I am getting so excited about
opening day at the Greenport Farmers’ Market on Saturday. We have a new location at 624 Main Street,
home the United Methodist Church, and I can’t
wait to see my fellow farmer friends from last year: Stephanie of Invincible
Summer Farm, Walter of Garden Fusion and Karen, the talented cheese-maker at
Goodale Farm. The market is going to
be even better – and even more artisanal - with the addition of several new farms
and vendors:
For opening day, The Old Field Vineyard will be a participating winery for the first time. Make sure you take home a bottle of Cacklin
Rose (sporting a silhouette of their Leghorn chicken) which is a perfect wine
to sip after coming in from the beach. Or bring the Rooster Tail Red to your Saturday
barbeque. I am partial to all things
chickens! Both of these wines are light
and uncomplicated – a perfect match for North Fork weekends.
Greg of Long Island Coffee
Roasters will be selling his small-batch coffee – both beans and beverages –
all freshly roasted in Southold. After
all, what is a Saturday morning without great coffee? www.licoffeeroasters.com
Be sure to look for Paulo, of
Metro Macs, and his brightly-colored, incredibly decadent french macarons (yes,
that is the proper french spelling, too). My favorite flavor is the salted caramel. Yum. Take some home for your weekend
guests. Or better yet, get your guests
to bring some home to you. (Hint, hint
houseguests) www.metromacsny.com
Most of our Browder’s Birds customers
already know Tom Hart, who helped me every Saturday at the market last season. He has started his own farm this year called
Deep Roots and will be selling vegetables, eggs and chickens. This year you will even meet his wife – Brie! Some of you are surprised it wasn’t me, I
know.
Gula Gula Empanadas will be a new
vendor this year. And while I have not
had the pleasure to try one yet, I will definitely be eating one… or two… or three.
And one of the coolest
editions to the market is the Edible Schoolyards program. Many of our East End schools now have school
gardens with help from Slow Food East End. The kids from these schools will sell their
produce on a rotating basis each week. Talk
about educating the future generation!
Buy local and make a difference by encouraging our kids to grow healthy
food for our community.
More market updates to come
this season...
Greenport
Farmers Market
At the Greenport United Methodist Church624 Main Street - Market Lot on 1st Street
9:00 am – 1:00 pm
Opening Day this Saturday, May 19th
www.greenportfarmersmarket.comOpening Day this Saturday, May 19th
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