My Intern, Emily, at the Chappaqua Farmer's Market
Every Saturday, during the outdoor season, local farmers and vendors gather at the Chappaqua Train Station to sell their produce, baked goods, cheeses, eggs, fruit, fish, and prepared foods, such as jams, condiments, and pickles. There’s also local entertainment, local hospitality, and even local knife sharpening. The markets mission is to provide space for local, small-scale farmers and producers to sell their natural or organically cultivated products directly to the consumer.
My summer intern, Emily Borgeest, is an enterprising young woman. She sells her healthy line of granola and other snacks called Cleo’s Wholesome Crunch at the farmer’s market, all of which are organic and gluten free. As you know, I love a good farmer’s market and Emily was happy to share her photos.
1 The Chappaqua Farmers Market is open on Saturdays from 8:30am - 1:30pm.
2 This past weekend, the market was busy with people buying treats for Father's Day and graduation parties.
3 Vendors set up tents along the grassy area in front of the station.
4 This is Emily at her tent for Cleo's Wholesome Crunch. Emily will be a senior this fall at the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University.
5 Cleo is Emily's middle name. Her products are made with all natural ingredients, with no refined sugar or preservatives.
6 The granola is a combination of rolled oats, nuts, seeds, raisins, banana chips, coconut, and is sweetened with natural agave nectar. There is also a gluten-free version.
7 A closeup - rather delicious looking
8 There are also four kinds of cookies, three of which are gluten-free, and all are dairy, soy, and preservative-free and sweetened with agave nectar.
9 Her line of products cater to people with food allergies and to those looking for healthy snacks.
10 Emily's twin sister, Erica, assists Emily in her business. Erica will be a senior in the Gabelli School of Business at Fordham University this fall.
11 Kings Roaming Angus Farm, owned by Andrew King, is located in Cobleskill, New York, where he raises beef, pork, chickens, and turkeys.
12 Andrew sells beef, pork, chicken and eggs at the market. www.kingsroamingangus.com
13 This is Jeff Alba of Picklelicious from Teaneck, New Jersey. www.picklelicious.com
14 He sells a variety of pickles, including full-sour, half-sour, kosher dill, hot and spicy, horseradish, and sweet pickle chips.
15 There are also olives, sun-dried tomatoes, marinated artichokes, sauerkraut, hot cherry peppers, sweet peppers, marinated mushrooms and marinated celery.
16 Diane Morgiewicz, Richy Andryshak, and Jennifer Cutler are farmers from Goshen, New York. They've been vending at local farmer's markets for 14 years.
17 Large heads of leafy lettuce.
18 Carrots, beets and radishes.
19 A variety of onions and herbs
20 And even garlic scapes - the flower stem of the garlic bulb
21 They offered love red tomatoes.
22 And beautiful fragrant strawberries
23 Renee McCaine-Taylor of Bedford Hills, sells her homemade jams and jellies. She's a special ed teacher and makes jam during her free time. website www.reneesjams.com
24 Renee offers many interesting flavor combinations of jam.
25 Every jar is individually decorated.
26 Florence Hinkley sells Lynnhaven Goat Milk Cheese made in Pine Bush, New York.
27 Different flavors are made by mixing the cheese with oils, garlic, herbs, tomatoes, and roasted peppers.
28 Lynn Flemming owns the farm, where she also sells meat.
29 Sarah Heza of Bread Alone has been selling her bread at farmer's markets for 8 years. http://www.breadalone.com/home
30 In addition to bread, she offers fresh muffins, croissants, scones, and danishes.
31 The Bread Alone bakery is located in Boiceville, New York, at the foothills of the Catskill Mountains.
32 Bread Alone has a wide assortment of baked goods.
33 There is fresh honey from Honey Locust Farm House in Newburgh, New York. http://www.honeylocustfarmhouse.com/home.html
34 Sean Carmody brings Taiim Falafel Shack to the market from Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, offering delicious hummus and babaghanouj. www.taiimfalafelshack.com
35 Aimee Milano owns Big Girl Baking Co. with her sisters, Regina and Jody. http://www.biggirlbaking.com/
36 The sisters bake in a rented kitchen in Yonkers, New York.
37 They sell cookies, cakes, and spiced nuts.
38 Demetra Kontoulis, of Larchmont, travels annually to her native village of Strefi in Messinia, Greece. While there, she tends to her family's olive groves.
39 Demetra's husband helps with the harvesting. Demetra imports her oils directly from Greece.
40 There are several oils to choose from and also olive paste.
41 There are also herbs such as wild-grown Greek oregano. Visit her website www.kontoulisfamily.com
All of those foods and things look so delicious, but I liked the fresh veggies the best. The tomatoes made me want a good old-timey tomato sandwich on old-timey Graham Bread, (which I dont think you can buy anymore), with mayo slathered on it and salt and peppr. Yuuuumy!!!!
Gloria G!!
