YAY! It's MAY!

I’m not one for rushing things along, but seriously, this fickle spring has me itching for reliably warm weather. Reliable weather. Is that even a thing anymore?

If you’re tired of packing away your puffer only to pull it right back out again,  imagine how our farmers are feeling. At Obercreek Farm, in Wappingers Falls, they finally got their plants in the ground – outside – last week, after many a rain delay. I plucked this from their newsletter:

“When we get a meaningful amount of rain, it sets us back anywhere from two to five days from doing just about anything in the field besides harvesting. Once we’re able to get back out there with the tractor, we might still be several steps away from being able to actually seed or transplant, as we first need to do some tillage work, spread fertilizer, shape the soil into beds, in some cases lay the drip irrigation and plastic that we use for certain crops and only then can we actually put plants in the ground! Most of this work all happens with the same tractor, so as you can imagine, it can be tough to balance the never ending list of priorities, and to muster the people necessary at the right times; farming is always a balancing act. Nevertheless, last week we got a lot of transplants in the ground; early chard, kale, onions, and more, and Alex got seeds in the ground that’ll become herbs, cut greens, and bunched roots.
This week, we’ll aim to get two of the high tunnels planted to summer crops; ginger, peppers, tomatoes, and okra! The first house of tomatoes, lettuce, and peas is chugging along nicely, and we’ll also aim to get a first round of pruning and stringing done on those tomatoes, to help them grow into manageable shapes.”

Love hearing about farm life. And the more I know, the better those greens, tomatoes and peppers taste. Meanwhile, at Titusville Farm the orchard team spent the last week planting interesting apple varieties.

What are YOU going to plant this weekend? Let Nick Storrs, of Homegrown Kitchen Nursery,  give you some ideas and sell you some seedlings to make it happen!

And gather as many radish varieties as you can (Halal Pastures has loads of interesting ones) to make this pretty in pink spring salad pretty in pink spring salad. 

Please congratulate Daniel, of Larchmont Charcuterie, who is returning to the market this week. His daughter just got married in San Diego. 

Also returning this Saturday? The Painted Goat Farm with their tangy chèvre cheeses, feta and goat yogurt. And, finally, La Trafila Pasta also returns with their exquisite pasta, like this perfect coil of spinach spaghetti. As Luigi Speranza, the owner and head pasta maker at La Trafila says: “always handmade, carefully shaped, and full of intention.”

As part of our mission to make the market a bit more affordable, we are bringing back our weekly specials. Please check the specials board at the entrance of the market to find our deals of the day.

We have two more “winter” markets left (May 3 and May 17) and we open weekly, with a bang, on June 7th. 

Both Titusville Farm and Thousand Leaf Garden Farm will be at the Mother’s Day Irvington Farmers Market on Sunday, May 11th with tulips a-plenty. If you want to reserve some for anyone who “mothers” in your world, do talk to these farmers on Saturday. 

The Kinwich farm-to-sandwich food truck is joining us this Saturday. And Austen will once again be whipping up frothy espresso drinks nearby.

Remember to observe the directional signs in the parking lot, please! 

See you at the market!