Lucy's Greenmarket Report

Salsify, Black Radishes, Jerusalem Artichokes, Creminis

2012-01-28T06:28:00.000-08:00

There are plenty of interesting vegetables in the market today, including Shushan's tasty cherry tomatoes, D'Attolico's young onions and sprouts, Two Guys' lettuces, herbs, and shitake mushrooms, and a wide selection of root vegetables from Paffenroth, Windfall, and Miglorelli.

Quattro's has delicious poultry, sausages, venison and venison products, and GOOSE EGGS!!! They also have chicken and DUCK EGGS. Northshire has chicken eggs and Violet Hill has great Belle Rouge chicken and chicken parts, and eggs. Cayuga has amazing ale bread and whole wheat bread as well as grains and beans.

Cato Corner has succulent cheeses (my favorites -- Brigid's Abbey, Dairyaire, and Farmstead). Patches of Sky and Valley Shepherd Artisanal also have tasty cheeses. Ronnybrook is here with butters, milks, ice creams, and yogurts, and Tonjes has buttermilk, yogurt, and cheeses.

For these and other stands, check this URL: http://tinyurl.com/82bclac

Cayuga is back! Shushan has great hydroponic cherry tomatoes!

2012-01-25T06:14:00.000-08:00

It's basically the usual winter Greenmarket today, with the usual very special stands. Hudson Valley Duck Farm is here with duck bacon, smoked duck breast, rillettes, and, of course, ducks and other duck products. Silva's Orchids are here -- beautiful as ever. Andrew's Honey, Cayuga's breads, grains, and beans, Hot Bread Kitchen's baked goods, Madura's mushrooms, and Mountain Sweet Berry's delicious small potatoes and potato chips are here. Three Corner Field Farm has beautiful lambskin rugs in addition to their lamb cuts, yogurts, and cheeses.

Pura Vida has smoked fish as well as shellfish and fresh fish. Ronnybrook is here with milks, creams,butters, ice creams, creme fraiche, and cheeses. Locust Grove, Caradonna, and Terhune have apples and ciders and Miglorelli has root vegetables, tomato sauces and juices, apples, pears, and ciders, as well as frozen summer vegetables.

For these and others, check out this URL: http://tinyurl.com/7jscav9

A surprisingly strong complement of farmstands are here today!

2012-01-21T07:10:00.000-08:00

Flying Pig, Violet Hill chickens and eggs, Northshire vegetables, Paffenroth,vegetables, Beth's for jam, Deep Mountain maple products, Two Guys and Shushan with hydroponic lettuces and tomatoes,Our Daily Bread, Windfall with salad and root vegetables, Patches of Sky (goat cheese), Three Corner Field Farm (lamb, cheese, yogurt), Tonjes (cheese and buttermilk, yogurt), Norwich Meadows root and green vegetables, Catskill Merino lamb, Caradonna and Breezy Hill apples and ciders, Nemeth and Breezy Hill pastries, Rick's Picks pickles, and several others.

For these and others, check out this URL: http://tinyurl.com/6wnt79a

Pura Vida, Flying Pig, John Fazio, and more!

2012-01-20T10:15:00.000-08:00

This Friday's market is a duplicate, for the most part, of last Friday's, so I think this is the Winter Market for a while. Plenty of root vegetables, a surprising variety of greens at Norwich Meadow's stand, and good looking vegetables at Rogowski's as well. Miglorelli has those AND some interesting frozen vegetables. If you're in the mood for pickles, stop off at Divine Brine or Beth's Farm Kitchen. Beth's also has their seasonal Meyer Lemon and Blood Orange marmalades. John Fazio made their rabbit sausage into links this week. No Cayuga today.

See this URL for these and other stands: http://tinyurl.com/7gf4yoh

Windy and getting colder, but an interesting market today!

2012-01-18T06:24:00.000-08:00

Hudson Valley Duck Farm -- ducks and delicious duck products (rillettes, duck salami, smoked duck breast, etc.)
Cayuga -- grains, beans, breads.
Rick's Picks -- pickled vegetables.
Pura Vida -- Fresh fish and shellfish.
Beth's Farm Kitchen --- jams, chutneys, pickled vegetables, apple sauce.
Madura -- great choice of mushrooms, root vegetables, fresh garlic.
Two Guys and Shushan -- Hydroponic vegetables and herbs.
Our Daily Bread, Hot Bread Kitchen -- assorted baked goods.
Mountain Sweet Berry -- small potatoes and potato chips.
Miglorelli -- Tomato sauce, soup, juice, parsnips, red and green kohlrabi, pears, apples, pear and apple cider.
Breezy Hill -- Hard cider, cider, apples, pastries.
Knoll Krest -- pastas, eggs.
Locust Grove, Caradonna -- apples, cider.
To see what these and others have brought in today, check out this URL:
http://tinyurl.com/7y2suzu

New Beef Purveyer in Monday's Market -- Rising Sun Beef

2012-01-16T07:24:00.000-08:00

Race and Red Jacket are here with apples, vegetables, ciders, and other apple products. Phillips has greens, root vegetables, jams, and squashes. Healthway has potatoes and apples.Truncillito has apples. D&J has greens, root vegetables, and kimchi. PE&DD have fresh fish and shellfish, including cooked lobsters. Roaming Acres has Berkshire pork, bison, and ostrich meat. Hudson Valley Duck Farm has ducks and duck products. Central Valley has sauces, soups, butter, cheese, eggs, and a new product, flavored yogurts. Consider Bardwell has cheeses and addictive baked cheese chips.

To see what these and other stands in the market have brought in, check out this URL: http://tinyurl.com/7gy7b4m

New Greenhouse in the Greenmarket, with two kinds of spinach and other greens!

2012-01-14T05:59:00.000-08:00

You would think there could be nothing new to report during the winter, but there is actually Monkshood, with salad and other greens. Shushan is also here with tasty hydroponic cherry tomatoes, tomatoes, herbs, and greens, and Two Guys has herbs, sprouts, greens, and salad. Many of our stands are gone, but there are plenty here on Saturdays, including Quattro's (game,poultry, eggs), Violet Hill (Belle Rouge chickens and parts, eggs), Flying Pig (pork, chickens, sausages), Grazing (beef and other meats), Roaming Acres (ostrich meat), Oak Grove (Beef and pork), and others, for protein.

Paffenroth and Miglorelli have root vegetables, Cato , Patches of Sky, and others have cheeses, and Ronnybrook and Milk Thistle have dairy products. Beth's Farm Kitchen has jams, chutneys, and pickled vegetables and Tremblay has honeys. Deep Mountain has maple products and Cayuga is here with grains, beans, breads, and other unique items. Northshire has eggs and vegetables and Hoeffner is here with root vegetables and cabbages. D'Attolico has many kinds of sprout as well as some greens.

To see what these and other stands have on offer, check out this URL:
http://tinyurl.com/7seg7m6

New Beef Purveyor in Friday's Market -- "Sun Fed Beef"

2012-01-13T07:37:00.000-08:00

They've been in other Greenmarkets uptown, but Sun Fed Beef has made their first appearance in the Friday Union Square market today. The winter schedule seems pretty set, with the stands here today planning to be here all winter Fridays. Cayuga is not here today. John Fazio is here with delicious chickens, rabbits, ducks, duck and chicken eggs and livers, and a new product, rabbit sausage.

Rogowski has parsnips today, so if you liked New York Magazine's recipe this past week, you've got a source. They also have other root vegetables, salads, broccoli, and greens. Two Guys is here with hydroponic lettuces, greens, herbs, and at least one beautiful squash blossom. Madura has mushrooms and D&J has root vegetables, greens, and kimchi. Divine Brine has many kinds of pickle and Samascott has root vegetables, apples, pears, ciders, and many kinds of potato. Mountain Sweet Berry has tiny potatoes and potato chips. Beth's Farm Kitchen has jams, chutneys, and pickled vegetables.

See this URL for these and other stands in Union Square today:
http://tinyurl.com/7zv9c8f

Bodhitree's Last Day for Three Weeks.

2012-01-11T06:52:00.000-08:00

Bodhitree has root vegetables and greens today and will be taking a break from the market for three weeks. Hoeffner is here with cabbages and potatoes. Miglorelli has root vegetables, cider, and tomato juice. Cato Corner is here with cheeses and Three Corner Field Farm has lamb cuts, cheeses, yogurts, and other sheep items. Pura Vida has shellfish and beautiful fresh fish. Andrew's Honey is here as well as Windfall's root vegetables and greenhouse greens. Mountain Sweet Berry has many kinds of tiny potato as well as potato chips.

Madura has root vegetables, greens, and many kinds of mushroom. Hudson Valley Duck Farm has ducks, rillettes, smoked duck breast, and other delicious duck items. Rogowski has greens and root vegetables and Shushan has tasty cherry tomatoes, tomatoes, and other hydroponically raised vegetables and herbs. Cayuga is here with delicious breads, grains, beans, and other items. Hot Bread Kitchen has breads and other baked goods. Max Creek Fishery has smoked and fresh trout. Greener Pastures has a new bus!!

To see who's here and what they've brought in, check out this URL:
http://tinyurl.com/6qmdmdu

Most stands here today will be coming all winter. Ask your favorites about their schedules.

2012-01-07T06:25:00.000-08:00

Paffenroth is back with root vegetables. D'Attolico is here with good-looking mache and other greens. Miglorelli has root vegetables, apples, pears, tomato juice, apple cider, and other goodies. Norwich has winter greens, root vegetables, and canned items. S&SO has various onions, potatoes, greens, and cut squash for soups and other uses. Mountain Sweet Berry has potatoes and potato chips and Windfall has delicious hothouse items and root vegetables. Shushan has tasty cherry tomatoes, tomatoes, herbs, and salad greens (hydroponic). Northshire is here with root and other vegetables.

Violet Hill, Flying Pig, Quattro's, Roaming Acres, Grazin', and others are here with poultry, pork, beef, and other meats. Tonjes is here with buttermilk and other items and Ronnybrook has milks, butters, yogurts, creams, and ice creams (although no Ginger Creme Brulee today!). Cato is here with great cheeses and Three Corner Field Farm has delicious yogurt and cheeses in addition to lamb cuts. Catskill Merino has all sorts of lamb sausages and cuts. Hudson Valley Duck Farm has ducks, duck parts, rillettes, smoked duck breast, and other duck products. Bulich has several kinds of mushroom.

Gone for the season: Stokes, James Durr. Breezy Hill is here, but their cranberry season is over.

Check this URL for which stands are here:http://tinyurl.com/7p2q3af

BODHITREE IS HERE AND WILL BE HERE NEXT WEDNESDAY!!!

2012-01-06T07:29:00.000-08:00

Bodhitree -- Nevia says that due to the mild weather they will still have produce next Wednesday -- Greens, root vegetables.
Norwich Meadows -- Greens, root vegetables, squashes, and other produce.
Samascott -- apples, pears, ciders, potatoes, onions.
Divine Brine -- pickled vegetables.
Flying Pig -- pork sausages,pork roasts and other pork cuts, chickens.
John Fazio -- ducks and duck parts, chickens and chicken parts, rabbits and rabbit parts, duck and chicken livers, duck and chicken eggs.
Queens County Farm Museum -- salad mix, dried peppers, wools, honey.
Miglorelli -- vegetables, apples, pear(sale).
Pura Vida -- fresh fish, delicious smoked bluefish, shellfish.
Hot Bread Kitchen -- breads and other baked goods.
Lavender By The Bay -- lavender products.
Roaming Acres -- Ostrich meat.
Madura -- Mushrooms and popping corn.
Rogowski -- greens and root vegetables.
Two Guys -- Hydroponic salad greens and herbs, mushrooms.
Mountain Sweet Berry -- Small potatoes and potato chips.
To see these and others, check out this URL: http://tinyurl.com/7vv6sd4

Amazingly enough, the Greenmarket is here with plenty of produce and other items!!

2012-01-04T06:38:00.000-08:00

Miglorelli has apples, pears, root vegetables, tomato juice, and cider, as well as donuts. Madura has mushrooms and other produce and Shushan is here with hydroponic tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, lettuces, and other vegetables and herbs. Caradonna, Locust Grove, Breezy Hill, and others have apples, pears, ciders, and other items. Cayuga has ale bread, whole wheat loaves, beans, oils, flours, and grains. Hot Bread Kitchen has breads, crackers, and other baked goods. Breezy Hill and others have pastries. Mountain Sweet Berry has tiny potatoes and various kinds of potato chip.

Tamarack has pork products, Hudson Valley Duck Farm has ducks and duck products, and Pura Vida has fresh fish and seafood. Roaming Acres has ostrich meat. Three Corner Field Farm has lamb cuts, yogurt, cheeses, wools, and soaps. Rogowski has root vegetables, salad, and other greens. Hawthorne Valley Farm has breads, cheeses, produce, and other items. The lavender stand is here and Windfall Farm has root vegetables and unique greens. Max Creek Hatchery has smoked trout and fresh trout. Patches of Sky has cheeses. Two Guys From Woodbridge has hydroponic lettuces, herbs, mini greens, and other items. Stony Mountain has Piedmontese beef.

See this URL for what's available: http://tinyurl.com/6nhnoqy

Tiny Greenmarket With Interesting Choices!

2012-01-02T06:22:00.000-08:00

Tello is here with fresh eggs. Raghoo has elk meat! Roaming Acres has ostrich meat, Berkshire pork, and bison. Race and Red Jacket have apples and pears and Race has other produce and pastries as well. Central Valley has butter this week as well as cheeses, eggs, and tomato sauce and soup. Consider Bardwell is here with cheeses and chips and Madura has mushrooms and produce. Bread Alone, the lavender stand, and D&J produce and kimchi are also here. Healthway has potatoes and produce.

Check this URL: http://tinyurl.com/7twjwp8

There's a New Year's Eve Day Market!! Planning to leave around 2PM, though.

