Fresh produce…breads, pies, cookies…cheese… grass-fed beef…flowers… ice cream…honey…eggs…olive oil… the list of delights goes on as foodies, friends and families welcome opening day at the Nyack Farmers’ Market. Set for today, May 9 from 8 a.m. – 2 p.m., Market day will feature a copious early Spring harvest from the area’s farms and food producers, as […]
On Saturday, January 12, at 9 a.m., regional farmers and vendors will return for the fifth season of the Palisades Indoor Winter Farmers’ Market. Located in a charming schoolhouse built in 1870, the farmers’ market is open every Saturday through May 18, rain, snow or shine, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. New this year, will […]
It started out as an idea shared by Stony Point residents Michele Corish, Jennifer Lima and Jeanna Cook on the North Rockland Community Group on Facebook. And in less than two months it blossomed into Stony Point’s first farmers market. The Town of Stony Point hosted the event on the lawn at town hall on […]
BY SARA GILBERT On Tuesday, August 14, the Town of Stony Point board held its regular meeting, awarded girl scouts and a local good Samaritan with plaques, approved a farmers’ market and invited the film industry in. “Every month we try to honor people who have done something special,” said Supervisor Geoffrey Finn. The special […]
BY ERIN MAHER 1. Visit a local park – Rockland County has an abundance of parks for the public to enjoy. With 11 state parks and over 50 county, town, and village parks, there are plenty of places to get out and enjoy the weather and outdoors. Many of the parks offer various recreational fields […]
As more people want to know our food sources, mass marketers are learning to imitate the calls of courtship with words like “all-natural,” “sustainable,” and “artisanal.” How are shoppers to know what’s authentic? On Saturday, May 26, Community Markets will open their 21st season of managing farmers markets with the guarantee of one essential word: […]