Hope to hear from you...

Our market season is over for this year and we're already looking forward to the possibility of a one day holiday market and then the market season of 2012. Please stop by periodically to see what's been arranged. We'll post periodically to keep you updated.

If you gave us your email address you'll receive updates directly. If you gave us your email before the last day of the market and never received an email please send it to us here. There were about 7 or 8 addresses that were problematic and those emails were returned to us for a variety of reasons.

Once again, thank you for your interest and continued patronage through the season.

Last Market 9/25...

Sadly, 9/25 will be our last Sunday farmers market. Please stop by to say goodbye to your favorite vendors and pick up whatever you've grown to think of as favorite items to keep on hand. Most of our vendors will be there.

If you haven't stopped at the market table by the entrance to give us your email address, please do for future news of the market. If you have signed up and have not gotten either of the two emails we've sent, stop to give us the address again. There were a handful of addresses that were undeliverable.

Due to the number of requests we're working on getting orders from Sapore for pickup. We will be notifying those on our email list how this will be implemented so help us to stay in touch.

Thank you for your support and we look forward to seeing you next year.

Week of 9/18...

This week you may want to start thinking of stocking up on items for the winter, just like the squirrels digging up your yard. You can also order items to pick up next week so that you're sure you will have them. That way your freezer or pantry will have little reminders of the summer market, weather and tastes to give you a smile through the winter.

If you haven't given us your email address, please stop at the market table as you enter and let us know. That's the only way to be sure you'll be notified of future news on the market's future. If you gave us your e-mail and didn't receive a message last week, please stop by the table to rectify the matter.

See you on Sunday, September 18.

No Market 9/11...

Just a reminder, there will be no farmers market this Sunday, September 11.

There will be a charity picnic/barbecue, rain or shine, at the Knights of Columbus that is open to the public on Sunday, Sept. 11. Planned games & events will be held. Half of the proceeds will go to charities that benefit our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan and the other half will go to local charities. For more information regarding the menu, events and purchase of tickets, please call 201-664-0422 or visit www.kofc5427.org and click on "Announcements".

Our vendors will return with their wares on Sept. 18. We look forward to seeing all our loyal customers then.

We're baaack...

Hurricane Irene is gone though not forgotten. After a beautiful week we're looking forward to welcoming you back to the Market this Sunday. In addition to our weekly vendors this is the week that Whole Cookie, Jams by Kim, Krakus and grounded.coffee will join us.

Visit and load up on all the fresh baked goods, produce, and specialty items that you've become accustomed to over the summer. Grab your favorite coffee, tea or soda and enjoy a chat with your vendors and neighbors for a perfect way to spend a Sunday morning.

If you gave us your email address at the last market and did not receive an email alert, please stop at our table. Those who haven't given their emails, please do so for future information on the Market.

Market Closed 8/28 Due To Severe Weather

In the interest of safety of our vendors and customers, we have decided to cancel the market this week. We urge everyone to take appropriate precautions.You can find hurricane preparedness tips here and here.

More Recipes from Around the Web

We thought we would take another opportunity to share ideas for using all the wonderfully tasty fresh produce, cheese and bread available from our farmers and vendors. Also, if you haven't tried Simply Sassy's eggplant salad, the recipe can be found here.

• From The Minimalist at the NY Times, Easy Ratatouille
• Here are a few from the Recipes for Health area of the NY Times: Pan-Cooked Summer Squash With Tomatoes and Basil, Cumin-Scented Summer Squash Salad, Marinated Zucchini Salad and Shells With Summer Squash, Corn, Beans and Tomato
• From SimplyRecipes.com: Fresh Green Beans & Bacon, Greek Salad (don't forget to buy the feta from Acorn Hills Farmstead Cheese) and Grilled Corn, Pepper & Zucchini Salad
• From RelishingIt.com: Panzanella, a salad of multi-colored peppers, tomatoes, cucumbers, onions and toasted baguette 
• From Cookstr.com, a Nigella Lawson recipe for Easy Zucchini Fritters (don't forget to buy the feta from Acorn Hills Farmstead Cheese) 

Scroll down to see our earlier post of Recipes from Around the Web. Don't forget to visit our Recipe Corner for recipes from Sapore, Simply Sassy Sauces, and ideas like Grilled "Ratatouille" and Farmers Market Pasta Salad. If you have a recipe you would like to share, please e-mail it to us from the Contact Us link below.