2011-12-31T06:14:00.000-08:00

Flying Pig -- Pork and poultry. Three Corner Field Farm -- Lamb cuts, yogurts, cheeses. Catskill Merino Sheep Farm -- lamb cuts, sausages, other lamb products. Grazin' Acres -- meats and poultry.
Finnish Ruis breads -- Great with cheeses.
Ronnybrook -- Milks, butters, creams, yogurts, ice creams, cheeses, creme fraiche.
Cato Corners Farm -- Delicious cheeses.
Tundra Brewery -- Artisanal beers.
Shushan -- Hydroponic tomatoes and greens.
Bulich -- Several kinds of mushroom.
Caradonna, Locust Grove, Breezy Hill -- apples, pears, ciders.
Hudson Valley Duck Farm -- Ducks, smoked duck cuts, rillettes, salami.
Rose Meadow -- Roses and anemones.
Beth's Farm Kitchen -- Jams and chutneys.
Tonjes -- Buttermilk, yogurts, cheeses.
Hoeffner, S&SO, Windfall,and others -- winter squashes, onions, root vegetables.
Breezy Hill -- Cranberries!!
Rick's Picks -- Pickled vegetables.
Mountain Sweet Berry -- small potatoes and unique potato chips!
Valley Shepherd Creamery -- Artisanal cheeses.
Milk Thistle -- Milks and yogurt.
Our Daily Bread -- Breads.
Patches O' Stars -- Cheeses.
Nemeth and Breezy Hill -- Cakes, cookies, pastries.
See this URL for pictures of available items: http://tinyurl.com/8aam4gz

Small but excellent market today!

2011-12-30T06:15:00.000-08:00

Quattro's, Flying Pig, and John Fazio are here with excellent poultry, game, and pork. Rogowski, Miglorelli, Two Guys, and Bodhitree are here with tasty produce and other items. Samascott and others have apples, pears, cider, and pastries. River Garden and Rose Meadow have dried and fresh flowers, and Beth's Farm Kitchen has preserves and pickled vegetables. Bobolink has delicious cheeses and Hot Bread Kitchen is here with all sorts of breads and other baked goods. Mountain Sweet Berry has tiny potatoes and three kinds of unique potato chips. Madura has a variety of mushrooms. D&J has fresh produce and kimchi. Roaming Acres has ostrich meat and Pura Vida has fresh fish and shellfish. For more of who's here and what they've brought, check out this URL: http://tinyurl.com/6t2shsa

Trapped at home!

2011-12-28T06:51:00.001-08:00

Hi! I'm stuck here waiting for a delivery and for a repair, but I can tell you that Violet Hill is here today (they Tweeted!) with poultry, pork, and eggs! They won't be here on Saturday! Cayuga is here today after all! Several stands are gone for at least a month, but many are here, including Roaming Acres (Ostrich meat), S&SO (produce), Rose Meadow (roses and anemones), the lavender stand, Mountain Sweet Berry, Red Jacket, and others.

BULLETINS: Friday will be Nevia's last day until February (Bodhitree).
Violet Hill will be back on Saturdays starting January 7. Ronnybrook will be here on Saturday, December 31, but only until 2PM.

Just about every stand here today will be here next Monday as well!

2011-12-26T07:43:00.000-08:00

Tello's eggs, here today, will also be here Wednesday and Friday and next Monday. Madura's mushrooms and produce will also be here (check them to see if they have celeriac -- hard to find this year). Central Valley will be here with cheeses, tomato soups and sauces, and eggs. Consider Bardwell will have cheeses and cheese crisps (addictive -- I'm planning to serve them New Year's Day with pumpkin soup). Healthway has great potatoes - many kinds -- and Race is here with produce and pastries. Roaming Acres has pork, bison, and ostrich meat today and will be here next Monday as well.

Check here for who's here today and who will be here next Monday:
http://tinyurl.com/c7rr59h

Merry Christmas! Happy Hanukkah! Who's Here Today?

2011-12-24T06:08:00.000-08:00

Violet Hill with poultry and pork, including gorgeous big turkeys. Flying Pig with hams, sausages, leaf lard, leaf lard pie crust, chickens, bacon. Keith with vegetables and Rocambole garlic for gifts (his last day for the season -- back next June!). Van Houten and others with Christmas trees and other decorations. Mountain Sweet Berry with three kinds of potato chips wrapped together as gifts or single, potatoes, and beautiful wreaths. River Garden with lovely dried flower arrangements and unique Christmas decorations. Three Corner Field Farm with tasty lamb products and gift items. Knoll Krest with many kinds of fresh pasta. Cato Corners with wonderful and interesting cheeses. S&SO with many kinds of produce, including squashes, beautiful little carrots, all kinds of onions, potatoes, greens, and gift items.

Check this URL for pictures of these and others here today in Union Square:
http://tinyurl.com/7s7c4pl

Christmas Eve Day Bulletin Saturday

2011-12-24T04:39:00.000-08:00

Haven't been to the Gmarket yet but I do know some of the stands that will be there, including Violet Hill for poultry, pork, and eggs, Beth's Farm Kitchen for jams, chutneys, gifts, Ronnybrook for milk, eggnog, butters, ice creams, and other milk products, Bulich for mushrooms. I'll be going out in a minute to check for others.

Many Friday and Saturday Stands Here Today Will Also Be Here Next Friday!

2011-12-23T05:39:00.000-08:00

Stokes -- Cut herbs, herb wreaths, potted lettuces, greens.
Quattro's -- (Here today and next Friday) -- Beautiful geese, ducks,pheasants,capons, sausages, venison, chicken and duck parts.
John Fazio --(Here today and next Friday) -- Ducks, chickens, rabbit, parts.
Pura Vida is here today with fish and shellfish for 13 fishes!
Tamarack and Flying Pig are here with pork and other meats.
Roaming Acres -- Ostrich meat.
Queens County Farm Museum -- Gorgeous carrots, spinach, greens, wreaths.
Muddy River -- Root vegetables.
Madura -- many kinds of mushroom.
Norwich and Bodhitree -- root vegetables, greens, squashes. (Next Friday will be Bodhitree's last until next Spring.
Oak Grove -- Last day until mid-January. Pastries, beef, pork, dried peppers.
Samascott -- many kinds of potato, apple, pear, as well as cider.
Check out this URL for what produce is available today: http://tinyurl.com/75culgd

Last Day For Paffenroth, Stokes Farm, Blue Moon Fish!!

2011-12-21T06:08:00.000-08:00

Garden of Spices will be at Abingdon Square for the winter, but this is today's last appearance at Union Square until spring. Stokes is also gone until Spring after today (They have great cut herbs today, as well as herb wreaths for gifts.). Keith is here today and will be here Saturday, December 24, but will be gone until late Spring after that. If you want cranberries, better get to Union Square today and check out the excellent variety at Breezy Hill's stand. Ask if they'll still have them this weekend.

Tamarack will be here all winter. Cayuga will be here Friday and then gone until after New Year's Day.

Many stands will be here Friday, but Saturday will be much quieter, so check with your farmer if you're planning for Greenmarket produce. Madura will be here Friday and Bulich on Saturday, so you're okay for mushrooms. Mountain Sweet Berry is here with potatoes and potato chips and will be here Friday and Saturday. Bodhitree will be here Friday with produce and Rogowski is here today. S&SO will be here Saturday with produce and gifts and Miglorelli is here today.See this URL for what's here today:
http://tinyurl.com/72qojfb

Lani's Last Day!

2011-12-19T07:02:00.000-08:00

It's Lani's last day for the season, which is the only definite answer I got to "will you be here next week" from most stands. Healthway will be here next Monday, with a few others, but other stands will either be gone for just a couple of weeks or gone until Spring. The best thing to do is ask, but not everyone knows! Check this URL for who's here and what they've brought in today: http://tinyurl.com/73u8897

Norwich, Lani, Race, Hudson Valley Duck Farm, Consider Bardwell cheeses, Madura mushrooms and other produce, Red Jacket with apples, pears, ciders, and juices, and River Garden with dried flower arrangements are all here. Central Valley is here and says they'll be here next Monday, with soups, pasta sauces, eggs, and cheese. PE&DD is here with shellfish and other seafood. Raghoo will be here Saturday as well as today with poultry.

Check with your favorite stands to see who will be here next Friday and Saturday.

2011-12-17T06:38:00.000-08:00

Today is Paffenroth's and Northshire's last Saturday until January 7. Many stands will be here next Friday (Quattro's and many others) OR Saturday -- or both, so today's the day to find out which. Some stands will be here next week and then not until January 13 or 14. I must confess that it got pretty confusing.

Who will be here next week?

2011-12-16T10:22:00.000-08:00

Just about all of your Friday favorites will be here next Friday. Several Saturday stands will also be in the Greenmarket on Friday, Dec. 23, but not on Christmas Eve day, so check with your farmers tomorrow.

Most Wednesday stands will be here next week as well.

2011-12-14T07:31:00.000-08:00

Mountain Sweet Berry has brought back their potato chips -- three varieties -- as well as various small potatoes and Christmas decorations. There are other stands with Christmas trees, wreaths, and rope, including Van Houten. Beth's Farm Kitchen has a great selection of wrapped jams and chutneys for gifts and S&SO and Miglorelli have good gift choices as well.

Paffenroth was affected seriously by the floods and weather this summer and Fall and have fewer potato varieties than usual, but they have excellent onion family and potato choices. Madura and Bulich have tasty mushroom varieties and Tamarack, Rogowsky, Miglorelli, S&SO, Stokes, Bodhitree, and others have a variety of greens and other vegetables. Bodhitree still has Tuscan kale, for instance, as well as interesting Japanese sweet potatoes. Stokes and Keith have cut herbs. Shushan has hydroponic tomatoes and herbs and they and Two Guys have various lettuces.

Check with your favorite stands to find out who will be here Christmas Eve day or Friday, December 23.

Beth of Beth's Farm Kitchen demonstrates chili today !!

2011-12-10T06:25:00.000-08:00

Check with your favorite stands today and next Saturday if you're planning to buy produce or poultry for the holidays. Many stands normally here on Saturday will be here on Friday, December 23, but not on Saturday.

Order your Christmas goose from Quattro's today. They're here with venison, poultry, eggs, sausages, and smoked poultry. Violet Hill is here with bacon, pork cuts, and Belle Rouge chickens. Flying Pig has sausages, pork cuts, and chickens. Grazin' is here with meats and poultry.

Next week will be D'Attolico's last week until the middle of January, as well as the last week for Cherry Lane's excellent spinach, sweet potatoes, and other produce. Check with other stands like Paffenroth and Miglorelli to see if they'll be here past next weekend. Paffenroth still has a fairly wide range of produce including upland cress and hard to find root vegetables, and S&SO is still here with many vegetables. Oak Grove has great looking pumpkins as well as tasty pies. Cato has some knockout cheeses and Three Corner Field Farm is here with lamb, sheep's milk yogurt and cheese, and says they'll definitely be here on Christmas Eve Day with lamb.

Lots of Gift Choices Today!

2011-12-09T06:27:00.000-08:00

Beth's Farm Kitchen, Tweefontein, Roaming Acres, and Divine Brine all have interesting gift choices, including jams, chutneys, pickled vegetables, great recipe books (Beth), herbal items both edible and otherwise (Tweefontein), Roaming Acres (ostrich and emu items), and a range of pickles and chutneys (Divine Brine). Cayuga is here with great breads, flours, grains, beans, and oils that would all make great house gifts.

Rogowsky, Norwich, Bodhitree, and Queens County Farm Museum all have good-looking produce offerings and should be here on the Friday before Christmas. Madura will also be here with mushrooms and Pura Vida will have fish and seafood, especially for Seven Fishes. Miglorelli has tasty tomato juice and sauce, in addition to a large selection of produce (including lovely big fennel bulbs).

Cranberries, Tiny Turnips, Winter Squashes

2011-12-03T07:04:00.000-08:00

Order your Christmas birds and meats now from Quattro's, Violet Hill, Flying Pig, Oak Grove, Grazin' Acres, and others. Breezy Hill has beautiful fresh cranberries and S&SO has bunches of tiny turnips to roast under your bird along with Stokes Farm's excellent small Yukon Gold and other potatoes or Mountain Sweet Berry's roasting mix.

D'Attolico has tasty greens and sprouts and Bulich has a great selection of mushrooms. Stokes has excellent cut herbs, greens, and winter squashes. Cherry Lane has luscious cauliflower, spinach, greens, sweet potatoes, and other delicious produce. Oak Grove has pies, pork and beef cuts, and squashes. Van Houten and Mountain Sweet Berry have Christmas decorations, including wreaths, greenery ropes, and trees. Beth's For Jam has beautifully wrapped jams and chutneys for gifts, along with her excellent cookbook with recipes for and with their preserves and chutneys.

Christmas Trees and Decorations

2011-12-02T06:31:00.001-08:00

Well, there's nothing new, but there's plenty of good stuff here. Beth Linsky of Beth's Farm Kitchen will be doing a demo at the Greenmarket table and there are many tasty greens and root vegetables to be had. Miglorelli has good looking fennel and Two Guys, Bodhitree, Miglorelli, D&J, and others have tasty looking greens and salad. John Fazio has ducks, chickens, rabbits, eggs, and livers as well as poultry parts, and Cayuga and Hot Bread Kitchen have great breads. Cayuga has excellent dried beans and grains as well as flours. Check out a newish stand, Lucky Dog Organics, for greens and other vegetables. The lavender stand and Beth's Farm Kitchen are here as well. There is fresh fish available and Madura is here with mushrooms.

Duck Rillettes, All Sorts of Potato, Greens, Cheese Chips

2011-11-28T06:23:00.000-08:00

It's a smallish market and some farmers, like Maxwell's, are gone for the winter(and Lani is in their spot at 17th Street), but there are plenty of good things to be had today. Hudson Valley Duck Farm has rillettes, duck sausage, ducks, duck legs for confit, and duck fat for frying potatoes. Healthway has a wide variety of interesting potatoes and Madura has many kinds of mushroom as well as good looking produce. Race has pastries, apples, cider, squashes, and other vegetables, and Norwich Meadows Farm has all sorts of root vegetables and greens. Central Valley has eggs, soups, and cheeses, and Tello has eggs in various sizes.

