Hastings resident Mary-Ann Kingston is having a pretty good week. Last Saturday, she took first place at our annual Hastings Farmers Market pie contest – AGAIN. Her Pear Ginger Maple Pecan pie really captured our judges’ hearts and our “autumn” theme, a departure from our traditional apple. She had wanted to bake a black walnut…
“Autumn Pie” Contest at the market tomorrow!
Bring your pies to the market tent no later than 10 a.m. Filling must be made with fruit, gourds, rhizomes, veggies etc. that are harvested in the fall IN NEW YORK. Sorry – no “50/50″ pies allowed – you must make your own crust. As always, pies that come with a story get bonus points….
Stop and Chop! plus…rules for next week’s “Autumn Pie” Contest – rev up your rolling pins!
There is a woman I know who is a farmers market “junkie.” She hits two or three farmers markets a week and always leaves the Hastings market looking like a sherpa with two bags FULL of vegetables, usually a bouquet of flowers or a baguette tucked under her arm. The other day, I had to…
bye bye sunflowers, hello fennel! oh and don’t forget your used bikes for our third annual bike drive!
Alas, Grammy’s Gardens has left us for the season…time to turn our thoughts from summer blooms to stews and legumes. Speaking of legumes…did you know that Honey Locust Farmhouse is a distributor for Cayuga Pure Organics? You may not see them in a basket, hidden behind those beautiful seckel pears and that industrial hot cider…
Fresh organic chickens, Brussels sprouts, pumpkin cider and pears a plenty…
Fall will be bursting out of the market crates tomorrow: gorgeous broccoli, kale, squash and green beans. Time to start thinking about soups (carrot, parsnip, cabbage) and risotto (mushroom, squash, kale). Tomorrow, Cowberry Crossing will be paying us a visit with lots of fresh (not frozen) chicken and their organic beef cuts which they are…
Make sure you swing by the market tomorrow for…
…purple string beans and exotic mushrooms from Madura Farms….tomatillos and purple basil pesto from Honey Locust Farmhouse (this may be the last batch of the season!)….dandelion greens and orange cherry tomatoes from Taliaferro Farms.. Also: Hard cider, IPA and root beer from Chatham Brewing, crab cakes from Panzarella, sweet sweet carrots from Morgiewicz Produce…Bosc and…
Please welcome our newest vendor: Chatham Brewing!
Located in an industrial garage in a back alley in downtown Chatham, this low-profile, funky brewery has been wowing beer aficionados with its distinctly-flavored homemade brews like Amber Ale, 8 Barrel Ale, Scotch Ale, Porter, and the popular Maple Amber for years. The beer is brewed during the week and the humble “shop” is only…
Celebrate Labor Day by eating the fruits of our farmers’ labor!
This week’s blog comes to you from Deer Isle, Maine, where I’ve been visiting a different farmer’s market every day (so far, the sweet and simple Brooksville market is my fave, though we’ll be hitting Stonington’s farmers market – with its 70 vendors – this morning before the long drive home, so that could change)….
An embarrassment of riches…
The farmer’s market is brimming with summer’s bounty right now.. Crates are overflowing with tomatoes, cherry, Mexican, heirloom, orange, plum and otherwise…There are ridiculous amounts of basil, cucumbers, squash and eggplant. Try to think beyond this weekend’s dinner menu – and buy extra so you can enjoy LOCAL summer fruits and vegetables this winter….
Is is August already?
I’m not sure how it happened, but, here we are just four weeks away from Labor Day then, gulp, back to school! Time is slipping for you to actually host all those backyard bbq’s you were dreaming of earlier in the season… You should find everything you need and then some at the market tomorrow….
