Thanks for a great 2012/2013 Season!

We want to thank all of our wonderful customers, vendors and sponsors for a terrific 2012 / 2013 season.  We look forward to seeing you next fall!

The Pine Island Farmers Market has been so successful in the off season that we are going to expand to two markets per month, taking place from December through March.  Twice as many opportunities for you to stock up on those direct-from-the-farm items that you love, and that are often so hard to get during those long winter months.

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Don’t miss the “Try Before You Buy” Market!

Want to know what you’re getting before you “invest in local”? We understand! The theme of this market is giving you the opportunity to do just that! Black Dirt Gourmet will be making breakfast featuring items from several of your favorite vendors, such as: Snoep Winkel, Soon’s, Rogowski, & Acorn Hill!

1) Soon’s: Haven’t tried their farm-ground fresh nut butters? Stick your sample spoon in chocolate, honey, and unsalted varieties!
2) Bobolink: You’ll drool over their bread, but ask for a small taste of their modest looking aged cheeses and prepare to be amazed!
3) Lowland Beef: Local grass-fed beef…AND a discount?! Yes! When you purchase 20+ pounds of beef or pork, get 20% off your purchase and a free cooler bag to carry it in! It makes sense to stock up.
4) Snoep Winkel Farms: Try Bascia’s fresh sausage with your breakfast! Yum!
5) Acorn Hill: Chef Heather will be using their cheese to make great scones, but every cheese-from feta cubes to cranberry-cinnamon chevre are always available for a taste!
6) Onion Country Jam: Squeeze a jam onto your popsicle stick and enjoy…it’s like summer in a jar.
7) Sweet Things, Wild Thyme: Haven’t tried Onion Flower Honey? Now’s your chance! It sounds especially helpful now that flu season is upon us.
8.) Edge-of-Knife: These wonderful people come out to sharpen your knives, so you can be prepared to cut into all of your market goodies.
9) Third Day Naturals: These ladies will be bringing some great soaps to our market…get a free sample of their new grapefruit soap with every purchase! And you ca stock up on these, too…buy 6 bars, get the 7th free!
10.) Fontanarosa: Home of the “mac & cheese ravioli”, need we say more? They always have something tasty to sample on their hotplate…who knows what it will be this time!
11.) Catskill Mountain Herbs: Try these herbal remedies before anyone else! (We can’t wait to see what they are!).
12. Pickelicious: Insert toothpick into samples. Drool. Take home some of everything! (That’s what happens to us, anyways.)
13.) Warwick Valley Winery: You know that Valentine’s Day is coming up, right? So you need wine anyways? Buy a case with them and get a discount!
14) Bertoni: Loved their jewelry before? They’re bringing another selection to this market!
15) Face-Painting: Sit still for a minute and enjoy the pleasure of someone putting art on your face for no reason. Fun, right? 

January 26th is our “try before you buy” market!

Save the date for our next market coming up on Saturday January 26th.  What other market let’s you try before you buy?  None I tell you!

Stop into the farm kitchen that morning and try some of the amazing breakfast specials planned by Chef Heather.  Don’t miss the …
Soons Apple Apple Cider – served hot or cold
Snoep Winkel Breakfast Sausage with Biscuits and Gravy 
Lowland Farms Cured Lingua Salad with Pickel-Licious Olives
Acorn Hill Goat Cheese Scones with Caramelized Onion

Next Market Date – Sat Dec 29th

It may be chilly in the Hudson Valley this week, but we will have you covered in whatever the weather may bring.  This Saturday our barn will be packed with your favorite farmers and local food vendors to help you stock up for your New Years Celebration.  Come by for a hot and hearty breakfast in the farm kitchen, and peruse the offerings.

Bobolink Dairy will have your favorite cheeses and artisan breads, come early as they sold out of almost everything at our last market!  Appetizers a plenty are featured at Acorn Hill Farms and PickleLicious.  If you are in the mood for a pasta dish, then just stop by at Fontanarosa’s table to pick up something special.  Lowland Farms will have some beautiful cuts of local grass fed beef to headline your dinner table.

Spending New Years with friends?  It’s not too late to pick up a lovely hostess gift!  How about handmade soaps or raw local honey in an elegant gift jar from Sweet Things Wild Thyme, or a selection of apple butter and cider from Soons Orchard.  Of course you can’t go wrong with ciders and wines from the Warwick Valley Winery, or a selection of cookies baked fresh by the Black Dirt Gourmet.

Pre-Christmas Market Sat. Dec 15th For Your Holiday Shopping – Local Crafts, Gifts And Produce

The Pine Island Farmers Market, located inside the main barn at W Rogowski Farm, in Pine Island, NY, is set for a pre-Holiday market on December 15 from 10am to 3pm. The market will feature local crafts and produce gift baskets that are perfect for your holiday gift giving. Get in the holiday spirit with a visit from Santa Claus, and seasonal music performed cello-guitar duo The Foxes.