Lani is here with many vegetables, including braising greens, salad greens, root vegetables, and many kinds of cauliflower. Consider Bardwell has delicious cheeses and a new product, cheese chips, that are addictive! The Monday Greenmarket is definitely worth a visit!

Some Stands Are Gone For the Season, Some Just For This Saturday, But Many Are Here.

2011-11-26T06:13:00.001-08:00

Grazin'Acres and Oak Grove have beef cuts and Oak Grove and Flying Pig have pork. Flying Pig has chickens (and Grazin' may have them, too). PE&DD is here with cooked lobsters, raw shellfish, and fish, as well as crab cakes, lobster salad, and other prepared seafood.

S&SO and Beth's Farm Kitchen have great gift possibilities, including a basket of S&SO prepared foods and Beth's jams, chutneys, and cookbooks. Stokes has several kinds of their classic herb wreath. Speaking of wreaths, several stands have wreaths, trees, and other Christmas decorations, including Van Houten and Mountain Sweet Berry.

Paffenroth is here with several kinds of onion family vegetables, including leeks, cippolini, and shallots, many potato varieties, and other tasty produce. Gorzynski has a small but select offering of root vegetables as well as eggs. Stokes has cut herbs, greens, broccoli, cauliflower, lemon grass, and other excellent produce. Shushan has hydroponic greens and tomatoes.

Locust Grove has quinces, apples, and pears, as well as cider, and Caradonna has apples, pears, cider, and grapes. Hoeffner is here with their last tomatoes, as well as greens, squashes, and other vegetables. Gorzynski and Paffenroth have exquisite tiny purple topped turnips -- buy them now to cook with your Christmas bird, as Gorzynski will only be here for one more market.

Violet Hill, Quattro's, Di Paolo, Garden of Spices Poultry Farm -- All here with poultry orders!

2011-11-23T06:57:00.000-08:00

Many stands are not in their usual Wednesday places and some stands for other market days are here today, so you need to do some hunting for your faves. Flying Pig, Tamarack, Quattro's, Di Paolo, Violet Hill, and others are here with poultry orders and extra turkey, duck, and other options. I picked up a delicious looking pheasant from Quattro's, along with pheasant sausage for stuffing. I got big bunches of rosemary and other herbs from Stokes, where there are also good looking small potatoes, broccoli, and other great produce.

There are plenty of squashes, pumpkins, colorful cauliflowers, and spinach around the market as well as apples, pears, ciders, and pastries. Unfortunately, I made a doctor appointment for 11 A.M., so I don't have time to give you exact locations, but take it from me, you'll be glad you went to Union Square! Cato Corners and Bobolink Cheese are there as well as Cayuga, Hot Bread Kitchen, and other faves. Three Corner Field Farm has lamb items and yogurt.

Okay, gotta go! Good luck and happy Thanksgiving!!!

Maxwell's Last Day! Central Valley's Soup! Consider Bardwell's Cheese Crisps!

2011-11-21T07:02:00.000-08:00

Maxwell's farm stand has a wide variety of good looking produce, including baby fennel, greens, herbs, leeks, potatoes, cabbages, brussels sprouts, and beautiful lettuces. Race has big containers of small sweet potatoes for $1.95, brussels sprouts both loose and on branches, cabbages, cauliflowers, and other vegetables. Truncillo, Race, and others have apples and pears.

PE&DD have great looking bay scallops, other shellfish and fish, and cooked lobsters. Madura has potted fresh herbs, several kinds of cauliflower and cabbage, and their excellent selection of mushrooms. Healthway has a wide variety of interesting potatoes. Consider Bardwell has luscious cheeses and a new product made from their cheeses, cheese crisps. Hudson Valley Duck Farm has ducks and duck products including duck rillettes, smoked duck breast, and other duck charcuterie. Raghoo has ducks, chickens, and other poultry as well as rabbits and eggs. Roaming Acres has bison cuts, Berkshire pork cuts, and ostrich meat.

Central Valley Farm has eggs, soups, and cheeses. Andrew's Honey is here today and will be here on Wednesday. Cayuga will have their excellent breads on Wednesday, but has a large assortment of beans and flours today.
Lani has salad greens, braising greens, beautiful cauliflowers, and other great produce. Norwich Meadows Farm has tomatoes, greens, salad greens, interesting root vegetables, peppers, tomatillos, radishes, turnips, and a huge offering of other produce.

Cranberries! Cardoons! Grapes! Hot Peppers! Burdock! Salsify!

2011-11-19T06:56:00.000-08:00

It's a great day for the Greenmarket, but you need to search a bit for most of your favorite stands, since the Christmas market has pushed things uptown somewhat. Buzzard Crest is up towards 16th Street on the West side of the market and Cherry Lane is in their usual Wednesday spot in the middle of 17th Street. Flying Pig is at the very end of the West side of the market.

I bought beautiful purple cauliflower and squash from Stokes, as well as their excellent mixed herb bunches. I have Quattro's chicken parts for my stock and Violet Hill's bacon for the Quattro's pheasant I'll be braising on Thanksgiving. Cherry Lane has delicious sweet potatoes and broccoli and I bought garlic butter and egg nog from Ronnybrook. Seatuck has great looking scallops and other shellfish and fish (and probably won't be here Wednesday, unlike most of the Saturday stands.

Eckerton has beautiful little French radishes and cardoons as well as their extensive selection of peppers, and Oak Grove has cheese pumpkins and sugar pumpkins, tomatillos, cabbages, and other produce. They also have beef and pork cuts and other meat items, and pumpkin and apple crumb pies.

D'Attiloco has greens and sprouts, Cato Corners has luscious cheeses, and Three Corner Field Farm is here with lamb cuts. Bulich has many kinds of mushroom.

Dancing Ewe's last day for great cheeses and gifts

2011-11-18T10:02:00.000-08:00

Muddy River may be here again in two or three weeks.
Remember that the Greenmarket at Union Square will be open on Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday next week, but NOT on Friday!

Fresh Cranberries, Grenadan Flavoring Peppers, Candy Cane Beets, Salsify, Burdock, Heirloom Tomatoes

2011-11-16T06:43:00.000-08:00

The Christmas market is taking over the South part of the Greenmarket, so you'll have to search for your favorite stands, but they'll still be here. Cato Corner Farm will be in their usual spot on Saturday, but are at the South end today and next Wednesday. Eckerton is here with all kinds of delicious peppers and will probably have their last Wednesday next week. Bodhitree has delicious looking sweet potatoes, greens, salad, herbs, peppers, and other produce. Cherry Lane has greens, salad, candy cane beets, brussels sprouts, and their excellent sweet potatoes.

Many stands have good-looking cauliflower and Stokes has a great variety of cut herbs, including a great mixed bunch for flavoring turkeys and other poultry. Rogowsky has beautiful purple-topped turnips, cabbages, cauliflower, Jerusalem artichokes, and other vegetables. Bulich and Madura have selections of tasty mushrooms. Caradonna has apples, cider, and other produce. Hawthorne Valley has meats, sausages, quark, cheeses, breads, and greens. Roaming Acres has various ostrich meat cuts and other ostrich products. Kernan has cabbages, greens, brussels sprouts, and other vegetables.

Windfall has salad and braising greens, root vegetables, and edible flowers. Di Paola is still taking turkey orders for next week. Blue Moon is here with fresh fish and other seafood. Keith has fresh cut herbs, bags of rocambole garlic for gifts, and other organic produce. Tamarack has vegetables and meats and Beth's Farm Kitchen has all kinds of cranberry items, including jam and chutneys. Check out this URL for pictures of available produce and stands: http://tinyurl.com/722hhtm

Bottled Peppers, Fresh Grape Juice, Fresh Dried Beans, Venison, Jerusalem Artichokes, Tiny Potatoes, Brussels Sprouts!!

2011-11-12T06:59:00.000-08:00

Berried Treasures has tiny potatoes and sunchokes. James Durr has colorful wreaths and Stokes is bringing in their wonderful fresh herb wreaths for the holidays. Buzzard Crest has grapes and grape juices and will be here next week, but further up in the market on the West side, since the Christmas Market is moving into their spot.

Quattro's has venison, rabbits, sausages, cornish game hens, various chickens, ducks, and chicken parts and eggs. Stokes has plenty of pumpkins, herbs, and broccoli, and Van Houten has big delicious looking cauliflowers, squashes, and other produce. Cato Corners has succulent cheeses, including their famous Dairyere, Vivace, and Bridgids, and will be in the market the next two Wednesdays in addition to Saturdays. Keith has herbs, greens, and gift bags of rocambole garlic and D'Attolico has sprouts and greens.

Seatuck has beautiful fresh fish and shellfish, including scallops, clams, and oysters. Miglorelli has Brussels sprouts and green and purple kohlrabi, in addition to a sale on Bosc and Clapp pears. Norwich Farm has heirloom tomatoes, squashes, peppers, greens, and other produce and is taking orders for turkeys for the holidays. Oak Grove and Eckerton have tasty hot and flavoring peppers. Oak Grove has beef and pork products in addition to their produce and Violet Hill has bacon and other pork items in addition to chickens and chicken parts. Catskill Merino has lamb, as does Three Corner Field Farm (which also has yogurts and cheeses). Northshire Farm and Violet Hill are taking turkey orders. Flying Pig has sausages and other pork products, in addition to chickens.

Rose Meadow Farm has beautiful roses and River Garden has dried flower bouquets, wreaths, and other arrangements. Beth's Farm Kitchen has many delicious cranberry items for the holidays, including sauces and chutneys.
Several orchards are here with apples and pears and Locust Grove has quinces as well. S&SO, Paffenroth, Hoeffner, Cherry Lane, and others have a wide range of produce.

Fine Italian-style Cheeses, Duck and Rabbit, Apples and Pears Galore!

2011-11-11T06:37:00.000-08:00

I spent this week driving around Vermont and New Hampshire, looking at the devastation created by Irene and seeing the efforts to clean it up. I saw many fields that had been flooded down to the rock, bridges of all sorts wiped out, and clearing out of rivers and streams going forward. We here in the city have no idea how lucky we were.

Here today:
Our Daily Bread, Hot Bread Kitchen, Cayuga
Samascott's delicious apples and pears
Miglorelli, Norwich Meadows, Bodhitree, Two Guys, and others for winter squashes, greens, lettuces, etc.
Muddy River for carrots, various onions, brussels sprouts, etc.
Madura for many kinds of mushrooms
John Fazio for chickens and chicken parts, ducks and duck parts, rabbits and
rabbit parts, duck and chicken eggs.
Dancing Ewe for succulent Italian cheeses. Ask them about their olive oil CSA.
Bobolink cheeses and breads
Queens County Farm Museum's greens and other produce.
Deep Mountain Maple syrups, candies, and other maple products.

Too late to post!

2011-11-05T05:49:00.000-07:00

Sorry to say I won't be out early enough to tell you much. Yesterday's report should help you see what's in the market, especially if you check out the URL for the pictures. http://tinyurl.com/3sbxbax Make sure you check to see if Buzzard Crest is here today for wonderful grapes and juices, Eckerton for peppers, and Cayuga for breads. Shushan should be back with hydroponic tomatoes, too. Just remember that while the produce pictured will probably be available several of the stands will not, since they're on the Friday schedule.

The recessional has begun!

2011-11-04T06:26:00.001-07:00

Dancing Ewe is here for two more weeks, along with Muddy River and Bodhitree. Ask Dancing Ewe about their olive oil CSA! They're here with delicious Italian style cheeses today. Muddy River has carrots, leeks, beets, and greens. Stands with brussels sprouts include: Muddy River, Miglorelli, and Van Houten. Several stands have sweet potatoes, including Bodhitree and Van Houten. Madura has a plentiful supply of various mushrooms and many stands have apples and pears. Tweefontein and Oak Grove have peppers and a few stands have the last gasp of heirloom tomatoes, including Sycamore, Oak Grove, and Berried Treasures.

Dutchmill Flower Farm is gone for the year, but Rose Meadow is here with fresh flowers and River Garden has beautiful dried flower arrangements. Ronnybrook has milks, yogurts, and cheeses and Bobolink has delicious cheeses as well. Beth's Farm Kitchen is here with jams and chutneys and Queens County Farm Museum has a wide variety of produce. Cayuga has breads and beans and Hot Bread Kitchen has breads and various crackers.

Things are winding down, encouraged by last Saturday's Snow Storm, but most Wednesday stands are here.

2011-11-02T07:00:00.000-07:00

I hope you love squash, potatoes, cauliflower, broccoli, hot peppers, apples, and pears, because those are the best looking produce to be found in the market. Paffenroth has black salsify, fresh horseradish, and other interesting novelties, and Stokes and Mountain Sweet Berry have great Italian sauce tomatoes. There are a few stands with heirloom tomatoes as well, but that season is really pretty much over. Sweet potato fans will find excellent ones at many stands in the market and Stokes and others do have lettuces. Bodhitree, Stokes, Paffenroth, and others have braising greens as well. Stokes, Keith, and Two Guys have herbs and Shushan has hydroponic greens and tomatoes. There are plenty of sugar and cheese pumpkins at Sycamore, Oak Grove, and other stands. Van Houten, Sycamore, Oak Grove, and others have big beautiful cauliflowers and broccoli. Eckerton and Oak Grove have many kinds of delicious hot peppers.

Wet? Yes! Here? Yes! Expecting Snow? Yup!

2011-10-29T06:24:00.000-07:00

First thing I bought today was a chicken from Quattro's. I also bought bags of legs and wings from Violet Hill. All of the poultry at both stands looks great today. Violet Hill also has gorgeous wild mushrooms. Stokes has greens, lemon grass and other herbs, big cauliflowers, and masses of pumpkins. Sycamore also has alot of pumpkins in addition to broccoli, tomatoes, and other produce.

Cato Corner is here with delicious cheeses and Cayuga and Our Daily Bread have wonderful breads to go with them. Beth's Farm Kitchen has all sorts of tasty jams and Ronnybrook has milks, cheeses, butters, and other dairy goodies. Tonjes has buttermilk, cheeses, and yogurts and PE&DD has fish and shellfish. Buzzard Crest is here with a variety of great grapes, grape juices, and wines.

