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Enter Your Pie On Contest Day!
On 10/8 you might go home with a basket full of Market goodies, and a medal proclaiming your pie to be the best! For complete event details and to pre-register CLICK HERE!
Basic Apple Pie Contest Details:
Pies Can Be Entered In One Of Three Categories:
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). Proceeds (entry fees and revenue from sale of pie slices) supports the Pleasantville Farmers Market Intern Program.
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!
View our Map of the Market to see where all returning and new vendors visiting this Saturday will be located in the marketplace. In addition to Weekly vendors the following Rotation vendors will also be in this Saturday:
Lead Sponsor Phelps Hospital Northwell Health shares the following: "An apple a day may indeed help keep you out of the doctor’s office, and scientists are just beginning to find out why. Plenty of vitamins and minerals, as well as phytonutrients, are packed into one baseball-sized piece of fruit. Considerable research is currently centered on the role of phytonutrients that act as antioxidants, which are found in many fruits, red wine and tea. Antioxidants counteract chemicals in the blood that oxidize, or damage, certain molecules. Flavonoids are the most common group of phytonutrients in foods. Apples are particularly high in one of the flavonoids called quercetin, which has high antioxidant activity".
September is Sauce Month! This week we have bulk tomato deals from Dobler Farms and Mead Orchards:
Kiernan Farm has a 40% OFF SALE on beef London Broil steaks at $13.00/lb (reg. $22.50/lb). Their pork St. Louis style rack ribs are discounted to $12.00/lb (reg. $17.00/lb). Also, buy five 1lb packages of ground beef at $13.00/lb to get $10.00 off the total.
Forward Roots will be in with their line of kimchi based products - browse PFM-O to see all their items.
Kriemhild Dairy Farms will be at the Market Saturday with their Certified Organic and grassfed Meadow Butter, Milk, and Chocolate Milk. (To avoid disappointment please preorder your milk using PFM-O).
Edgwick Farm's Anniversary: Its their 10th anniversary and they're offering a very special item to celebrate. Made in July 2012, during Edgwick Farm's very first year in production, this limited batch of ten-year aged Sacket Ridge Goat Milk Cheddar is sharp, but still smooth and buttery, with great nutty flavors and a firm, almost crumbly texture that has crunchy calcium crystals. It will be the star of your cheeseboard!
Pika's Farm Table Anniversary: It's their 20th anniversary! Starting in 2002, with handmade quiches, Pika began her business to ensure shoppers could enjoy prepared foods made with the freshest vegetables, scratch butter crusts, farm fresh cheeses and eggs, and no preservatives. 20 years later Pika is still offer great quiches and more, every week!
Woven Stars Farm is having a 25% OFF SALE on their pork Sweet Italian sausage at $12/lb, (reg. $16/lb). It's perfect for grilling, cooking with sweet peppers and onions, or adding to your favorite pizza!
Simply Planted Greenhouses is back with beautiful fall combos. Stop by to see their selection for the upcoming season of Drop-n-Grows, bushel baskets, 5" annuals and more.
Hamov Eh will make their September visit Saturday offering spreads with flavors reminiscent of Armenian comfort food.
3x3 Kitchen Provisions will be in Saturday with wheat-free loaves such as their chickpea boule and olive & rosemary loaf. They'll also have sweet items such as a chocolate bundt cake and peach pie. Check out PFM-O to see all their items in advance.
Warwick Valley Winery & Distillery and Manor Sangria will both be in Saturday. Check out the work of these great producers in PFM-O tonight or stop by there tents Saturday for a sample.
Market Sprouts Kids Event: Fun activity with our Kids Event Sponsor! 9:30am - 11:00am Meet the Sponsor of the Market's weekly kids events this Saturday, Kiwi Country Day Camp! As a local summer camp for children ages 3-15, committed to ensuring each camper's well-being and growth, they're also a generous Sponsor of all our kids events. Stop by this Saturday so your children can enjoy Kiwi's inflatable archery activity, you can learn more about KIwi's camp, and please thank them for supporting our season of kids events!
Community Tent: 8:30am - 12:15pm The Village of Pleasantville! Village of Pleasantville is sending Jim Kennedy and Troy Tassier, members of the Pleasantville Pool Task Force, for a question and answer session about the new village pool project. The Community Tent is made possible thanks to generous support from our Sponsor Patty Anker & the A Team of Howard Hanna / Rand Realty.
Music Series Performance: 10:30am - 12:30pm Ora Brass! Saturday the Market welcomes for the first time Ora Brass (a trio featuring french horn, trumpet and trombone). They'll perform a wide variety of music including classical selections, spirituals, marches, a "name that tune" segment for the kids, and elements of their world premier of Ghosts in Grey & Blue by Adolphus Hailstork. Our Music Series performances are made possible thanks to generous support from our Sponsor Westchester Prep.
Last Saturday’s 25th Anniversary celebration showcased the energy and community spirit that’s been a hallmark of the Pleasantville Farmers Market since 1998. Thanks to all those who supported the event including Legislator Cunzio, Mayor Scherer, Chuck Mead and Scott Blasdell, the band Rio Nova, Pono Wong’s corn roast grilling team, Dobler Farms, Gajeski Produce and Mead Orchards for donating 500 ears of corn, and finally our shoppers who support the Market’s farmers and food artisans each week, year-round! PHOTO CREDITS: John F. Kramer
As of 8/27, all trash cans now highlight that shoppers can keep the Market clean and green by walking their waste items to a NEW zero waste station (next to Pickle Licious). This new program at the Pleasantville Farmers Market uses a similar approach to that seen at the Pleasantville Music Festival. At the Market's waste station, high school volunteers assist shoppers in sorting items into three bins (compostable food scraps, recyclable items, and trash). The Village of Pleasantville supports this program by collecting sorted items at the end of each market day (the Village has an ongoing food scrap program for residents). Please participate in this effort so we can see it succeed!
Metered Parking in Plaza lot: The Village of Pleasantville's Memorial Plaza parking lot requires payment on Saturdays. The Village's Pango smartphone 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.
Masks: Pleasantville Farmers Market remains committed to the health and safety of the whole community, including shoppers, vendors, volunteers, and staff. As such, unvaccinated shoppers are required to mask while shopping, and all visitors are welcome to mask out of an abundance of caution if preferred. Covid: 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). The New York State Department of Health has set up a hotline at 888-364-3065 where Department of Health experts are available to answer questions regarding COVID-19.
Using SNAP at the Market: The Pleasantville Farmers Market welcomes shoppers using SNAP EBT. To use SNAP benefits begin at the Manager's Tent where you can redeem your benefits as tokens. And 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.
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. They have a new website for 2022 with a fresh new look, enhanced navigation, improved member directory, and an additional feature to help find parking spots. It's also fully responsive with mobile devices, making it easier to navigate on a wide range of web browsers and devices. Visit the Pleasantville Chamber of Commerce to learn more.
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