Craft Vendors include Bea Bloom Pottery, Carbon Made silk scarves and graphic tees, Sweet Things honeycomb candles, as well as Corky Creations granite cutting boards and wine toppers. Produce vendors will feature wonderful holiday specials including Lowland Beef’s 20/20 special – buy 20 pounds of beef, receive a 20% discount and receive a free reusable padded cooler bag. Black Dirt Gourmet will be showcasing an array of Holiday Cookies and Candies, both traditional and gluten-free.

Chef Lukas Volger will demonstrate how to make veggie burgers, signing his two cookbooks “Veggie Burgers Every Which Way” and “Vegetarian Entrees that Won’t Leave You Hungry”, and fielding questions about vegetarian cooking. A hearty, made-to-order breakfast will be available in the farm kitchen featuring products from the market vendors, including hot cider from Soons Orchards and Biscuits and Gravy featuring Snoep Winkel’s Breakfast Sausage.

Our regular produce vendors include Acorn Hill Farmstead (Goat Cheese), Bobolink Dairy and Bakehouse (Cheese and Artisan Bread), Fontanarosa’s Gourmet (Pasta and Specialty Foods), Lowland Farm (Grass Fed Beef and Pastured Pork), Pazdar Winery, Pickel-Licious, Snoep Winkel Farm (Grass Fed Chicken, Lamb, Pork, Sausage and Eggs), Sweet Things Wild Thyme (Honey), and W. Rogowski Farm (Certified Naturally Grown Produce).

The remaining dates for this off-season market follow on the last Saturday of each month – December 29, January 26, February 23 and March 30, 2013.

Extra! Extra! Pine Island Farmers Market Launches For Pre-Thanksgiving Shopping Sat. Nov 17th

Off-Season Market Returns For Its Third Year In Pine Island

The Pine Island Farmers Market is returning for a third season, inside the main barn at W Rogowski Farm, in Pine Island, NY. The market kicks off with a pre-Thanksgiving market on November 17 and a pre-Holiday market on December 15, followed by 4 more dates on the last Saturday of each month – December 29, January 26, February 23 and March 30, 2013. Market hours are 10am to 3pm.

The November 17th market is the perfect place to stock up for your Thanksgiving holiday table. Imagine starting your Thanksgiving dinner with an appetizer of Acorn Hill’s Cinnamon Cranberry Chevre accompanied by Warwick Valley Winery’s Pumpkin Hard Cider, and sitting down to a meal featuring farm-made sides from Black Dirt Gourmet and a grass fed Ham Roast from Snoep Winkel Farm. All of these vendors, and more, will be on hand to help you make the perfect holiday meal.  Snoep Winkel Farm has Bacon, Eggs and Ham Steaks to help start your holiday morning right.

New and returning vendors include Acorn Hill Farmstead (Goat Cheese), Bobolink Dairy and Bakehouse (Cheese and Bread), Fontanarosa’s Gourmet (Pasta and Specialty Foods), Gardens By Kelley (Tea), Lowland Farm (Grass Fed Beef), Pickel-Licious, Snoep Winkel Farm (Grass Fed Chicken, Lamb, Pork and Eggs), Sunrise Mountain Soap, Sweet Things Wild Thyme (Honey), Warwick Valley Winery and Distillery (Hard Cider, Wine) and W. Rogowski Farm (Certified Naturally Grown Produce).

A hearty, made-to-order breakfast will be available in the farm kitchen. Live music will be provided by Singer-Songwriter Evan Teatum. Chef demonstrations and other activities are also being planned to keep everyone in the family entertained. Please visit our website for schedules, directions and updates – http://www.PineIslandFarmersMarket.com.

Welcome to the 2012/2013 Season!

Our Vendor line up is coming together for the upcoming market on November 17th. Don’t miss it … snow or rain … not a problem in our great big barn! Great shopping with Acorn Hill Farm (goat cheese), Lowland Farm (beef), Snoep Winkel Farm (lamb, pork, sausage), Sweet Things Wild Thyme (honey) … just to name a few!

First Year Anniversary

 

Annie Rabbitt Visits Pine Island Farmers Market As They  Celebrate
Assemblywoman Annie Rabbitt stopped by to congratulate Market Manager, Wendy Vandercliff   during the last indoor farmer’s  market on January 28th. While visiting she shopped for freshly prepared foods and other delights  to take home and share with her family.“I am so delighted and fortunate to have an indoor farmers market that I can shop at in the winter with such wonderful dishes and fresh local food to enjoy. It was such a welcoming and inviting atmosphere. I look forward to stopping by again” said Assemblywoman Rabbitt.