Paffenroth has a huge selection of potatoes, carrots, greens, onion varieties, and unusual produce as do Lani and Norwich Meadows. Miglorelli and S&SO are also here with produce and other items. Locust Grove has apples, pears, and cider and Cherry Lane and Sycamore have still got heirloom tomatoes!

Keith, Gorzynski, and Eckerton are here with organic produce. Milk Thistle has milk and D'Attolico has sprouts and other produce (Tell Vinnie happy birthday!). Binder has herb plants and Oak Grove has pies, heirloom tomatoes, popping corn, pork products, pumpkins, and other produce.

A Sunny Patch of Winter

2011-10-28T06:50:00.000-07:00

Back from a week in England to find it just as cold here as it was around Cambridge! Just about every Friday stand is still here, although the offerings are slimmer. Still, you can get beautiful cheese from Dancing Ewe, Patches of Stars and Bobolink, and great bread from Cayuga, Hot Bread Kitchen, and Our Daily Bread. John Fazio is here with chicken, rabbit, and other good things, and Beth's Farm Kitchen is offering pretty Halloween gifts of delicious jams and chutneys. Salento Farm has garlic and garlic powder and Roaming Acres has ostrich meat and fresh eggs. Pura Vida has several kinds of very fresh fish. Tree-licious has quinces. Berried Treasures has STRAWBERRIES!!

Two Guys has lettuces and Bodhitree has great greens, unusual potatoes, peppers, and herbs, as well as beautiful beans and peppers. Miglorelli has plenty of produce, including a wide variety of gourds and squashes. Queens County Farm Museum has mixed greens and other produce. Sycamore and Oak Grove have gorgeous cheese and sugar pumpkins. They and Norwich have heirloom tomatoes (!) and several stands have broccoli. Muddy River and Sycamore have brussels sprouts.

Dutchmill has beautiful zinnias and other flowers and will probably be gone after this coming week for the year.

Check out this URL for pictures of today's Greenmarket stands:
http://tinyurl.com/44jb4z3

Check Last Wednesday's Report For Who's Here!

2011-10-12T06:45:00.000-07:00

Pretty much everyone who was here last Wednesday is here today, mostly with the same produce. Eckerton has gorgeous CARDOONS and Lynhaven, in addition to their delicious cheeses, has a variety of chicken eggs as well as duck eggs. Most farmers I spoke to said they would be here at least until Thanksgiving. I was relieved to find that out, since I'll be away until October 25 and didn't want to miss saying goodbye before the Recessional gets under way. Dutchmill isn't here today, but may be here on Friday. Sycamore still has good looking heirloom tomatoes and corn and Eckerton has an excellent selection of hot peppers.

It's definitely pear and apple season and time to start drinking cider, if you haven't already! Cherry Lane and Stokes have great sauce tomatoes.

Sugar Pumpkins! Winter Squashes! Gourds! Grapes!

2011-10-07T07:12:00.000-07:00

It's definitely apple and pear season, with Samascott, Locust Grove, and others bringing in many tasty varieties. There is also fresh apple cider and Red Jacket has all sorts of fruit flavored ciders and juices. Beth's Farm Kitchen has luscious jams and jellies, and Deep Mountain has maple products, including maple marshmellows. Madura has great looking produce and many interesting mushroom varieties.

Muddy River has fennel, cipollini, and other vegetables and Norwich has a wide choice of beans, greens, squashes, eggplants, and tomatoes. Sycamore has corn, tomatoes, heirloom tomatoes, and cauliflower. Cayuga is here with many dried beans, delicious whole wheat and ale breads, and Berried Treasures has beans, red and yellow raspberries, cherry tomatoes, and various tiny potatoes. Pura Vida has wonderful fresh fish. John Fazio has poultry and rabbit and Dancing Ewe is here with their fabulous cheeses (ask them about their CSA and gift boxes).

Sauce Tomatoes! Hot peppers! Celeriac!

2011-10-05T07:00:00.000-07:00

Stokes, Berried Treasures, Bodhitree, Cherry Lane, Mountain Sweet Berry, and Sycamore all have delicious looking tomatoes for sauce. The heirlooms still look good, but if you're freezing heirloom tomatoes for the winter, this is the week to do it. Chill is in the air and supplies are definitely starting to shrink. Bodhitree and Berried Treasures have good looking beans and several stands have many types of eggplants, but those are on the downslide as well. There is a freeze in our near future and farmers are struggling to bring in good produce. Nevia of Bodhitree thinks she'll only be coming in for two more weeks, for instance.

Stokes has many pumpkins, lots of big bunches of herbs, and lemongrass. S&SO still has a good deal of produce, as do Paffenroth and Miglorelli, but you can see things starting to lessen in amounts and types of vegetable.

San Marzano, Federale, Purple Cherokee, all heirloom tomatoes!

2011-10-01T06:41:00.000-07:00

Seize the day! Great tomatoes are to be had all over the market, but a frost could come at any time. Cherry Lane, Mountain Sweet Berry, Stokes, Norwich, Oak Grove, Sycamore, and others have excellent tomatoes, but the weather is changing. If you freeze tomatoes or make sauce for the freezer, now's the time.

Buzzard Crest is here with luscious grapes and grape juices. Some varieties will only be here for another week! Try the Jupiters! Quattro's has all kinds of poultry, eggs, and sausages. Violet Hill has Belle Rouge chickens and parts. Ronnybrook DOESN'T HAVE BUTTER OR CREME FRAICHE today.

Eckerton and Oak Grove have wonderful selections of hot peppers and Sycamore has corn, sweet peppers, and other produce. Stokes, Paffenroth, Ryder, Gorzynski, and others have cut herbs and Oak Grove has beautiful herb plants. Stokes, Sycamore, and others have sugar pumpkins and Paffenroth, Oak Grove, Stokes, and others have winter squashes. Norwich has all of those AND summer squash, beans, eggplants, and other goodies.

All of the usual suspects are here, except for Silver Heights (gone until next year). Violet Hill has gorgeous wild mushrooms and Bulich has beautiful cultivated ones. Cato is here with tasty cheeses and Three Corner Field Farm has cheeses, yogurts, and lamb cuts. Beth's Farm Kitchen has their excellent preserves and chutneys. Cayuga has lovely ale bread, whole wheat loaves, and beans.

Winter Squash! Hot Peppers! Heirloom Tomatoes! Interesting Mushrooms!!

2011-09-28T06:50:00.000-07:00

Dutchmill and River Garden are here with beautiful flowers.
Honey Hollow, Madura, and Bulich have many kinds of mushroom.
Cayuga, Hot Bread Kitchen, and Our Daily Bread have a wide variety of breads.
Sycamore, Bodhitree, Cherry Lane, Stokes,Norwich, and others have heirloom tomatoes.
Two Guys and Keith have several kinds of lettuce and Keith, Paffenroth, and Miglorelli have delicious greens.
Oak Grove and Eckerton have fantastic hot peppers of all sorts and Stokes and Paffenroth have bunches of herbs.
Among the people who have an assortment of potatoes are Mountain Sweet Berry, Paffenroth, Bodhitree, and Madura.
Andrew is here with unique honeys and Locust Grove, Caradonna, Breezy Hill, and others have crisp new apples.

Time to buy tomatoes for freezing or sauce for the winter!! Pumpkins! Winter Squashes! Cardoons! Mushrooms!

2011-09-24T06:04:00.000-07:00

Violet Hill has several kinds of wild mushroom this week. Bulich also has a large selection of mushrooms. Stokes, Paffenroth, and others have winter squashes. Lani, Norwich, and others have a great selection of beans. Stokes,Sycamore, Oak Grove, Cherry Lane, and others have heirloom and field tomatoes and eggplants. Eckerton and Oak Grove have great selections of hot and seasoning peppers. Eckerton has chestnuts. Check Keith for fresh black walnuts (I saw them Wednesday but breezed by too fast to notice if they have them today.).

This is the last day for Silver Heights and their beautiful vegetable and herb plants. They'll be back next year!

Several stands have peaches and plums. Sycamore has corn (no second load after that big rain) as does Oak Grove. Paffenroth has a wide selection of produce including gorgeous baby beets. Northshire Farm has puntarella, CARDOONS, and other unique greens in addition to eggs.

Last gasp of the stone fruit this week?

2011-09-21T06:32:00.000-07:00

Check out this URL to see who's here today and what they've brought:
http://tinyurl.com/4332rh3
Fantasy Fruit -- blueberries, apples, grapes
Rogowski -- gourds, onions, potatoes, greens.
Kernan -- okra, eggplants, peaches, peppers, mini pumpkins.
Honey Hollow -- mushrooms, elderberries.
S&SO -- salad greens, peppers, tomatoes, herbs, mini onions.
Eckerton -- Trinidad flavoring peppers, other hot peppers, basil varieties, tomatoes.
Tamarack -- pork products, greens.
Keith -- tomatoes, herbs, rocambole garlic, pumpkins, greens, peppers, fresh walnuts!
Beth's Farm Kitchen -- jams, jellies, chutneys, pickled vegetables.
Blue Moon -- fish and shellfish.
Andrew's Honey
Mountain Sweet Berry -- mini potatoes, French baby leeks, greens.
Sycamore -- corn, tomatoes, heirloom tomatoes.
Oak Grove -- herb plants, hot peppers, heirloom and other tomatoes, melons, corn, peaches.
Paffenroth -- wide variety of produce, including burdock, carrots corn, leeks, onions, shallots, unique greens.
Cherry Lane -- okra, heirloom tomatoes, eggplants, sauce tomatoes.
Bodhitree -- beans, squashes, eggplants, heirloom tomatoes, salad greens, herbs.
Stokes -- lemon grass, various mints, many basil varieties, heirloom tomatoes, potatoes, greens.
Three Corner Field Farm -- yogurt, lamb cuts, cheeses.

Eckerton and Oak Grove Have Great Hot Peppers!!

2011-09-17T06:05:00.000-07:00

Catch Buzzard Crest's delicious grapes and grape juice while you can! They are aiming for Thanksgiving, but the freaky weather may change that. I've already got a couple of pints in the freezer. Now is also a good time to buy San Marzano tomatoes from Northshire, Cherry Lane, and others for your winter supply of sauce.

There are a lot of winter squashes in the market already, at Norwich Meadows, Paffenroth, Oak Grove, and other stands. I've even seen pumpkins, although it looks like S&SO will not have their usual massive display this year. Paffenroth, Sycamore, and others have corn and Sycamore will be getting their second load, picked today, at around 11AM. Mountain Sweet Berry had Tri-Star strawberries when I went by at 8:30, but it looked as if they were going fast! They also have excellent sauce tomatoes.

Stokes Farm's heirloom tomatoes looked great this morning, as did Keith's, Oak Grove's, and several others. Cherry Lane has beautiful little fairytale eggplants and basil. Northshire has cardoons, puntarella, and other unique vegetables as well as eggs. Quattro's and Violet Hill are here with poultry and eggs and Flying Pig has tasty sausages and pork cuts. Ronnybrook is having a special on ice cream and Milk Thistle is here with milk. Tonjes has buttermilk, cheeses, and yogurt.

Muddy River is back!! New Bakery Finnish Ruis Bread!!

2011-09-16T06:20:00.000-07:00

I was so happy to see Muddy River in the market today. They lost 75% of their crop between Irene and the other hurricane, but have leeks, beets, onions,and other good things. They say they will be coming in for a while, but not for the winter.

I'm eating some excellent cranberry rye bread from a new bakery in the market. They have several small loaves and other choices. The stand is called Nordic Breads. I'm in real trouble now -- love their cranberry bread, Cayuga's ale bread, Our Daily Bread's sourdough, and Hot Bread Kitchen's challah! Forget the low carb diet, especially on Fridays!

If you're planning to freeze tomatoes and herbs for the winter, this seems to be the weekend to do it. Some farmers are expecting frost tonight. Meanwhile, there are plenty of good looking tomatoes at Norwich, Bodhitree, Miglorelli, and other stands. Samascott has good looking Italian plums and several stands including Bodhitree, Berried Treasures, and Norwich, have excellent beans. Berried Treasures has TriStars and elderberries and Cheerful Cherry has great tomatoes and grapes.

EEk! Winter Squashes! Sweet Potatoes!! Grapes!! You know what's coming!

2011-09-14T05:51:00.000-07:00

Fantasy Fruit has grapes along with their blueberries and apples. Tweefontein has several kinds of peppers along with herb drinks and other items. The hot peppers are IN in the market, with Eckerton and Oak Grove having the widest choice. A few stands, including Bodhitree and Paffenroth, have many kinds of winter squash in addition to their summer squash, signaling the arrival of Autumn. And the supply of heirloom tomatoes, while still fairly strong, shows signs of fading. There are still plenty of peaches, but that won't last much longer either. Locust Grove and Cherry Lane have raspberries -- better get those while you still can. Locust and others have grapes.

Bodhitree and Berried Treasures have squashes, beans, heirloom tomatoes, and other produce. Look for Romano beans among others. BerriedT also has Tri-Star strawberries and Mountain Sweet Berry has Italian sauce tomatoes and Tri-Stars as well. The shocker this morning for me was the huge range of winter squashes at Paffenroth's stand and the diminished supply there of baby beets! Miglorelli has a great deal of produce as does S&SO, but you know that October is about to come and crash the summer season. It's almost last gasp time!!

Seatuck(whole fish, filets, shellfish), Ryder(organic produce),Buzzard Crest(grapes,grape juices)!!!

2011-09-10T06:03:00.000-07:00

Many farmers had problems with tomatoes due to Irene and to the extensive rainstorms, but careful searching will produce rewards. Sycamore will be bringing in second delivery corn at around 11AM(picked today). Fantasy Fruit says that they'll have blueberries for about two more weeks. D'Attolico was hit with flooding and lost their wonderful carrots and tomatoes, but they're here with great onions, garlic, and sprouts. Hoeffner, Lani, S&SO, Paffenroth, Eckerton, Oak Grove, Sycamore, Gorzynski, and many others are here with great selections of produce. Flying Pig has pork products, chickens, and eggs, and Violet Hill has beautiful and unusual mushrooms in addition to their Belle Rouge chickens and chicken parts and many kinds of egg. Northshire has their own special eggs and unique produce.