On August 21...

We'll have 11 vendors this Sunday including Just Buns, The Whole Cookie, Hudson Valley Pantry and grounded.coffee. They will be joining our regulars. Simply Sassy Sauces is on vacation this week dreaming up new recipes.

I'm singing in the rain....

As the rain kept falling throughout the morning Sunday kids in flip flops and rain boots had a good time in the puddles. The adults who braved the weather found all the goodies they were looking for, some on the trucks and some under the tents.

Our recipe this week is from a sample that Sassy Sauces treated us to on Sunday. Everyone who tried it knew they'd be making it very soon. Look at our recipe corner for the unique eggplant salad that can be used warmed up as a side dish or at room temperature as a salad for a barbeque.

Have you tried....

Jams By Kim will be returning this week with both sweet and savory homemade jams, and coffee will be brewing with grounded.coffee who also has brewed teas and sodas waiting for you.

Suggestions of delicious things to try if you have not....

• Yellow Watermelon from Von Thun - a delight on a hot afternoon
  
• Melick's beets so sweet on top of a salad or the different colors of cherry tomatoes -Mmm
• Acorn's Luna's Delight for a completely different taste of cheese - a surprise
• Baker's Bounty's round foccacia lightly grilled, cut like a pizza and served with any pasta dish or as an appetizer

Recipes from Around the Web

With all the yummy fresh vegetables and fruit being sold by our farmers, we thought we would post some links to recipes dealing with summer's bounty.

• Grilled Eggplant Salad and a slideshow of recipes for summer tomatoes from the NY Times
• Cinnamon-Grilled Peaches and Chi-Mex Grilled Corn from NPR (scroll down)
• Slideshow of 10 recipes for fresh corn from FineCooking.com
• Caponata (Eggplant Relish) from SimplyRecipes.com
• Roasted Peppers with Capers and Mozzeralla from SmittenKitchen.com

Also, don't forget to visit our Recipe Corner for recipes from Sapore, Simply Sassy Sauces, and ideas like Grilled "Ratatouille" and Farmers Market Pasta Salad. You can also e-mail us recipes using the Contact Us link below.

It's August already...where's the summer going???

This week joining our basic seven we have:

• The Whole Cookie - If you haven't included your 4 pawed family member in your market shopping, this is the week to start. "Cookie" already has a devoted following though so shop early.
• Hudson Valley Pantry - Having overheard several people looking for products from Jonathan last week, he'll be well stocked this week with Jams, Salsas and B-b-que sauce this week.
• grounded.coffee - Melissa will be with us this week so be sure to get your wake up brew on the way in or your much needed iced beverage treat after shopping.
• Krakus Polish Deli - If you haven't taken a look at what Krakus has to offer, perhaps this is the day. Ask about their stuffed cabbage and kielbasy.
  

Pascack Press and Community Life....

An article about home gardeners donating produce to the Helping Hand Pantry in Hillsdale through its Ample Harvest campaign appeared in each of our local papers this week. Washington Twp Farmers Market was noted in each article as the only local farmers market donating fruit, vegetables and home baked goods. They also noted the weekly donations by our vendors, Von Thun Country Farm, Melick's Town Farm and Baker's Bounty and extended their thanks. These donations are greatly appreciated by those that receive them and we'd also like to thank you for supporting our market.

Last week, we also welcomed Jams by Kim. She prepared an assortment of jams, including some unusual flavors such as carrot & ginger.

Welcome Jams By Kim

This Sunday, July 31, we are adding a new vendor.

• Jams By Kim - Kim offers a variety of artisanal jams and jellies. She provides an assortment of sweet and savory tastes that can be used for your toast as well as to flavor a dinner. Her jams are handmade from local harvests of both fruits and vegetables.

Working with Helping Hand Food Pantry

While we're enjoying our farmers market this summer and the ability to buy directly from local farmers and vendors we wanted to extend a hand to those facing difficulties. Thank you to Von Thun's Country Farm, Melick's Town Farm and Baker's Bounty for all their donated products. These donations have been distributed through Helping Hand Food Pantry in Hillsdale, Park Ridge Food Center, and Hillsdale House senior residence to our neighbors who are in need.

We can be proud of the fact that our market was the first to extend a hand to donate to them.