Posted by: Gloria | June 22nd, 2011 at 12:29 am
My family and I buy from pickleicious weekly. It's nice to a business do it the old fashion way. We're lucky enough to have wonderful farmers markets nearby during the summer months. Hardly have to make it to the store when we find all our food local.
Posted by: Lauren | June 22nd, 2011 at 7:00 am
...love love love pickles...Martha, have you had pickled green tomatoes stuffed with kraut?...I haven't had those since I was a child...
Posted by: Monica | June 22nd, 2011 at 7:49 am
Wonderful market photos and wish we had more open around here but spring is so late. Kennedy,(6 yr.old)is selling her eggs this summer. She did learn to read in kindergarten and is working on math and saving up for a game.
Vera (86 yr, old) still sells her Chokcherry jelly at farmers markets and might be saving up for retirement. Martha, you look great on twitter at Cannes, but Robert Reford's handsome days seem past..
Posted by: ann | June 22nd, 2011 at 8:54 am
Tried Cleo's Wholesome Crunch and loved it! Cookies are a delicious treat that I leave in the frig and snack on through out the day. Good work Emily!
Posted by: Lois Ballinger | June 22nd, 2011 at 9:06 am
Hi Martha,
Thanks Emily and the next time I make granola, I’m going to use agave nectar and add banana chips and coconut. I saw some nectar in the store the other day but I wasn’t sure how I would use it and now I know! I would like to have a word with whoever wrote up the chalk board – Celebrate is spelled wrong – ‘e’ not ‘a’. lol
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Renee’s jams look great too as well as everything on the Picklelicious table. Clever name. I wish we had more markets like that down here but it would be too hot for tents in the summer. Thanks again for sharing Emily and also for making me hungry! Trish
Posted by: Trish | June 22nd, 2011 at 9:38 am
Martha, I was just telling my mom the other day that we haven't been to our local farmer's market (Tues. & Sat.) this year yet. I think we'll pay them a visit this Saturday. Thanks for the reminder and for sharing this blog.
Posted by: KLBrown | June 22nd, 2011 at 9:56 am
Wonderful! To see all these excellent people and their thoughtful products makes one think that all is right with the world!
Posted by: IAcowgirl | June 22nd, 2011 at 10:16 am
Hi Martha, Emily is not only a great intern for you, she is also a very 'Marthable' young lady! She must be busy all the time doing her work, attending college, making natural organic 'Cleo's Wholesome Crunch' products, selling them at Chappaqua Farmer's Market, taking beautiful photos, etc.! Those photos of that farmer's market are wonderful and I sure would love to visit it some day-will add to my list of places to see in New York! I've never seen a farmer's market with so many different products! Thanks so much for sharing, Emily! Martha, sure hope you have another fabulous day in Cannes! Off to see The Daily Wag about a Garden Tour and Cookies! Jan
Posted by: Jan Erickson | June 22nd, 2011 at 10:21 am
Everything looks wonderful, markets are so much fun and i can hardly wait to enjoy the ones in my area from now until late Fall. Yum...here i come!
Posted by: sherey | June 22nd, 2011 at 10:44 am
To:Martha Stewart;do you have a vegetarian cookbook out?(without any meat,please) and do you have a dessert cookbook without added sugar,honey,and without splenda? Thank you. I do very much enjoy your shows and your websites are very informative and organzied and beautiful.Blessings to you and your staff
Posted by: Martha E. | June 22nd, 2011 at 11:10 am
The spelled "celebrate" wrong ...
Posted by: chanel | June 22nd, 2011 at 1:47 pm
what a lovely market and setting...I want to go and buy something of everything!
Posted by: Dee | June 22nd, 2011 at 2:53 pm
I love this. They have recently started a very similar farmer's market on Amelia Island.
Posted by: Savannah @ Hammock Tracks | June 22nd, 2011 at 4:00 pm
Great pics! I am wanting to get in touch with either Martha Stewart, herself, or someone on her product development team. I have a patentable idea for a new product. Thank you.
Posted by: Stephanie | June 22nd, 2011 at 7:13 pm
It's always interesting to peek at other farmers markets. I'm interested in the packaging and what items are offered. The half sours really caught my attention!
Posted by: deva | June 22nd, 2011 at 9:03 pm
This lovely market has the best strawberries, fresh onions and gluten free goodies. It's wonderful on so many levels to eat locally. There are over 50 more Farmers' markets in the Hudson Valley. Check out the one nearest you.
Posted by: Lea Cullen Boyer | June 22nd, 2011 at 9:58 pm
Awesome!
Posted by: Teresa Touey | June 23rd, 2011 at 8:06 am
I wish you had not moved to Hallmark. ATT uverse does not carry the Hallmark channel.
I miss you.
Posted by: Lynda | June 25th, 2011 at 12:17 am
IS IT POSSIBLE TO OBTAIN THE RECIPE FOR EMILY'S (MARTHA'S INTERN) GRANOLA DISH...IT SOUNDED WONDERFUL!
THANKS
DONNA
Posted by: DONNA MULLAN | December 5th, 2011 at 7:17 pm