The survivors of the rain include a wide range of hot and sweet peppers from Eckerton, Norwich, Oak Grove, and others. Stokes has all sorts of cut herbs, heirloom tomatoes, and other produce.

If you have a chance, call the Federal and State Agriculture departments to support relief for our farmers. They stood up for us; we should do the same for them!!! www.agmkt.state.ny.us/contact.html

Ducks! Tomatillos! Italian Plums! Melons!

2011-09-05T07:32:00.000-07:00

Just about every stand usually here on Monday is here. Lani, Norwich Meadows, Maxwell, and others are here with a wide variety of produce, including beans of all sorts, melons, heirloom tomatoes, greens, salad vegetables, and herbs. Healthway has many kinds of potatoes and Truncillo has white and yellow peaches. Consider Bardwell cheeses and Hudson Valley Duck are here with delicious appetizers and great main dish items. Red Jacket and Race have fruit and other produce and the Lavender By The Bay stand has dried lavender and gift options. Norwich Meadows has golden and red raspberries, chickens and chicken parts, and various yogurts. Check out the following URL for a detailed album of what's available today:
http://tinyurl.com/3rf9a5e

Buzzard Crest is Here With Grapes and Grape Juices" Second Delivery Corn From Sycamore at 11 AM!!!

2011-09-03T06:35:00.000-07:00

Paffenroth is here with a wide variety of produce, but did lose a field of carrots and showed me pictures of fields of water. They still have beautiful baby beets, colorful carrots, all sorts of onions and related vegetables, herbs, and unique greens. Sycamore has corn, tomatoes, heirloom tomatoes, peaches, and cucumbers. S&SO has all sorts of salad vegetables and herbs. Keith has heirloom tomatoes, salad greens, herbs, rocambole garlic, and other greens. Stokes has big bunches of cut herbs, heirloom tomatoes, lemongrass, squashes, and eggplants. Buzzard Crest has Niagara, Concord, and Delaware Seeded grapes, Caradice, Jupiter, and Nimrod Seedless grapes, as well as red and white grape juice!

Eckerton has all sorts of peppers and heirloom tomatoes. Oak Grove has herb plants, heirloom tomatoes, peaches, many kinds of hot and sweet peppers, corn, and pork products. PE&DD has cooked lobsters, fish, shellfish, and fish salads. Silver Heights has organic plants and eggs. Windfall Farm has many sizes and kinds of squashes and greens, as well as edible flowers. D'Attolico has sprouts, young onions, and young garlic. Northshire has rocket, puntarella, tomatoes, and eggs. Violet Hill has chickens and chicken parts, and Berkshire pork products, as well as mushrooms, duck eggs, and many varieties of chicken egg.

Check out this URL to see more of what's here today: (Incidentally, there are a few shots at the end from my visit to Russ and Daughters this morning. Not sure how that happened!)

http://tinyurl.com/3phku3h

Muddy River Is Not Here Today

2011-09-02T05:58:00.000-07:00

Muddy River got seriously flooded. I hope that he can recover soon! Many of our farmers were victims of Irene. I wish them all well and speedy recoveries from wind, rain, and flood, and hope to see them back in the market soon. Meanwhile, we need to support the farmers who are here -- they, too, have had some problems resulting from the hurricane. When I think of how they struggled to get here the week of 9/11, and gave us a sense of normalcy, I have only good thoughts for them.

Meanwhile, here's who's here: copy and paste: http://tinyurl.com/3mjcojg
Cheerful Cherry(grapes, heirloom and other tomatoes, white and yellow peaches), Two Guys (lettuces, greens, herbs), John Fazio(chicken, chicken parts, rabbits,ducks), Roaming Acres(Ostrich), Bodhitree(eggplants,beans,peppers,greens,squashes,squash blossoms),Divine Brine(pickled vegetables),Cayuga(Breads,grains,dried beans,flours), Hot Bread Kitchen, Miglorelli (wide range of produce), Madura(just mushrooms today), Bobolink(bread and cheeses), Pura Vida(fish and seafood), Sycamore(corn,heirloom tomatoes,peaches),Berried Treasures(shelling beans, heirloom tomatoes,red and gold raspberries,squashes,cress), Oak Grove (white and yellow peaches, wide range of hot and sweet peppers and heirloom tomatoes,melons,corn), Samascott(blueberries,strawberries,Italian plums,other produce), Norwich Meadows (squashes,melons,beans,greens,heirloom tomatoes,raspberries,peppers,okras, tomatillos), Van Houten (tomatoes,melons, Stokes(lemon grass, many basils,other cut herbs,heirloom tomatoes,potatoes,cucumbers).

Black Walnuts, Jelly Melon Cucumbers, Fresh Edamame

2011-08-31T06:13:00.000-07:00

Keith -- Heirloom tomatoes, salad greens, new season onions, cut herbs, black walnuts, rocambole garlic.
Eckerton -- The pepper season is IN, with many varieties! Heirloom tomatoes, tiny cucumbers, herbs.
Cayuga, Hot Bread Kitchen -- Breads, crackers, beans, flours.
Locust Grove -- Peaches, plums, raspberries, grapes, blackberries.
Tamarack and Rogowsky -- A variety of produce. Tamarack also has pork and kielbasa.
Beth's Farm Kitchen -- Ask about elderberry jam!
Garden of Spices Poultry Farm -- Chicken liver pate, whole fresh chicken, whole fresh duck, chicken and duck parts, eggs.
Andrew's Honey -- The new crop from New York City is here, by borough!! When they say local honey, they mean local!!
Mountain Sweet Berry -- Tri-Star strawberries, sucrine lettuce, and other unique greens, Italian sauce tomatoes.
For a look at what's available today: http://tinyurl.com/4xu4g6n

Most Monday Farmers Are Here

2011-08-29T05:38:00.000-07:00

Norwich Meadows, Lani, Fantasy Fruit, Madura, Maxwell, Consider Bardwell, Race, Red Jacket, Phillips, Central Valley, Dutchmill Flowers, and PE&DD are all here! Copy and paste this URL to see what they've brought!!!

http://tinyurl.com/3nj4ya7

See the URL at the top of the page for pictures of who's here and what they brought!

2011-08-27T05:55:00.001-07:00

Flying Pig (pork products), Violet Hill(chickens), Stokes Farm (cut herbs, tomatoes, greens), Beth's Farm Kitchen (jams, pickled vegetables), Bobolink Dairy (cheeses), Caradonna (fruit and vegetables), Paffenroth(a huge variety of vegetables), Catskill Merino (lamb, lamb sausage, knitting wool, garlic), Keith's Farm(heirloom tomatoes, greens, Rocambole garlic), Van Houten (melons, vegetables), Mountain Sweet Berry(Tri-star strawberries, wild baby arugula, other unique greens), Windfall Farm(greens, squashes--ask about eggs), and more. See this URL for pictures of what's available: http://tinyurl.com/424swxt

Hurricane Preparations? Buy vegetables and fruit and plan cold meals with cheese!

2011-08-26T06:25:00.000-07:00

I have peaches from Cheerful Cherry and Sycamore, tomatoes from Norwich, Sycamore, Keith, and Stokes, bread from Cayuga, jam from Beth, beans from Bodhitree, charontaise melon from Norwich (last weekend for them), and corn from Sycamore. I have herbs from Stokes, blueberries from Samascott, and yogurt from Hammond. I have feta cheese from Kalustyan (not in the Greenmarket, but it will be great with the tomatoes) and Molly's Folly cheese from Cato. I have duck livers from John Fazio that I'll make Bittman's Indian chicken liver dish with.

Tomorrow I will fill a couple of pots with water and set up the steamer with water for corn. With the Greenmarket so close, I don't think I'll be having an unhappy hurricane experience! Like the Boy Scouts, I am Prepared!!

Sweet Raspberries from Locust, Blueberries from Fantasy Fruit, Tri-Stars from Berried Treasures and Mountain Sweet Berry!

2011-08-24T06:08:00.000-07:00

Slurpy peaches -- Sycamore, Oak Grove, Locust Grove and others
Purple haricots verts -- Paffenroth, Bodhitree
Delicious Heirloom Tomatoes -- Stokes, Eckerton, Sycamore, Bodhitree, Keith, and others
Big generous bunches of cut herbs -- Keith, Stokes, Paffenroth
Tasty potatoes -- Paffenroth, Berried Treasures
Apricots -- Red Jacket
Eggplants and other produce -- Rogowsky, S&SO, Kernan, Sycamore, Paffenroth, and others
Dried beans, grains, flours, ale bread, whole wheat bread -- Cayuga
Unique and tasty mushrooms -- Honey Hollow, Madura, Bulich
Elderberries -- Honey Hollow, Berried Treasures
Melons -- Bodhitree, Oak Grove, and others

Stop By Oak Grove and say hello if you know Ted Blew!!!

2011-08-20T06:22:00.000-07:00

Oak Grove -- many kinds of peppers, both sweet and hot, heirloom tomatoes, melons, corn, peaches -- and TED!
Miglorelli -- Apricots!
Locust Grove -- Several kinds of plum
Cheerful Cherry -- Peaches, heirloom tomatoes, green grapes!
Eckerton -- The pepper season has started! Many heirloom tomatoes, too!
Stokes, Cherry Lane, Lani, Norwich, and others -- Beautiful heirloom tomatoes!
Many stands have squashes, both small and large, and Windfall has great ones as well as squash blossoms and other edible flowers
Seatuck -- Fish and shellfish
Violet Hill -- Belle Rouge Chickens and many kinds of egg
Quattro's -- Heirloom chickens, ducks, soup meat, sausages, chicken eggs.
Northshire -- Eggs, cardoons, squashes, and other produce.
Lani and Norwich -- all sorts of eggplants, squashes, beans, melons, greens. Try Norwich's Charontais melons!

Stokes Farm is here on the East side of the market. Berried Treasures on the West 17th St Corner

2011-08-19T06:56:00.000-07:00

Cheerful Cherry -- First grapes of the season, peaches, heirloom tomatoes
Two Guys From Woodbridge -- lettuces, herbs
John Fazio -- Rabbit, chicken, duck, chicken and duck eggs
Roaming Acres -- Ostrich meat and other products
Bodhitree -- eggplants, squashes, heirloom ,herbs, melons, salad and other grwwns, edamame
Divine Brine -- pickled vegetables
Cayuga -- beans, fours, grains, NO BREAD TODAY
Hot Bread Kitchen -- breads and crackers
Bobolink Dairy -- cheeses and breads
Queens County Farm -- peppers, greens, heirloom tomatoes, flowers
Madura -- a variety of mushrooms
Sycamore -- Corn, heirloom tomatoes, broccoli, cauliflower, peaches, eggplants
Muddy River -- artichokes, beets, fennel
Tellos -- aracuna eggs
Beth's Farm Kitchen -- pickled vegetables, chutneys, jams, jellies
Berried Treasures -- Tomatoes, shelling beans, herbs, strawberries, elderberries

Apricots, Elderberries, Jacob's Cattle Beans, Shishito Peppers

2011-08-17T05:57:00.000-07:00

Eckerton, Bodhitree, Stokes, Oak Grove, Sycamore and others -- Heirloom Tomatoes
Red Jacket -- Apricots
Honey Hollow, Berried Treasures -- Elderberries
Fantasy Fruit, Phillips -- Blueberries
Sycamore, Locust Grove, Oak Grove, and others -- Peaches, nectarines, plums
Honey Hollow, Bulich -- Mushrooms

Rogowski, Sycamore -- Broccoli
Bodhitree, Windfall, Berried Treasures -- all sizes of squash
Windfall, Bodhitree -- Squash blossoms
Bodhitree, Eckerton, Oak Grove -- all kinds of peppers

Melons -- Bodhitree, Oak Grove, and others
Breads -- Hot Bread Kitchen, Cayuga, Our Daily Bread
Eggs -- Tello, Windfall
Milk, ice cream, butters, cheeses, yogurts -- Ronnybrook

Avocado Squash, Purple and Green Long Beans, Maiitake Mushrooms, Heirloom Tomatoes and Eggplants

2011-08-15T07:55:00.000-07:00

I ran into one of the Top Chef Masters at Lani's stand this morning, and he recommended the avocado squashes. I picked up a couple of those and some purple and green long beans. They have beautiful produce, including many varieties of squash, bean, pepper, lettuce, and other greens, as well as tasty heirloom tomatoes and eggplants. Next door, at Norwich Meadow's stand, I found gorgeous melons, peppers, heirloom tomatoes, and herbs. Last Saturday, I bought one of their Charontais melons and it was perfect -- sweet, juicy, and delicious.

Check out Roaming Acres for all sorts of bison, Berkshire pork, and ostrich meat.

Eckerton is here with a very wide selection of heirloom tomatoes in many sizes and varieties, from tiny cherry to very large. You can buy single mixtures or a mixed box. Madura is here with many kinds of mushroom, including criminis, maiitakes, and oyster. PE&DD has succulent fish and seafood and Duncan Dairy Farm has whole milk in various sizes. Red Jacket has many different kinds of plums and their always excellent apricots. Check out a new entry in the Monday market, Raghoo, a stand with chickens, whole and part rabbits, ground chicken, and duck eggs. Hudson Valley Duck Farm is here with ducks, rillettes, smoked duck, and other duck products.

Tri-Star Strawberries! (Berried Treasures and Mountain Sweet Berry!) Peaches! (Sycamore, Cheerful Cherry!)

2011-08-13T06:20:00.000-07:00

Charontais Melons! -- Norwich Meadows, Mountain Sweet Berry
Heirloom Tomatoes -- Eckerton, Stokes, Keith, Sycamore, Cherry Lane, Oak Grove, and others
(Sycamore says no second delivery corn! The birds got'em!)
Sauce Tomatoes -- Cherry Lane, D'Attolico, Sycamore
Gorgeous Carrots -- D'Attolico, Paffenroth, Miglorelli, S&SO
Generous Bunches of Herbs -- Stokes, Paffenroth, S&SO, Miglorelli
Hot and Sweet Peppers -- Oak Grove (a huge selection)
Lemon Grass, Lemon Verbena -- Stokes
Paffenroth -- Beautiful beets, purslane, lambs quarters, and other unique produce
Gorzynski and Keith -- many kinds of organic salad greens
Northshire -- CARDOONS, interesting eggplants and squashes
Binder -- Excellent wide variety of potted herbs and flowers

Great day for melons, heirloom tomatoes, squashes, peppers.

