Taste Of Fall

After a bit of summer heat this week, Saturday will offer a taste of fall at the Pleasantville Farmers Market. The autumn harvest will be piled high! Gather ingredients for warming dishes such as roasted meats and root vegetables, creamy fall soups, apple pies or cobblers. Steam a pot of apples to stock up on homemade apple sauce. Get energized with superfoods such as kale and cauliflower. Shop from visiting Fjord Vineyards and Cooper's Daughter Spirits. As we move deeper into fall please stay resolute in your support of your farmers and food artisans. They represent a great investment: a reliable food system of regional family farms, arriving weekly with the foods you love.

LAST WEEK TO:
PRE-REGISTER!

Bakers that pre-register by Saturday:

• 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!)

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 Contest Info 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 (again!):
Simply Planted Greenhouses will be in with colorful mums (potted and hanging), and baskets with attractive combos of fall annuals for a second and final week on 10/7. Their tent will be located on the grass near the Market's main entrance.
Note: The Peanut Principle will be absent this week. And after many years with us, Margery of Conant Valley Jams has retired -- we wish her well! Stop by Wright's Farm to learn about the diverse preserves they offer.

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

• 3×3 Kitchen Provisions
• Cooper’s Daughter Spirits
• Bombay Chutney Company
• Fjord Vineyards
• Noble Pies
• Simply Planted Greenhouses
• Strudel House

Lead Sponsor Northwell Health Tip:
"The fewer the ingredients, the more healthful the food. Great advice when it comes to purchasing fresh, seasonal food from regional farms. Tomatoes, peppers, carrots, apples, leafy greens all just have one ingredient: themselves!" 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

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, maybe the last of the basil, and he'll have what he calls "the staples" of 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.

Simply Planted Greenhouses will be in one final week 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.

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.

Nina White of Bobolink Dairy & Bakehouse is alerting us that a seasonal treat is in: Baudolino cured in Blaufrankish wine must. Trying some really is a must!

Cooper's Daughter Spirits Pumpkin Spice Vodka is back in season! This vodka is steeped with Organic pie pumpkins from Common Hands Farm, local maple syrup from Ghent, NY, Organic spices and Madagascar vanilla bean. Yum!

3x3 Kitchen Provisions now offers their Sourdough XL loaf -- twice the size of their regular loaf and with a Pullman shape for easy sandwich slicing. Among their other offerings Saturday they'll also have apple pies, lavender financiers, ginger snaps, and a chestnut & apple soup tasting for Thanksgiving pre-orders.

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

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.

Both our orchards have a variety of squash now, and they're picking fresh, fall apples. For our Apple Tasting last week Wright's Farm highlighted Cortlands, Gala, and Honeycrisp; Mead Orchards offered Snap Dragon, Fuji, Zestar, and Macoun. Shop for these and other varieties at their booths.

Fjord Vineyards will make their visit for October this week!

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.

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.

Mae, Claudia, and Willy of Little Seed Garden were talking cabbages last Saturday. Willy was holding a best-ever, perfectly round cabbage -- clarifying that while certainly a beauty, it was extra special as a successful outcome of their innovative cover crop system which enabled the cabbage to grow up through crimped and rolled winter rye, which allows the farm to enhance soil health while avoiding the plastic mulch conventionally used. Farms like CO Little Seed Gardens are special for what, and HOW, they grow their foods.

EVENTS AT THE MARKET

FINAL WEEK to Pre-register
for the 10/14 Apple Pie Contest!
9:00am - 12:00pm
Learn from our volunteers about the upcoming Apple Pie Contest (our biggest community event of the year), and how you can pre-register as a baker.

Community Tent:
8:30am - 12:15am
Election season is coming, with early voting starting on 10/28! The League of Women Voters of New Castle will visit Saturday with voter information (including on early voting) and guidance for any resident who has not yet registered to vote. 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.

Health & Sustainability:
9:00am - 12:00pm
Market Nutritionist Marina Stopler (MS, RD, IBCLC) will continue her 2023 Bits & Bites theme of highlighting cookbook authors from Westchester County. This week's recipes will be from Martha Stewart's Hors D'Oeuvres Handbook. Stop by to taste simple appetizers, dips, and salads that celebrate the fall! Marina will be joined Saturday by Amy Ferraro Martin,, Senior Manager of Community Relations, Phelps Hospital. 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: (weather permitting, in Gazebo)
9:30am - 11:00pm
Get ready for your kids to groove, giggle and let their inner superstar shine with Zumbini! This movement activity, led by instructor Gaby Arabia, helps your child's imagination take center stage as they dance, sing, and play instruments. Parents are welcome to join in on the fun too! Our Market Sprouts kids events are made possible thanks to generous support from our Sponsor Kiwi Country Day Camp.

Music Series Performance: (weather permitting)
10:30am - 12:30pm
Get ready to swing and groove with The Swing Vipers and their timeless tunes from the early jazz era with a contemporary, gritty style of swing. 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:

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.