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Check here for GrowNY's Greenmarket Maps for Union Square: http://www.grownyc.org/unionsquaregreenmarket

Saturday, December 31, 2011

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

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

Friday, December 30, 2011

Small but excellent market today!

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

Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Trapped at home!

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.

Monday, December 26, 2011

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

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

Saturday, December 24, 2011

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

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

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.

Friday, December 23, 2011

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

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