2011-08-10T06:44:00.000-07:00

Stokes has lemon verbena and lemongrass, as well as other unique herbs. Keith has a great display of fresh cut herbs and Oak Grove has lush herb plants. Bodhitree has interesting herbs and greens, as well as delicious sweet melons. Sycamore has white and yellow peaches, and Locust Grove, Kernan, and others have good looking peaches as well. Sycamore also has their fresh corn and heirloom tomatoes. Eckerton has a wide selection of heirloom tomatoes and Cherry Lane's and Stokes Farm's heirlooms are looking tasty, along with Keith's.

Paffenroth has their usual wide variety of great produce, including many kinds of carrots, baby fennel, big bunches of herbs, all kinds of onion family items, corn, and beets. S&SO, on the other end of the market, has all kinds of salad vegetables, herbs, peppers, and heirloom tomatoes.

Cayuga has several kinds of beans, grains, and flours, in addition to their wonderful ale bread and whole wheat loaves. Hot Bread Kitchen also has good looking breads, crackers, and other baked goods. Roaming Acres has all sorts of ostrich and emu products and says that one of our well-known restaurants has been making pasta with ostrich eggs! (They are also here on Monday and bring in bison meat along with ostrich only on that day.)

Beth's Farm Kitchen is here with excellent jams, chutneys, and pickled vegetables, and Andrew's Honey has honeys and honey products. Fantasy Fruit has blueberries, new crop apples, and honey. Ronnybrook has creme fraiche, milks, creams, butters, and ice creams, along with their drinkable yogurts.

Aunt Ruby's Back in Town!! Heirloom Tomatoes Galore!

2011-08-06T06:28:00.000-07:00

Stokes Farm has their first Aunt Ruby tomatoes today! There are many stands with good looking heirloom tomatoes, squashes, eggplants, and melons. Just a few stands have lettuces, including Gorzynski and D'Attolico, but many have greens, like Norwich Meadows, Paffenroth, S&SO, and Miglorelli. You'll also find beets, radishes, fennel, and other great produce around the market. Several stands have peaches, including Locust Grove, Oak Grove, and Caradonna. Oak Grove has a fantastic assortment of hot and sweet peppers, and they and Norwich have a wide variety of melons. Fantasy Fruit is here with cultivated blueberries, and Violet Hill has good looking wild ones.

Mountain Sweet Berry has Tri-Star strawberries and Red Jacket should have tasty apricots (I was too early to see if they were in, but they told me yesterday that they'd have them today.). Stokes, Paffenroth, Miglorelli, and Keith have all kinds of cut herbs and Binder and Oak Grove have herb plants.
(Stokes has stevia, among others.) Violet Hill has unique mushrooms and Bulich has several kinds of mushrooms as well.

Cato Corner has delicious cheeses and you can once again taste before you buy. Cayuga has great ale bread to go with them. Ronnybrook has ice creams, milks, yogurts, butters, and cheeses.

Golden Raspberries, Peaches *White and Yellow), Wild and Cultivated Blueberries, Heirloom Tomatoes!!

2011-08-05T07:14:00.001-07:00

John Fazio has whole and cut up chickens, rabbits, ducks, and other poultry products. Dancing Ewe was Not Here at 8:30 AM. Cayuga has great breads, beans, grains, and flours. Roaming Acres Ostrich Farm is here with ostrich meat and other products. Bodhitree has all sorts of eggplants, beans, peppers, and heirloom tomatoes. Miglorelli has donut peaches along with a wide variety of other produce. Floying Pig has bacon and other pork cuts.

Pura Vida has fresh fish and shellfish. Queens County Farm Museum is here with great looking produce. Sycamore has delicious slurpy peaches, heirloom tomatoes, corn, cauliflower, and broccoli. Madura has a variety of tasty mushrooms, including Shiitake, Maitake, and others. Muddy River has artichokes, fennel, herbs, greens, beets, and carrots.

Red Celery! Haricots Verts! Heirloom Tomatoes! Squashes!! Peaches!!

2011-08-03T05:58:00.000-07:00

Fantasy Fruit -- Blueberries
Red Jacket -- Plums
Kernan -- Peaches, squashes, tomatoes, corn, eggplants, okra
Honey Hollow -- Lobster mushrooms, chanterelles, and other mushrooms.
Eckerton -- Heirloom tomatoes, peppers, herbs, potatoes
Locust Grove -- Peaches, nectarines, plums.
Keith -- Heirloom tomatoes, herbs, garlic, lettuces.
Blue Moon -- Fresh fish and shellfish.
Windfall Farms - Squashes, squash blossoms, other edible flowers and greens
Sycamore -- Corn, heirloom tomatoes, broccoli, cauliflower, basil, white and yellow peaches.
Oak Grove -- Heirloom tomatoes, peaches, sunflowers, squashes, peppers.
Cherry Lane -- Heirloom tomatoes, squashes, eggplants, kirbys, Jersey beefsteak tomatoes.
Berried Treasures -- Red currants, raspberries, strawberries, haricots verts, Romano beans, wild blueberries.
Madura and Bulich -- many kinds of mushroom
Bodhitree -- Shishito and other sweet and hot peppers, squashes, heirloom tomatoes, beans, melons, greens, herbs.
Paffenroth -- many varieties of carrot, radish, beet, greens, lettuces, red and green celeries, herbs, good looking kohl rahbi, and other produce.
Stokes -- Many varieties of basil, generous bunches of herbs, heirloom tomatoes, lettuces, and garlic.

Berried Treasures is on the East end of the market today. Cheerful Cherry isn't here.

2011-07-30T05:59:00.000-07:00

Berried Treasures has tasty Tri-Stars today. Red Jacket has sweet cherries and apricots, in addition to various ciders and juices. Fantasy Fruit has blueberries. Stokes has green and yellow string beans, squashes, and many types of tasty herbs, beets, and eggplants. Quattro's has their excellent eggs and poultry. Keith has heirloom tomatoes, herbs, and French Crisp lettuce. Seatuck Fish is here with fish and seafood and PE&DD has fish, shellfish, and cooked lobsters.

Binder is here with great herb and flowering plants. River Garden has beautiful bouquets. Norwich Meadows has delicious watermelons and other melons in addition to FAVA BEANS, other beans, squashes, eggplants, tomatillos, greens, and heirloom tomatoes. Ronnybrook is having a sale today on various milks. Oak Grove has melons, peaches, sunflowers, many kinds of hot and sweet peppers, tomatillos, and tomatoes. Sycamore has their first load of corn (There will be another around 11!), heirloom tomatoes, and cucumbers. Mountain Sweet Berry has Tri-Star strawberries, wild arugula, pea shoots, and other unique produce.

Windfall Farm has several kinds of mesclun and other greens, beautifully cared for squash blossoms, and many sizes of squash. Northshire has interesting looking eggplants, quail and chicken eggs, andsucrine lettuce. Violet Hill has Belle Rouge chickens, chicken parts, wild mushrooms,duck eggs, and many colored chicken eggs. Gorzynski has fresh coriander seeds, beautiful lettuces, and other organic produce. Paffenroth has red and green celery, purslane, lambs quarters, many colors of carrot, all kinds of onion family items, and other unique vegetables.

Locust Grove has red currants, peaches, and plums, as well as blackberries. Eckerton has all sizes of heirloom tomato, including cherry tomatoes. Lani has fresh chickpeas, heirloom tomatoes, and eggplants, as well as a number of other unique vegetables. Cherry Lane has heirloom tomatoes, field tomatoes, cucumbers, and corn. Cornuco has delicious looking organic produce.

Strawberries!! Wild blueberries! New varieties of stringbeans and limas!

2011-07-27T05:50:00.000-07:00

Rogowski has all sorts of lush produce, including purslane, herbs, greens, and other vegetables. Fantasy Fruit has black and red currants and says this week is the last for them, but blueberries will continue for a while. Red Jacket has sweet dark cherries and beautiful apricots. Kernan has fragrant peaches, as well as eggplants, potatoes, squashes, and nectarines. Locust Grove also has good-looking red currants.

Keith, Eckerton, Cherry Lane, Bodhitree, and others have heirloom tomatoes. The season is definitely here. Stokes, Keith, Paffenroth, and others have cut herbs. Keith has beautiful French Crisp lettuce and many stands, including Cherry Lane, Windfall Farm, and Stokes, have various sizes and types of squashes and eggplants. Ask Andrew's Honey about their new products. Stokes has great purple French stringbeans and many kinds of basil and other herbs.

Windfall and other farms have zucchini blossoms. Windfall also has every size and type imaginable of squashes, including tiny to huge sizes. Mountain Sweet Berry and Berried Treasures have sweet strawberries and Berried Treasures has raspberries, wild blueberries, and many types of bean. Mountain Sweet Berry, Paffenroth, Eckerton, and others have several delicious types of beet. Mountain Sweet Berry and Paffenroth have lambs quarters, and Paffenroth is one of several stands with purslane.

Sycamore, Oak Grove, Locust Grove, and others have peaches. Bulich and Madura have several varieties of mushroom. Oak Grove and Bodhitree have tomatillos. You can find a variety of hot and sweet peppers at Oak Grove and Eckerton and others.

Small But Interesting Monday Market

2011-07-25T05:21:00.000-07:00

You would think that a Greenmarket much smaller than on other Union Square Greenmarket days would be less interesting, but that isn't the case at all. Coming in from the West end of the stands, you get to two of the farms with the most unique and varied offerings, Norwich Meadow Farm and Lani. Both have a wide range of beans, eggplants, peppers, tomatoes, herbs, okra, and other great produce. Norwich has artichokes today, as well as some interesting heirloom melons and sweet golden raspberries. Lani has purple and green long beans.

Ask Central Valley Farm about their CSI. I saw their sample offering last week and it looked like a good deal. Fantasy Fruit has blueberries and good looking black and red currants. It's Roaming Acres Berkshire pork day, with many cuts of pork in addition to their usual ostrich offerings. Hudson Valley Duck Farm has tasty rillettes in addition to ducks, smoked duck breast, and other duck products. Madura has brought in several kinds of mushroom.

PE&DD has fresh fish and shellfish and Red Jacket has excellent sweet cherries, their wonderful apricots, and blueberries. Maxwell's Farm has
cranberry beans, huge cabbages, squashes, sweet and hot peppers, herbs, tomatillos, and other excellent produce.

Race has white corn (picked yesterday afternoon), and other produce and pastries. Consider Bardwell has tasty cheeses, the lavender people have fragrant lavender both edible and decorative, and Troncillito Farm is here with peaches. River Garden and Dutchmill both have beautiful flowers.

Sycamore's Fresh Second Delivery Corn!! Stokes Farm's Generous Bunches of many Kinds of Basil!! Fantasy Fruit is on the East End of the Market!!

2011-07-23T05:53:00.000-07:00

Just about every Saturday regular stand is here, despite the crazy heat. Violet Hill has some interesting mushrooms as well as pork cuts both fresh and smoked and Belle Rouge chicken, whole and parts. Northshire has good looking wild cress and Gorzynski has luscious looking lettuces, herbs, and root vegetables. S&SO has salad vegetables, specialty onions and peppers, herbs, and tomatoes. Eckerton has heirloom tomatoes, Grenada seasoning peppers, squashes, and other delicious vegetables. Oak Grove has white and yellow peaches. squashes, and small heirloom tomatoes, peppers, and herb plants. STOKES IS SELLING ALL SQUASHES AT $1 A POUND.

Quattro's has excellent eggs, poultry, and poultry products, as well as venison sausage. Flying Pig has pork cuts and products as well as eggs.
Sycamore has cauliflowers, corn, tomatoes, and peaches. Cayuga is here with their delicious breads and beans and Cherry Lane has fragrant basil, fairytale eggplants, and other great produce. Lani has squashes, eggplants, beans, onions, squash blossoms, and other vegetables. Windfall is selling squash blossoms, mini-squashes, and other sizes

Keith has tasty tomatoes, herbs, lettuces, garlic, squashes, and sungold cherry tomatoes. Norwich Meadows has several kinds of melon as well as greens, heirloom tomatoes, eggplants, many kinds of beans, including favas, and peppers. Tweefontein herbs moved to the East side of the market.

Too Darned Hot!! But the farmers are here and so is their wonderful produce!

2011-07-22T06:17:00.001-07:00

Dancing Ewe of the delicious cheeses has a small cheesecake today!
John Fazio has poultry, rabbit, and eggs.
Divine has tasty pickles!
Cayuga has ale bread, beans, flours, and grains. Hot Bread Kitchen has breads and other baked goods.
Two Guys has greens and lettuces.
Bodhitree has lima, fava, romano, cranberry, and other fresh beans, eggplants, squashes, peppers, heirloom tomatoes.
Bobolink Dairy has cheeses and breads.
Queens County Farm Museum has greens, herbs, flowers, and eggplants.
Madura has many kinds of good-looking mushrooms, and other produce.
Sycamore has ripe peaches, corn, squashes, cauliflower, broccoli, and tomatoes.
Dutchmill Farm has beautiful lycianthus, gladiolas, and zinneas.
Beth's Farm Kitchen has delicious wild blueberry and many other excellent jams, chutneys, and pickled vegetables.
Berried Treasures has sweet raspberries, wild blueberries, currants, and strawberries, squash blossoms, and beans.
Tremblay has honeys and Deep Mountain has maple syrups and other maple products.
Oak Grove has white and yellow peaches, several varieties of hot and sweet peppers, boxes of heirloom tomatoes, and corn.
Muddy River has artichokes, greens, herbs, onions, and lettuces.
Samascott has sour cherries, gooseberries, blueberries, peaches, and other produce.
Norwich has several kinds of MELON, including watermelon, fava and other beans, ready to eat heirloom tomatoes, eggplants, sweet golden and red raspberries, and other great produce.
Michisk has beans, tomatoes, and other good-looking produce.
Stokes has many kinds of cut basil, generous bunches of other herbs, tomatoes, squashes, and beans.
Van Houten has started bringing in corn and other produce.

