Preorder Online: Tues, 7:00pm thru Thurs, 7:00pm

WINTER FARMING
WINTER SHOPPING

Winter provides extra challenges on our farms. It's dark when our producers wake up and dark when they do their evening chores. Paths and barn entrances must be kept clear of snow. Machinery and vehicles need repairs. Farmers need to be attentive to ensure fresh food remains safe in high tunnels. There's plenty of buttoning up one's Carhartt layers against the cold while breaking ice on water troughs and hauling feed for the animals. And when there's midwinter calving or kidding to be done a farmer's work runs 24/7 for a while. Thanks again to all our producers for their great work arriving with the foods we love, week after week!

Winter and COVID have provided challenges at the Market too. To make things work this season we reinvented where, how and when to shop the Market during winter. There was worry shoppers might add "why" when reviewing an outdoor winter market. Not so! Our producers have been really pleased to see so many shoppers make the effort to preorder and visit the Market each week. So thanks to our hard core shoppers who keep making the Market possible with their ongoing support!

Awwwwww! Cara of Edgwick Farm with the kids...
(Edgwick returns as a weekly vendor this week)

PFM-O OPENS
TONIGHT, 7:00pm

Click Pleasantville Farmers Market Online to begin shopping after 7:00pm tonight. PFM-O is open until 7:00pm Thursday evening.

Questions?
Email us at orders@pleasantvillefarmersmarket.org

Please note the Market hours on Saturday in winter: 9:00 - 11:30.

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.

Saturday, 1/23: Edgwick Farm is back; Chaseholm Farm Creamery is absent.

In addition to our Weekly Vendors the Rotation Vendors listed below will also be in this Saturday.

• Bombay Chutney Company
• Spirits Lab

Phelps Health Tip:
Lead Sponsor Phelps Hospital Northwell Health shares the following: "Encourage your child to help pick out a healthy recipe and then to assist you in preparing the recipe. Kids are more likely to try a new food or meal if they're involved with the process".

PREORDER OR WALK UP?

Some shoppers still ask if they can arrive at the Market as a walk-up shopper without having preordered. The answer is "yes", albeit with these caveats:

• Mead Orchards offers their apples and vegetables for preorder-only due to cold weather risk to their items (though they have a limited supply of cider some weeks for walk-up).
• Bread Alone is preorder-only (though they have a limited walk-up option to sell any items remaining from their process of packing preorders).
• Gajeski Produce offers their items for preorder (though on "warmer" days they offer some vegetables for limited walk-up).
• Maple View Farm is also focused on preorders as their greens would be damaged if displayed most winter days (that said, they have a very limited walk-up option on warmer days).
• All our other producers offer their items both preorder and for walk up purchases (ie: honey, jams, meats, baked goods) -- but knowing you'll get what you want is touch and go. Vendors are only required to offer their full options online in winter.

If you preorder it is easier for vendors as they know what to bring to market, guaranteeing you get what you're seeking. Given the harsh conditions in winter the overriding goal is brevity of service (which preordering accomplishes). We're trying to help shoppers AND vendors get in and get out quickly on Saturdays. Therefore, walk up shoppers should be aware that preorder customers are served first as part of the goal to move as many shoppers through the marketplace within reduced hours. Whatever way you shop the Market we thank you for sticking with us year-round.

1st ROUND OF THE 2021
BEST OF WESTCHESTER
CONTEST ENDS ON 1/20

The Market's shoppers, volunteers and producers created a successful response to the challenges we faced in 2020. Help acknowledge this positive, ongoing collaboration by voting Pleasantville Farmers Market as Best Farmers Market (#34) and Best Produce (#57) before tomorrow, 1/20, 5:00pm. To vote click Best of Westchester which takes you to the Reader's Ballot for Food & Drink. Thanks for participating!

Know before you go:

Masks Are Mandatory & Other Guidelines
Help the Market remain a safe and efficient place to gather food. Masks are required to be worn while at the Market. Please send only one member of the family to shop. If arriving as a couple, bring enough reusable bags so you can splitting up shopping tasks. Do not use the Market at this time as a family outing as we must limit the number of people in the marketplace, and shopping is meant to be brief and purposeful. For more information about COVID-19 protocols for shoppers please click here. Your adherence to these shopping guidelines assists us in keeping the Market open to support residents and vendors alike.

Absolutely avoid the Market if you are sick. Especially so if you exhibit any symptoms of the COVID-19 virus (temperature of 100° or above, a cough, a sore throat, shortness of breath). The New York State Department of Health has set up a hotline at (888) 364-3065 where Department of Health experts are available to answer questions regarding COVID-19.

VENDOR HIGHLIGHTS For Saturday:

Gajeski Produce has their PFM-O store loaded with items for your week's meals, from winter-grown greens to well-stored staples. This week they added broccoli rabe (greens, no florets). Dive in and get preordering!

Pika's Farm Table has expanded their soup offering with some hearty meat based soups. Preorder one tonight (ie: their Smoky Tomato and Chicken Bisque). It will make for a no-stress delicious meal later in the week.

Winter-growing Maple View Farm continues to make available microgreens, lettuces, mustard greens, baby kale, pea shoots, claytonia and bunched red radishes every week. Check out their PFM-O store tonight to place your preorders.

Edgwick Farm is back with numerous aged and fresh goat cheeses, goat milk (chocolate or white) and yogurt. Preorder tonight and then welcome Dan and Talitha back this Saturday while collecting your items.

Woven Stars Farms has a great selection of meats for preorder and they've added 750 ml. bottles of apple cider vinegar crafted by neighboring Threshold Farm.

Spice Revolution is packing the heat! They're featuring all hot & spicy items to keep warm. Featured spices include gochugaru, chipotle, jalapeño powder, chili powder medium, hot smoked Spanish paprika and many more.

Spirits Lab in this Saturday with their bourbon, rye, vodka, bottled cocktails and cocktails in individuals portions too. Preorder to have your items bagged and ready to go Saturday.

Biscuit? Bobolink Dairy & Bakehouse has two to mention: an apple biscuit (with their 100% grass-fed cultured butter, organic sugar, local apples, and spices; 1/3 as sweet as a typical pastry) and a cheese biscuit (made with Bobolink's 100% grass-fed cultured butter and cow's milk cheeses; dense, flaky and cheesy impact - great breakfast of as a great burger bun) Yum!

Red Barn Bakery is back. Their store is loaded up with plenty of your favorites and some new items too.

Keep Teagevity and BeanLuv in mind to enjoy a hot cup of perfect tea or coffee -- either at the Market or by stocking up for your home pantry. Missing a cold glass of your favorite Teagevity red tea? Teagevity offers swing top bottles of red teas most Saturdays (and they'll refill your clean Teagevity swing top bottle if you bring it with you).

Kiernan Farm has their PFM-O store ready with beef extra thick sandwich steaks on SALE at $12.50/lb (reg. $16.50/lb). They're pork country style ribs (2 pieces per package) are also on SALE at $9.25/lb (reg. $13.25/lb). Also, you can preorder 1lb of their ground beef for $11.75, or toggle down to order five 1lb packages to get $10.00 off the total order.

Mead Orchards has 20 varieties of crisp apples to offer! Check out their items and preorder tonight.

Bombay Chutney Company has several delicious heat and eat meals in their PFM-O store ready for preorder. Browse through and select one for a delicious meal this week.

IN THE COMMUNITY:

Shop Local Business Listing:
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. Their Shop Local Business Listing is updated daily with the latest on store hours and pick up options. To view the listing visit pleasantvillechamber.com.