bulgarian Yogurt

Open When, and Park Where?

The Outdoor Market is open Saturday from 8:30am to 1:00pm. 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.

Using SNAP At The Market

The Pleasantville Farmers Market welcomes shoppers using SNAP EBT. To use SNAP benefits begin at the Manager's Tent, located at the north end of the marketplace. A Market Manager will help you to redeem your benefits as tokens. And due 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. Learn more about SNAP benefits by clicking here.

Phelps Health Tip:

Some Health Benefits Of Fresh Corn

Lead Sponsor Phelps Hospital Northwell Health shares the following: "Antioxidant activity, which helps protect the body from cancer and heart disease, is actually increased when corn is cooked. Sweet corn is loaded with lutein and zeaxanthin, two phytochemicals that promote healthy vision. And a midsize ear also offers a helpful 3-gram dose of dietary fiber".

VENDOR HIGHLIGHTS

Pickle Licious: Holiday Toppers

Pickle Licious has some items to top your hot dogs, veggie burgers, or other BBQ items. Complete your Labor Day menu by picking up some of their Krelish, Olive Tapenade or Sweet Heat Corn Relish.

Cowberry Crossing Farm: September Update

Cowberry Crossing Farm will have green beans this week and add two more varieties (Dragon Tongue and Yellow Wax) next week. During September they'll also have bell peppers, tomatoes and another round (probably the last) of summer squash. Leeks too! In general, September is the month when almost everything they grow is available at the same time - lots of bounty! Also: they're taking orders early for Organic Thanksgiving turkeys to better accommodate customers' desired bird size. To learn more stop by their tent.

Adair Vineyards Visits Saturday

Pick up one of Adair Vineyard’s signature Kirs: Nectarine, Peachberry, or Black Currant. They are delicious on their own but also make a perfect base for your Labor Day Sangria. Vintner Marc Stopkie can review the recipe with you Saturday as well as highlight his Mountain Red, which would also be a great addition to a BBQ menu.

Red Barn Bakery

Red Barn Bakery will be making an extra visit to the Market this Saturday with plenty of pies for the holidays.

Kiernan Farm

This week Kiernan Farm has pork kielbasa, and beef kabob cubes, discounted $2.00/lb. They also have a new item: Korean style beef short ribs at $11.25/lb.

Pickle The Summer: Recipe Link

This Saturday Spice Revolution is focusing on pickling. Stop by to learn about spices that are ideal as pickling ingredients to preserve the bounty of beautiful veggies that are in season right now. The idea is to enjoy an endless summer by pickling all your favorite summer items right now. More details? To see a pickling recipe from Spice Revolution click here.

Edgwick Farm Update

With the end of summer (and the completion their annual breeding program), Edgwick Farm's seasonal goat milk is waning and will soon end so that their pregnant goats can concentrate on growing babies and preparing for a fresh lactation in January. Edgwick Farm expects to bring bottled goat milk for the next week or two but will then concentrate the remaining milk into making fresh goat cheese for the Market. Saturday Edgwick Farm will be bring two new seasonal Canterbury soft goat cheese pairings: one with sweet fresh peach jam, and one with savory basil walnut pesto.

Little Seed Gardens: Shishito Peppers

Little Seed Gardens notes they have a nice crop of Shishito peppers this week. To learn about ways to use this spicy summer treat click here.

Bombay Emerald Chutney Company

Bombay Emerald Chutney Company uses family recipes from India to create delicious chutneys and frozen products like samosas, kofta, saag, rajma and delicious roti rolls - all delicious items for holiday meals.

Kriemhild Dairy Farms & Trimona Bulgarian Yogurt

Kriemhild Dairy Farms will be in Saturday with their full line of Kriemhild Meadow Butter and Creme Fraiche. They'll also have all flavors of Trimona Bulgarian yogurt available, and will have lots of the 2lb tubs on hand too.

EVENTS AT THE MARKET

Kids Market Sprouts Activity: 9:30am - 11:00am

Stop Motion Animation Movies

Bring your children to enjoy a Kids Event from The Digital Arts Experience. Kids will learn how stop motion animation movies like The Nightmare Before Christmas and Wallace & Gromit were made, as they create their own simple animations.

Special Event: 10:00am - 12:00pm

Its Customer Appreciation Day!

The Phelps' Annual Corn Roast is Saturday with a freshly shucked and roasted ear of corn for the first 450 customers to arrive at Mr Pono Wong's grill. The event runs from 10:00am - 12:00pm. All Health & Sustainability and Culinary events are made possible thanks to generous support from Lead Sponsor Phelps Hospital Northwell Health.

Did You Enjoy Samples Of Ratatouille Last Week?

Chef Terry Burrus, from Lucille's in Pleasantville, New York (located beside our local music venue Lucy's), demonstrated her Summer Ratatouille last Saturday. To view the chef's recipe card click here. Then shop the Market for ingredients to enjoy making this dish at home.

Music Series: (no performance this week)

Music resumes on September 9 with rumba, flamenco and Afro-Cuban rhythms by guitar duo Gimagua.

NOTE FOR NEXT WEEK:

We're providing advanced notice about an interesting event at the Market's south entrance next Saturday, September 9: an Electric Vehicle Showcase. From 8:30am-12:30pm the group Drive Electric (Westchester), and the annual National Drive Electric Week, will present an Electric Vehicle Showcase. Stop by to see electric vehicles and talk to owners. To learn about electric vehicles visit pluginamerica.org, and about other events nearby from driveelectricweek.org/events.php. Also learn about our local Westchester Electric Vehicle Group at www.meetup.com/Drive-Electric-Westchester.

To keep on top of over 60 events at the Market throughout the season view the website's calendar page by clicking here.