Heirloom Tomatoes! Baby Artichokes! Zucchini Blossoms!

2011-07-20T05:30:00.000-07:00

Honey Hollow has mixed and separated boxes of porcini, chanterelles, and trompettes de morts today. Eckerton has baby artichokes and heirloom tomatoes. Locust, Kernan, Phillips, and others have blueberries and Locust has currants. Berried Treasures has black and red raspberries. Eckerton, Windfall, Berried Treasures, and Bodhitree have squash blossoms. Oak Grove, Cherry Lane, Sycamore, Eckerton, and Bodhitree have heirloom tomatoes. Kernan has nectarines and peaches.

Bodhitree and Kernan have okra and Sycamore, Oak Grove, Locust Grove, and others have peaches. Stokes and S&SO have generous bunches of cut herbs. Sycamore, Eckerton, Miglorelli, Cherry Lane, and others have corn. Bulich and Madura have wide varieties of mushrooms. Berried Treasures, Eckerton, and Sycamore have fava beans, and Bodhitree has a huge variety of beans, including flat beans, several kinds of string beans, and others.

Two Guys, Keith, and others have greens and lettuces. Paffenroth has many kinds of braising greens, and red and green celery. As Puck says, "I know a place where the wild thyme grows", which is apparently Honey Hollow! They have pretty large bunches.

Second Load Corn From Sycamore Around Noon Today!!

2011-07-16T05:50:00.000-07:00

Sycamore's second load will be fresh picked this morning! Cherry Lane, Eckerton, and Oak Grove have their first field grown HEIRLOOM TOMATOES!! Red Jacket has SWEET BLACK CHERRIES!! Stokes has low acid yellow tomatoes! Cheese purveyors are allowed to give samples again!!
Quattro's has Italian turkey sausage and ground turkey! One more week for Norwich Meadows fava beans!

Also here today:
Cayuga with ale bread, beans, grains, flours.
Cherry Lane with Turkish orange eggplants, corn, field tomatoes, kirbys, okra.
Lani with flat beans, LONG BEANS, squash blossoms, peppers, onions, CRANBERRY BEANS, ROMANO BEANS, fresh CHICKPEAS.
Eckerton with Walla Walla onions, peppers, unripe green tomatoes, corn, bush basil.
Flying Pig with pork products, including Chardonnay sausage, bangers, and other sausages, bacon, liverwurst, and pork cuts.
Locust Grove with red and black raspberries, currants, peaches, plums, and other fruit, as well as good looking squash blossoms.
Paffenroth with many unusual vegetables, incuding baby fennel, lambs quarters, purslane, puntarelle, chiogga beets, many types of carrot, and other tasty vegetables and herbs.
Northshire with eggs and wild watercress, squashes, and other vegetables.
Gorzynski with delicious organic vegetables and berries.
Mountain Sweet Berry with green and red sucrine, wild baby arugula, baby beets, and other unique vegetables. (They'll have Tri-stars next week, we hope.)

AND MANY MORE!!!!

Second Load Corn From Sycamore Tomorrow!!!

2011-07-15T07:41:00.000-07:00

Sycamore will be bringing in a second load of corn tomorrow, picked in the morning. This makes a significant difference in sweetness and freshness. They usually come in around 11 AM.

Muddy River has started their artichoke season. Unfortunately, I was late this morning and missed them, but they'll be here next Friday.

I must admit to being a bit late today, so I might have missed other goodies as well. As it is, I did buy delicious chicken from John Fazio, Oak Grove's first heirloom tomato, Sycamore's outstanding peaches and corn, and Samascott's excellent blueberries. I also bought fava beans from Norwich (one more week for those) and a box of their golden raspberries.

Both Muddy River and Queens County Farm Museum have good looking basil and other herbs. Stokes has stevia, sorrell, and many other generous bunches of herbs. Cayuga is here with their great breads and beans and Hot Bread Kitchen has unusual crackers, breads, and rolls.

Dutchmill, River Garden, and Rose Meadow are all here with lovely flowers.

Mushroom Heaven!! Peaches! Squash Blossoms! Heirloom Tomatoes!! Corn!!

2011-07-13T06:13:00.000-07:00

Honey Hollow has chanterelles, trompettes de mort, and other mushrooms. Bulich has Shitake and other mushrooms. Madura has many kinds of unique mushrooms. Eckerton, Cherry Lane, and Bodhitree have heirloom tomatoes.

Locust Grove, Berried Treasures, and others have raspberries, and Locust has red currants as well. Sycamore has ready to eat slurpy peaches and Kernan and Oak Grove have tasty peaches as well. Sycamore has corn, as do Eckerton and Miglorelli. Several stands have blueberries. Honey Hollow has black currants. Eckerton has wineberries.

Stokes, Bodhitree, and others have great looking squashes. Bodhitree has many kinds of eggplant, peppers, herbs, and tomatoes.

Bodhitree, Eckerton, Berried Treasures, and Mountain Sweet Berry have squash blossoms.

Gooseberries! Currants!! Blueberries!! Sour Cherries!!

2011-07-09T06:02:00.000-07:00

Sycamore has delicious ripe peaches, corn, tomatoes, and other vegetables. Cheerful Cherry has sour cherries. Locust Grove has raspberries, blueberries, red and white currants, and strawberries, as well as peaches and plums. Eckerton had wineberries and will have them again next week. Fantasy Fruit is back with goosebrrries, blueberries, and honey.

Stokes has cherry tomatoes, fresh garlic, and many kinds of herbs and greens as well as squashes and squash blossoms, eggplants, beets, and tomatoes. Cato Corner Farm is here with many delicious cheeses and Quattro's has several kinds of poultry (ducks, pheasants, chickens, etc.) and pheasant, turkey, and chicken eggs. Keith has delicious organic lettuces, many sizes of garlic scape and Rocambole garlic, herbs, and other produce. Ryder Organic has good looking purslane and other vegetables and flowers.

Seatuck has great looking fresh fish and shellfish, as does PE&DD. D'Attolico's excellent carrots are back! Paffenroth has a huge selection of onions, carrots, radishes, beets, greens, and herbs, including lambs lettuce, purslane, baby fennel, kales, and chard. Eckerton has their first heirloom tomatoes, corn, and beets, along with squash blossoms.

Sycamore's Luscious Peaches! Oak Grove's First Field Heirloom Tomatoes!! Norwich's Green and Red Okra!

2011-07-08T05:50:00.000-07:00

Dancing Ewe's Truffle cheese and ricotta!
Fazio's Rabbit Sausage!
Sycamore's ripe and ready peaches and sweet and tasty corn!!
Oak Grove's lush herb plants, colorful pepper and nasturtium plants, peaches, and the first field heirloom tomatoes.
Bodhitree's many bean, pepper, and eggplant varieties.
Cheerful Cherry's sour cherries and black raspberries.
Samascott's gooseberries, sweet and sour cherries, blueberries, and strawberries.
Norwich Meadows Farm's squashes, peppers, greens, onions, and okra.
Muddy River's fennel, sorrel, arugula, onions, many colored carrots, and leeks. Two Guys' lettuces and herbs.
Stokes Farm's many kinds of mint, savory herbs, salad greens, and tomatoes.
Michick's okra, cauliflower, and onions.
Hammond Dairy yogurts. Bobolink's cheeses.
Cayuga's bread and many varieties of dried beans, grains, and flours.
Berried Treasures' flowers, peas, and sugar snaps.

corn! blueberries!! gooseberries!! peaches!! field heirlooms!!

2011-07-06T05:44:00.000-07:00

Bodhitree has field heirloom tomatoes, peppers, several kinds of bean, salad greens, braising greens, herbs, and field sungold cherry tomatoes. Sycamore, Eckerton, Kernan, and Miglorelli have corn. Paffenroth, Bodhitree, Eckerton, Miglorelli, and Mountain Sweet Berry have great looking beets, radishes, and other root vegetables. Mountain Sweet Berry and Eckerton have squash blossoms (check out Windfall and Bodhitree also). Several stands have blueberries, including Rogowski, Locust Grove, and Kernan. Kernan has tasty peaches and Oak Grove has gooseberries, raspberries, sour cherries, and other fruit.

Sycamore has cauliflower, greenhouse tomatoes, and kirby cucumbers. Mountain Sweet Berry has wild arugula, pea shoots, chives, chervil, and other interesting greens. Cayuga has dried beans in bulk, packaged flours and grains, and excellent bread. Ronnybrook is here with milks, ice creams, butters, and other dairy products and Bulich has several kinds of mushroom. Honey Hollow is here with trompettes de mort and chanterelle mushrooms.

There's Plenty of Beautiful Produce in the Greenmarket Today!!

2011-07-04T08:38:00.000-07:00

Race has donuts and other pastry as well as squashes and other produce. Philips has all kinds of vegetables and fruit, including shelled peas, shelling peas, several greens, onions, peaches, blueberries, raspberries, and sour cherries. Maxwell's has berries, squashes, peas, carrots, and beets. Duncan's Dairy Farm is here with whole milk. P.E.&D.D. has lovely fresh fish and shellfish. Lani has asparagus, squashes, carrots, many kinds of pepper, beets, radishes, fairytale squashes, fresh garlic, herbs, greens, and other produce. Norwich Meadows Farm has mini-squashes, all kinds of beans, greens, fennel, beets, turnips, lettuces, and cucumbers, as well as Aracuna (green)eggs, chickens, and chicken parts.

Central Valley Farm is inviting people to join their CSA. Looks like a good deal. They have fresh butter, vegetable soups, eggs, cheeses, and beef, as well as vegetables. They're having a mozzarella sale today!

HAPPY JULY 4TH WEEKEND!!

2011-07-02T06:13:00.000-07:00

All of the farmers are here, so come ahead! Oak Grove has their first peaches, Hodgson has blueberries, Breezy Hill and Cheerful Cherry have sour cherries, Locust Grove has gooseberries, white and red currants, raspberries, strawberries, cherries, and other fruit, so you're covered if you want to make a cobbler for the holiday picnic!

You can still get asparagus from Lani, in addition to their many onions, greens, squash, squash blossoms, fresh chickpeas, and other produce. Stokes and Keith have gorgeous garlic and Stokes has tomatoes. Miglorelli has CORN today, as well as many kinds of carrot, onion, herb, peas, and juice. Bulich is here with mushrooms and Sycamore has tomatoes, cucumbers, peas, and kohlrabi. Mountain Sweet Berry has wild arugula, CHERVIL, sucrine and red "sucrine", tiny beets, and other unique produce, but NO STRAWBERRIES THIS WEEK.

Violet Hill has beautiful unique mushrooms, pork products, and Belle Rouge chickens, as well as DUCK EGGS and chicken eggs. Northshire has good-looking chanterelles, greens, chicken eggs and QUAIL EGGS. Quattro's has many kinds of poultry, sausages, DUCK EGGS, PHEASANT EGGS, and chicken eggs. Flying Pig has excellent pork products, as does Oak Grove.

A Smaller But Worthwhile Greenmarket

2011-06-27T06:07:00.000-07:00

Lani is here with calaloo, Tuscan and other kales, new onions, asparagus, purple, yellow, and other beans, salad greens, young garlic and onions,squashes and squash blossoms, and other delicious produce. Roaming Acres has pork as well as ostrich meat today. Norwich Meadows has fava beans, baby squash, garlic scapes, salad greens, and other tasty vegetables, as well as chicken and chicken parts. Central Valley has cheeses, soups, and sauces. Consider Bardwell has great cheeses and Hudson Valley Duck Farm has rillettes, duck prosciutto, duck bacon, ducks, and other duck products.

Dutchmill has beautiful zinnias, gladiolas, and other pretty flowers. Maxwell has fennel, herbs, and big good looking cabbages. Madura has a variety of mushrooms and greens. Phillips has blueberries, raspberries, shelled peas and fava beans, as well as a wide variety of produce. Duncan Dairy has whole milk (they're planning to have other milk choices later on). Race has tasty Queen Ann, red sour, and sweet red cherries, as well as pastries and beans.

Lani's Fresh Chickpeas, Eckerton's Small Tomatoes, Stokes New Garlic, Northshire's Greens!

2011-06-25T05:43:00.000-07:00

Stokes -- Cherry tomatoes, tomatoes, cut herbs, fresh young garlic, sorrel, squash, beets.
Keith -- Young garlic, scallions, onions, cut herbs, greens, baby squashes.
Miglorelli -- Strawberries, red and yellow cherries, beets, radishes, greens.
Binder and Oak Grove -- Beautiful lush herb plants.
Norwich Meadows -- Wide variety of small squashes, fava beans (their high point this and the next week or so), greens, baby beets.
Oak Grove -- Nasturtium plants, pepper plants, squashes.
Sycamore -- squashes, tomatoes, strawberries.
Northshire -- Big beautiful chard, sucrine, eggs.
Violet Hill -- Mushrooms, Belle Rouge chicken, chicken parts, smoked and fresh pork, eggs.
Gorzynski -- Gorgeous salad greens and herbs, other organic vegetables,black currants.
Paffenroth -- Many kinds of carrots, onions, radishes, potatoes, beets, herbs, and greens, including purslane, lambs lettuce, and other unusual greens.
Locust Grove -- Raspberries, blueberries, red currants, gooseberries, strawberries, apples, cherries.
Eckerton -- Red and yellow cherry tomatoes, small tomatoes, unusual tasty lettuces, beets, carrots, radicchio,and other organic vegetables, squash blossoms, black raspberries.
Lani -- Fresh chickpeas, squash blossoms, asparagus, peppers, greens, squashes, beets, tomatoes.
Cherry Lane -- lemon pickles, gherkins, heirloom tomatoes (greenhouse), kirbys.

Dutchmill has lycianthus!!! Samascott has sour cherries, sweet black cherries, and Queen Annes! Muddy River has fava beans! Norwich has mini squash!!

