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BlogsOct. 18 will be a busy day at the market:Time to dust off your rolling pins and dig through those old family recipe files. Our second annual Hastings Farmers Market Apple Pie Contest will be held Oct. 18 at the market tent. 1. Pies must be made from scratch. Period. No "50-50" pies (frozen crust and homemade filling). we're famous!Did you catch the article about our little farmers market in the Journal News this week? Check it out at lohud.com. Goodbye strawberries....hello apricotsDid you know that California produces about 90 percent of America's apricot crop? Fortunately for us, a small percentage are grown right here in the Hudson Valley and they are slated to make their first appearance at the market tomorrow. I'm already dreaming of the apricot tart I'm going to make. That is -- if my girls don't gobble them up before I get a chance to. Drummers, strummers and scapes...Look for djembes at the market Saturday, June 28. No, it’s not some exotic new baby green but a hand drum from West Africa. We're back!Those of you who have followed the saga of the Hastings Farmers Market this year will understand when I say how truly elated I am that opening day is finally upon us. you asked for it...Dear market shoppers, Calling all scissorhands: Pumpkin Carving Contest this weekend!We got such a positive response to our apple pie contest we've decided to host a pumpkin carving contest this Saturday. Bring your intricately carved pumpkins to the market tent by 10 a.m. and we'll announce the winners at noon. Local artists Lindsay DuPont and Anne-Marie McIntyre will pick the scariest and the most creative gourds. Participants can take the pumkins home and put them on their porch in time for Halloween. Prizes include a $20 gift certificate to the soda fountain at Greenleaf Pharmacy. maple syrup and sarah silbert....Looks like fall has decided to finally show its face and colors. buzz! buzz! buzz!Hastings beekeeper Christine Lehner will be at the market Oct. 6 to sell her exquisite honey which she extracts and bottles under the Let it Bee! label right here in town. VerklemptYou would think that after driving across the country twice in search of pies made from scratch, then writing a book about my journey, then baking a gazillion pies because that's what's expected of you if you write a book about pie...you would think that I would be, well, jaded about this all-American dessert. |
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