The Pine Island Farmers Market will be held on February 25th, from 10am to 3pm, in the main barn at the W. Rogowski Farm located at 329 Glenwood Rd, Pine Island, NY.

Chef Alex Barron from the Breezy Point in Greenwood Lake will be on hand from 10am to noon  to  provide a cooking demonstration and tasting. This month Edge of Knife returns to the market to provide knife sharpening services and sales — bring in your knives to be sharpened.  Pets Alive joins us this month with a variety of items for sale with proceeds supporting their important work in animal rescue. Local musician Gayle Donnelly will perform  from 11:30am to 1pm,  blending her own songs with covers that will make you smile and remember when .  Shalimar Alpacas joins us with their quality woven goods. Gardens by Kelley returns with a large variety of locally grown teas and healthcare items.Chase Bank will be a the market to promote their new branch.

Each month the Pine Island Farmer’s Market offers “Farmer’s Market Roulette”, providing a free chance to win products from our vendors and sponsors.  Regular vendors this season include  Acorn Hill Farm (goat cheeses, fudge ,  Black Dirt Gourmet (prepared foods), Bobolink Dairy and Bake house (cheeses and breads),  Fontanarosa’s Pasta,  Janet’s Quality Baked Goods,  Lowland Farm (grass fed beef ) ,  Onion Country Kitchens (jam s, syrup ) ,   Pazdar Winery ,  Picklelicious (pickled products), Snoep Winkel Farm (meat, poultry, eggs) ,  Sunrise Mountain Soaps,  S weet Things Wild Thyme (honey, honey combs, lip balm), and W. Rogowski Farm (produce) .

The market’s last date in this season will be held on March 31 –  from 10am to 3pm. This year’s sponsors include Bertoni Designs, Eddie’s Roadhouse, Fetch Bar & Grill, Harvest Restaurant, Pine Island Wine & Liquor and the W. Rogowski Farm. For  vendor lists, directions and updates please visit  www.PineIslandFarmersMarket.com .

We will return in November 2012 with pre-holiday markets and markets on the last Saturday of each month through March- each one featuring chef demos, live music and more.

Extra! Extra!

Pine Island Farmers Market Celebrates First Year Anniversary
Local vendors offer Valentine gifts for that special someone

The Pine Island Farmers Market celebrates its first anniversary on January 28th, from 10am to 3pm, in the main barn at the W. Rogowski Farm located at 329 Glenwood Rd, Pine Island, NY.  Goshen resident Evan Teatum looks forward to the market each month as “it is not just an inviting eclectic marketplace, but a friendly place where people gather together to enjoy fresh food and exchange ideas.”

Special gifts with a personal touch will be offered just in time for Valentine’s Day.  Rachel Bertoni Designs of Sugar Loaf, NY will demonstrate jewelry making, creating custom earrings on the spot with your choice of colors.  Candy Apple Shoppe of Glenwood, NJ will have a selection of their handmade candied apples and chocolate confections.  

Chef and Author Lukas Volger will be on hand to sign his new cookbook, Vegetarian Entrees That Won’t Leave You Hungry, available for purchase.  From 10am to noon Volger will provide a cooking demonstration and tasting from the book which Publishers Weekly praised for “the beauty of Volger’s approach lies in its simplicity, creativity, and portability”

This month Edge of Knife returns to the market to provide knife sharpening services and sales — bring in your knives to be sharpened.  Winslow Therapeutic Center will offer face painting, with proceeds supporting their important work. Local musician Dan Brother will perform his own brand of soulful blues from 11:30am to 1pm.

 Each month the Pine Island Farmer’s Market offers “Farmer’s Market Roulette”, a chance to win products from our vendors and sponsors.  Regular vendors this season include Acorn Hill Farm (goat cheeses, fudge), Black Dirt Gourmet (prepared foods), Bobolink Dairy and Bake house (cheeses and breads), Bru Organics (cacao),Fontanarosa’s Pasta, Janet’s Quality Baked Goods, Lowland Farm (grass fed beef), Onion Country Kitchens (jams, syrup), Pazdar Winery, Picklelicious (pickled products), Snoep Winkel Farm (meat, poultry, eggs),Sunrise Mountain Soaps, Sweet Things Wild Thyme (honey, honey combs, lip balm), and W. Rogowski Farm (produce).

The market continues in 2012 on February 25 and March 31 – the last Saturday of each month from 10am to 3pm – each one featuring chef demos, live music and more. This year’s sponsors include Bertoni Designs, Eddie’s Roadhouse, Fetch Bar & Grill, Harvest Restaurant, Pine Island Wine & Liquor and the W. Rogowski Farm. For a schedule, vendor lists, directions and updates please visit www.PineIslandFarmersMarket.com.

Our one year Anniversary.