2011-06-24T05:32:00.000-07:00

Bodhitree, Norwich Meadows, and Muddy River have fava beans!
Norwich Meadows, Bodhitree, Stokes, and others have several kinds of squash.
Bodhitree has fresh chickpeas and greenhouse heirloom tomatoes.
Samascott has several kinds of cherries, as well as asparagus, strawberries, and rhubarb. Sycamore has shelling peas, sugar snaps, tomatoes, cucumbers, and strawberries.
Muddy River has big gorgeous heads of lettuce, cabbages, new garlic, and interesting carrots.
John Fazio has ducks, chickens, eggs, and rabbit.
The lavender stand has fragrant fresh lavender bunches and the ostrich stand has soaps in addition to their meats and other products.
Berried Treasures has smoked trout, sugar snaps, strawberries and wild strawberries, and herbs.
Dancing Ewe has fresh ricotta, merquez, and wonderful cheeses.

Last Day For Bodhitree's Asparagus! Honey Hollow Has Chanterelles!

2011-06-22T05:45:00.000-07:00

Tweefontein has pesto, hand salve, and other herbal products. Rugowski is here with bok choi, spinach, salad greens, and other excellent produce. Eckerton has squash blossoms, fava beans, beets, sugar snaps, and beautiful lettuces. Mountain Sweet Berry has sucrine lettuce, red sucrine-like lettuce, wild arugula, chamomile flowers,and other unique vegetables in addition to Tri-Star and other strawberries. Locust Grove has red currants, raspberries, red and queen anne cherries, and strawberries. Berried Treasures has wild strawberries, sunchokes, and herbs.

Dutchmill has many colors of gladiola as well as sunflowers, sweet peas, and lilies. River Garden has beautiful bouquets and fragrant lavender. Kernan has blueberries, peaches, squashes, red jacket potatoes, and broccoli. Keith has young garlic, onions, shallots, herbs, lettuces, lovage, stinging nettles,and other tasty produce. Sycamore has shelling peas, squashes, strawberries, and tomatoes. Caradonna has raspberries and queen anne cherries. Bulich Mushrooms and Madura have many kinds of good-looking mushrooms and Madura has lettuces and other vegetables.

Oak Grove has several kinds of good looking pepper plants, lush herb sets, and great pork products. Bodhitree and Cherry Lane have delicious greenhouse heirloom tomatoes and squashes. Cherry Lane has new red jacket and yukon gold potatoes and Bodhitree has a variety of peppers, herbs, and greens.

Catch Asparagus While You Can! The Season is winding down!

2011-06-18T06:09:00.000-07:00

Cherry Lane has new red skin and yukon gold potatoes, greenhouse heirloom tomatoes, and squashes. Lani and a couple of other stands have asparagus, but this is more or less the end of the season. Eckerton has zucchini blossoms and D'Attolico has some of the sweetest sugar snap peas in the market. Stokes and Keith have great young garlic and Stokes has tasty greenhouse tomatoes, cut herbs, squashes, and other produce. Keith also has beautiful organic lettuces and herbs, as does Gorzynski. Norwich Meadows is here with lovely greens and mini squashes.

Quattro's has luscious poultry, including delicious small chickens, boneless chicken breasts, ducks and duck parts, sausages, and eggs (creamy pheasant, turkey, and chicken eggs). Violet Hill is here with Belle Rouge chickens, fresh pork, and a variety of interesting mushrooms.

River Garden has fragrant lavender, beautiful bouquets, and grasses. Ryder Farm is back with bouquets and organic vegetables. PE&DD and Seatuck are here with seafood (Seatuck has live blueclaw crabs!).

Well, the Thunder Knocked My Schedule Out, So I'm Late!

2011-06-17T08:14:00.000-07:00

Dancing Ewe has truffle cheese and other tasty varieties. John Fazio is here with delicious poultry. Ostrich meat is here as well as other ostrich products. Bodhitree has great looking summer squash, fava and string beans, and all kinds of greens. Miglorelli has many kinds of beets and turnips at reasonable prices and Queens County Farm Museum has picture perfect lettuces, cabbages, and other vegetables. Madura has excellent mushrooms and Sycamore has sugar snaps, tomatoes, and strawberries. Dutchmill, Stokes Farm, and Oak Grove have herb plants and Oak Grove says tomorrow is their last day for heirloom tomato plants.

Muddy River has chervil, greens, and other produce and Stokes has tomatoes, strawberries, cut herbs, and plants. Today is Amantai's first day back in the market with baby spinach, snow peas, garlic scapes, and salad vegetables. Berried Treasures has wild strawberries, Tri-stars, sunchokes, trout, herbs, FAVA LEAVES, and flowers.

Chiogga Striped Beets! Fava Beans!! RASPBERRIES! SQUASH BLOSSOMS!

2011-06-15T06:02:00.000-07:00

Paffenroth and Miglorelli have Chiogga striped beets and other beets, new carrots, new onions, sugar snap peas and English peas. Eckerton also has beets, French breakfast radishes, lettuces, sugar snaps, SQUASH BLOSSOMS, and English peas. Bodhitree and Eckerton have fava beans. Cherry Lane and Bodhitree have tasty greenhouse tomatoes (raised in soil in the greenhouses). Mountain Sweet Berry has wild arugula, green sucrine lettuce, red sucrine-like lettuce (less sweet, but nice and crunchy), red and white spring onions, and strawberries(!). Berried Treasures has CHERVIL.

Kernan has blueberries and Locust Grove has RASPBERRIES, RED CURRANTS, cherries, and strawberries. Silver Heights and Oak Grove have many kinds of tomato plant. Both also have hot and sweet pepper plants.

Locust Grove CHERRIES!

2011-06-11T05:33:00.000-07:00

Stokes, Keith, and others have the new crop of garlic and garlic scapes. Stokes, Lani, and Cherry Lane have various squashes and Lani has SQUASH BLOSSOMS! Mountain Sweet Berry has wild arugula, tiny strawberries, and other unique produce, and a huge long line at 8:30! Quattro's has chicken, turkey, and pheasant eggs as well as all sorts of poultry, sausages, and fresh ducks and duck parts, chickens and chicken parts, and smoked poultry. Paffenroth has BABY FENNEL!

Seatuck and PE&DD are both here with delicious fish and shellfish. Seatuck has scungilli, razor clams, and other unique items and PE&DD has cooked lobsters in addition to their excellent shellfish and other seafood. Three Corner Field Farm has yogurt, cheeses, and succulent lamb cuts. Norwich, Keith,Eckerton, and Gorzynski have beautiful organic produce and Cherry Lane, Stokes, Sycamore, Paffenroth, and S&SO have a wide assortment of delicious produce as well. (Cherry Lane's greenhouse heirloom season is winding down, but their excellent field heirlooms will be coming in soon.)

There are luscious strawberries all over the market, with Stokes, Locust Grove, Cherry Lane, and others bringing in several different kinds. Locust Grove has started their cherry season as well. Gorzynski and Locust Grove have rhubarb. Eckerton has sugar snap peas and shell peas and Cherry Lane, Lani, and others have asparagus.

River Garden is bringing in the first of their beautiful bouquets and Rose Meadow has lovely roses and sweet peas (the ones I bought from them last week were beautiful, fragrant, and longish lasting).

Bodhitree has squashes, fresh chickpeas(garbanzo beans), string beans,fava beans!!!

2011-06-10T05:44:00.000-07:00

Bodhitree, Norwich, Miglorelli, and Paffenroth have baby beets. Norwich, Stokes, Muddy River, and others have garlic scapes and Muddy River, Stokes, Norwich, Bodhitree, and others have the new crop of young garlic. Sycamore, Samascott, Stokes, Berried Treasures, and others have strawberries.

Pura Vida is here with fresh fish and Cayuga has breads and many kinds of dried beans, flours, and grains. Others are also here with breads and other baked goods. Dutchmill has beautiful lilies and sunflowers.

If you're going to the market, get out early!!!

2011-06-08T05:57:00.000-07:00

Eckerton has delicious sungold cherry tomatoes!
Kernan has BLUEBERRIES!! and NEW RED SKIN POTATOES!!
Stokes has SORREL!!
Mountain Sweet Berry has STRAWBERRIES, WILD ARUGULA, PEA SHOOTS.
Paffenroth has Big Bunches of Herbs.
Rogowski has GARLIC SCAPES!
Hoeffner, Cherry Lane, and others have ASPARAGUS and Hoeffner has RHUBARB!
Many stands have beautiful lettuces.
Bodhitree and Cherry Lane have greenhouse HEIRLOOM TOMATOES.
Dutchmill, Hodgson, and the local rose stand have beautiful flowers.

Garlic Scapes! Rhubarb! Strawberries! English Shell Peas!

2011-06-04T05:25:00.000-07:00

Cherry Lane and Eckerton have English shell peas. Cherry Lane has greenhouse heirloom tomatoes that are very tasty, especially if you give them a day or so, as well as strawberries, asparagus, sugar snap peas, lettuces, and other produce. Lani has garlic scapes, garlic, mini beets, salad and braising greens, sugar snaps, baby bok choi, fairytale eggplants, and zucchini. Hoeffner and Locust Grove have good looking rhubarb.

PE&DD and Seatuck have beautiful fresh fish and shellfish. S&SO has garlic scapes, salad mix, various kinds of greenhouse tomato, lettuces, onions, and 0ther produce. Paffenroth have a wide variety of produce, including BABY FENNEL, all sorts of lettuces and herbs, many kinds of onion, and greens. Sycamore is back with greenhouse tomatoes and strawberries!

Bodhitree Has FAVAS!! Muddy River Has STINGING NETTLES!!Norwich Meadows Has GARLIC SCAPES!!

2011-06-03T05:45:00.000-07:00

Dancing Ewe's delicious truffle cheese is addictive! I'm having it for breakfast on Our Daily Bread's Italian loaf. John Fazio has rabbit, duck, and chicken parts. Stokes has luscious looking strawberries and asparagus, along with cut and potted herbs. Berried Treasures has watercress, black mint, and other herbs, as well as unripened strawberries (which she and one of the restaurant foragers say is the coming thing!). Norwich has squash blossoms!

Madura has brought in several kinds of mushroom as well as lettuces and other produce. Queens County Farm Museum has lush lettuces and herbs. Oak Grove has beautiful pepper and tomato plants as well as lovely herb plants. Pura Vida is here with many kinds of fresh fish and Cayuga has several kinds of dried beans and grains, along with their excellent breads and flours. Miglorelli has sugar snaps, radishes, arugula, and other produce

Sycamore is Back With Strawberries and Sugar Snaps! Beth is doing a demo today from 11:00 to 1 in Union Square Greenmarket!

2011-06-01T06:06:00.000-07:00

I was so happy to see Sycamore here today! It's good to have these long-time farmstands back here, especially since I still give them the credit for making Union Square and its surrounding shops the destination place to shop for food and other items. Sycamore, Cherry Lane, and others have strawberries and Locust Grove and Hoeffner have rhubarb! Stokes, Cherry Lane, Hoeffner, and others have asparagus.

Honey Hollow is here with green garlic, mushrooms, and some exotic vegetables. Madura has several kinds of mushroom as well as other produce. S&SO has salad and other vegetables and Bodhitree has braising greens, salad vegetables, asparagus, and greenhouse heirloom tomatoes. Cherry Lane also has greenhouse heirloom tomatoes as well as lettuces and sugar snaps.Rogowsky has greens, spinach, and other vegetables and herbs as well as herb-flavored SALTS!

Keith is back! Eckerton has gorgeous lettuces and sugar snap peas.

2011-05-28T06:14:00.000-07:00

Strawberries -- Lani, Stokes, Cherry Lane, and others.
Sugar snap peas -- Cherry Lane, Eckerton
Asparagus -- Lani, Cherry Lane, Hoeffner, Stokes, S&SO, and others
Lettuces and other greens -- Norwich Meadows, Eckerton, Lani, 9J, Cherry Lane, Miglorelli, D'Attolico, Gorzynsky, Lani, Cornuco, and others
Milk -- Ronnybrook and Milk Thistle
Cheeses, butters, yogurts -- Ronnybrook, Three Corner Field Farm, Cato Corner
Poultry -- Quattro's (duck,chicken,pheasant, sausages, etc.), Violet Hill
Meats -- Quattro's (venison), Flying Pig (Pork cuts, bacon, etc.)
Cut and potted herbs -- Stokes, Oak Grove, Binder, Caradonna, Keith
Beans and Bread -- Cayuga
Potted Flowers -- Hodgson, Oak Grove, Van Houten, Hoeffner
Cut Flowers -- Durr (peonies, old fashioned irises, other country flowers), River Garden

Stokes Has Strawberries!! May Have Cherry Tomatoes Tomorrow! KEITH WILL BE HERE TOMORROW!!

2011-05-27T05:57:00.001-07:00

Stokes has strawberries and asparagus as well as sorrel, flowering broccoli rabe, chamomile, and other herbs. Muddy River has young garlic and other greens and fragrant mint. Samascott has lots of rhubarb and asparagus along with other vegetables and apples. Oak Grove says this week and next week are the last for their excellent heirloom tomato plants, but they've just started with their pepper plants. Deep Mountain is here with maple syrup and other maple products as well as their last week for fiddleheads. Tremblay has various kinds of honey. Two Guys and Queens County Farm Museum have salad and other greens and herbs.

Berried Treasures has lupins, garlic chives, savory, hyssop, green garlic, and lovage. Beth's Farm Kitchen has delicious jams, chutneys, and pickled ramps and other vegetables. This is probably the last day for Dutchmill's beautiful and fragrant peonies. Cayuga is here with their wonderful ale bread and Divine Brine has tasty pickled beets and other pickled vegetables.
Bodhitree has strawberries, cherry and heirloom tomatoes, sugar snap peas, salad and other greens and herbs. Fazio is here with duck, chicken, and guinea hen eggs, ducks and duck parts, chicken and chicken parts, and rabbit. Dancing Ewe has brought in their tasty cheeses, merquez, and ricotta (My favorite is the truffle--so light and subtle.)