We had a record breaking week in attendance this past Sunday and we were able to get our sponsors together for a photo. So another thank you to the Washington Township Knights of Columbus and Oritani Bank for their support.

L - R: Bob Catherman, K of C; Kevin Lynch, Oritani Bank; Steve Timpanaro, K of C.

Coming on 7/24 and our new Recipe Corner.....

This Sunday we welcome back these three vendors to our group:

• Just Buns - with their unique varieties of sweet and savory swirly buns. They will also introduce two types of quiches.
• The Whole Cookie - with homemade dog treats. They also have people cookies, so be sure to stop by if you have a sweet tooth.
• Hudson Valley Pantry - with a variety of freshly made jams, salsas, and hummus. Jonathon will be offering tastes.

Check out our new Recipe Corner. A few recipes have been shared that have been prepared using products purchased at our market, such as our creation: Grilled "Ratatouille".

We'd love to hear from you if you try a recipe. We'd also like you to pass on recipes that you made using things from the market. Let us know using the "Contact Us" link below, so we can post it and others can share it too.

Tastes of Kielbasy and Pierogies....

Krakus Polish Deli joined us Sunday offering tasty samples of:

• Miniature Kielbasy ... a perfect hors d'oeuvres.
• Cabbage stew ... a tasty blend of cabbage and kielbasy with herbs.
• 2 types of pierogies ... one meat and one veggie.

They also had fresh stuffed cabbage and smoked and double smoked kielbasy available, too. Krakus will be back, so please stop by to sample their wares.

Mmmm - That tastes good!

New Vendor Joining Us on 7/17

Krakus, who sells Polish foods, will be offering Pierogies, Kielbasy, Stuffed Cabbage, Cabbage Stew, Babkas, Chruscikis and Poppy Seed Rolls this week.

Please join us in welcoming them to our market on Sunday.

Peaches and Melons and Plums, Oh My........

Summer has truly arrived. Baskets of yellow and white peaches welcomed customers as they arrived this week and tubs of cantaloupes and of Sugar Baby melons were snapped up quickly.

All sorts of little new discoveries were unearthed...did you know:

• You can place an order to be picked up at the next market with Bettinger's Bluff and that they carry hot dogs, homemade precooked meatballs, and pastrami in addition to their steaks?

• Hudson Valley Pantry created a stir with tasty hummus and a white bean dip in addition to their salsas?

• grounded. coffee was helping customers beat the heat with custom blended iced teas including Chai?

• Pickle Licious has several products besides pickles? Try their artichoke hearts...mmm.
  

The Whole Cookie, this week's new vendor, made several new friends of the furry variety, one of whom we've pictured below. Be sure to stop in to see Sharon in two weeks so your favorite pup can try a taste test. While you're there, check out her human cookies too.

Melick's Town Farm

Shelby: 5 Wags for the Whole Cookie!

Von Thun's Country Farm

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Coming Next Week...

July 10 we will be welcoming a new vendor:

• The Whole Cookie with home made dog treats and home made cookies for you also

We will also welcome back:

• Hudson Valley Pantry with Salsas and Jams

• grounded. coffee catering, who will have specialty iced teas in addition to her coffees

• Dutch Desserts with three sizes of fruit tarts as well as chocolate tarts.

• Plus all of our weekly vendors

If you've never tasted any of their samples, be sure to do so.

Market is on Rain or Shine...

Farmers and vendors set up a host of goodies in the rain. Customers were able to stand under the tents which helped them to stay out of the rain while shopping. Farmers added Jersey Fresh peas, sweet corn and the first crop of peaches to all their produce.

Supporters willing to brave the weather were warmly greeted by vendors, friends and some rainy day specials. grounded.coffee's Guatemalan Roast was a hit. Sapore Ravioli fans were treated to tastings of their meat ravioli made with ground roast beef. Rain or shine their fresh mozzarella sold out.

We'd all like to extend an extra thank you to those who joined us despite the weather and an invitation for next week's market to all.

New Vendors Joined

Dutch Desserts and Just Buns had their first day at the market June 26. It was a beautiful day and everyone enjoyed walking around and visiting with the vendors. Sapore Ravioli were having tastings of portobello mushroom ravioli with wild mushroom sauce - YUM!

Dutch Desserts Tarts

Just Buns swirly buns

Fresh tomatoes

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Opening Day

Opening Day- Customers getting acquainted with our vendors

Opening Day- Some Products