Playing Around With Winter Menus!

Don't shy away from getting creative with your winter menu. The apparent constraint of cooking with seasonally available ingredients opens a door on how other individuals and cultures have approached the same opportunity. And of course, the opportunity has always been for a delicious meal.

Case in point, food journalist and author Mark Bittman's West African Peanut Soup with Chicken uses many items available now at the Pleasantville Farmers Market. Gajeski Produce and Maple View Farm can provide kale or collards, garlic, onions, and sweet potatoes. Maple View has summer sweet frozen tomatoes that can be used in this dish. Hilly Acres Farm or Woven Stars Farm have chicken (and the broth used in the dish can be sourced from Woven as well). Spice Revolution has cayenne, salt, and pepper. And with a jar of peanut or nut butter from The Peanut Principle -- you're set to produce a hearty, healthy and fun winter dish.

SOME WINTER DETAILS

HOURS? Please note that winter season hours are 9:30am-12:00pm, and we're open Rain or Shine or Brrrrrr!

SNOW?! If a weather-related closure is required due to ongoing snow on a Saturday, we send out a special Friday newsletter announcing that closure, and post a notice to our website's homepage and social media.

PREORDERS? Our vendors offer products for WALK UP purchases all winter. A few vendors also have set up their own methods for shoppers to be able to preorder products if they wish. That information is listed below (and the same information can be found anytime on our website by clicking here).

Produce:
Maple View Farm's new preorder system is open Tuesday, 7pm thru Thursday, 7pm
To shop click https://www.mapleviewfarmny.com/shop.
Their system ensures you can get their tender greens when winter Saturdays are below freezing and the farm cannot display greens for walk up purchases.

Baked Goods:
Bobolink Dairy and Bakehouse
https://www.cowsoutside.com/s/shop

Dairy:
Bobolink Dairy and Bakehouse
https://www.cowsoutside.com/s/shop
Edgwick Farm
https://edgwickfarm.square.site/

Herbs and Spices:
Spice Revolution
text 914-279-0077

WHO'S IN THIS WEEK?

View our Map of the Market to see where all vendors visiting this Saturday will be located in the marketplace.

Note: Red Barn Bakery and Noble Pies are weekly vendors February - March. In February SallyeAnder has switched to visiting on the 1st & 3rd Saturdays.
In addition to Weekly vendors, the following Rotation vendors will also be in this Saturday:

• 3×3 Kitchen Provisions
• Cooper’s Daughter Spirits
• Himalayan Delish
• SallyeAnder
• The Cracker Workshop

Lead Sponsor Northwell Health Tip:
"Eating potassium-rich sweet potatoes helps promote a healthy heart. Higher potassium intake allows you to excrete more sodium, lower your blood pressure, and reduce your risk for heart disease according to the American Heart Association." Brought to you by Northern Westchester and Phelps, your local Northwell hospitals.

Market Intern Program
The Market is accepting applications from area students, grades 8 - 12, for the our winter Intern Program. For information email info@pleasantvillefarmersmarket.org.

VENDOR HIGHLIGHTS

Both Noble Pies and Red Barn Bakery are now in every week with excellent sweet and savory baked items.

Gajeski Produce has two SALES this Saturday: garlic will be 2 heads for $3.00, and potatoes (usually $3.00/lb) will be offered at a dollar off / lb this Saturday.

3x3 Kitchen Provisions will be in with their Gluten Free items, including delicious biales.

Mead Orchards has plenty of apples and fresh apple cider. Their apples are kept in controlled atmosphere storage so varieties can stay crisp well into the spring.

Edgwick Farm is reporting that their first Firthcliffe are coming out of the bloomy cave at the farm.

This week Spice Revolution has excellent cayenne, salt and pepper for Mr. Bittman's recipe, but they also have perfect seasonings for fish, chicken, beans, lentils, stews, mushrooms, potatoes, pork, beef and root vegetables too. Stop by if you need some mid-winter menu inspiration.

Cooper's Daughter Spirits is highlighting their Black Walnut Bourbon. This bourbon is aged in their own American white oak barrels and finished in a second barrel that was used to store black walnut syrup tapped from trees at the distillery and surrounding groves. This rare nutty syrup creates an irresistibly smooth and slightly sweet bourbon.

Warm up while shopping. Enjoy a Knot of This World Pretzel from their grill, a hot waffle from Pika's farm Table, or a hot cup of tea or coffee from Teagevity.

Hilly Acres Farm offers a variety of pork, beef, chicken and fresh brown eggs every week. This week they're calling attention to their smoked chorizo, andouille, and kielbasa -- just defrost and serve. They're also having a special on half chickens and beef short ribs this week.

Troota Foods has been developing a line of fully vegan pasta items that are both TASTY and informed by their years of cooking up Italian deliciousness. Stop by to learn more about these new products.

Hudson Valley Duck Farm brings to market rendered duck fat. With a higher smoke point, and a rich complex flavor, duck fat is considered essential in many cuisines. Hudson Valley Duck offers a 16 oz. container and a new 7 oz. one. Here's an older article on this topic.

Will Himalayan Delish set up to produce dumplings to eat at the Market Saturday? It looks like YES, but note that on bad weather days shoppers can still obtain their dumplings, frozen-to-go, by stopping by the Orwasher's tent on poor weather days. Take home a bag of frozen dumplings and steam for 18 minutes to enjoy them as a meal this week (plenty of delicious sauces are included). Ideally, bring an insulated bag to tote your dumplings home.

Maple View Farm is in this week. Try preordering their "Farmer's Choice Bag" which offers a bulk discount on 7-9 items of seasonal produce selected for you from a variety of roots, greens, and herbs. To preorder use the link https://www.mapleviewfarmny.com/shop. between Tuesday, 7pm thru Thursday, 7pm.

KNOW BEFORE YOU GO

For the health and safety of our shoppers, please note that the Village of Pleasantville and Market operator, Foodchester, Inc., run the Pleasantville Farmers Market as a dog-free environment.

Pleasantville's Memorial Plaza parking lot is FREE between 8am - 1pm. After 1pm the parking lot requires payment for any cars present. Note that all street parking locations still require payment on Saturdays at all times. The Village's Pango smartphone app and two pay stations are available to make payment. For additional free parking options get to know the "hidden parking lots of P'ville" (6 out of 9 lots are free) by clicking here.

Visit Pleasantville Farmers Market and double your SNAP dollars! The Pleasantville Farmers Market happily accepts SNAP/EBT benefits -- and now you can double your SNAP dollars (up to $40) thanks to a generous grant from our local hospitals, Phelps Hospital and Northern Westchester Hospital, both part of the Market's Lead Sponsor Northwell Health. Simply bring your SNAP card to the Managers Tent at the entrance to the Market where we can swipe your card to exchange the amount of benefits you wish to use as $1 or $5 SNAP Market coins. For every dollar you redeem (up to $40), you will receive two dollars in SNAP Market coins. These coins are accepted at any Market vendor displaying our green SNAP signage.

IN THE COMMUNITY:

Shop Local:
The Pleasantville Chamber of Commerce can help you stay connected to the small businesses that make Pleasantville such a wonderful place to visit and to live. Check out the Pleasantville Chamber of Commerce website for a full member directory, an event calendar, and a feature to help find parking spots when visiting.