Summer Recipes

All of the ingredients you need to make a delicious batch of Summer Ratatouille are in the market now. We'll have print copies of this recipe for Summer Ratatouille with Grilled Sausage at the market info booth.

Black Currants are still in season and we still have some recipes for the Black Currant Jam that Julia Sforza of Half Pint Preserves made in the market last Sunday. It is beyond wonderful and you really should try making it. It's so easy. 

Peaches are abundant in the market right now and we can't think of anything we'd rather make with them than Peach Johnnycake. 

The star player is the Corn Flour from Wild Hive Farm. It's so light and delicate and it really makes this cake the delight that it is. A print copy of this recipe is also available at the market info booth. 

Stop by the market info booth for these recipes and more.

Market info at: rhinebeckfarmersmarket.com

We're jamming this Sunday, July 15th

Blueberries are in season!

We're celebrating Summer Berries with a Jam Making Demonstration and Tasting with Jammer Julia Sforza of Half-Pint Preserves. Julia will go over the basics of canning berry jams from berry prep to ladling hot jam in jars and then processing in a boiling water bath to make them last until the cold winter. There is nothing like opening a jar of jewel-toned local berry jam in the dead of February. Make sure you capture the local season this summer! Starts at 11am

and more jamming with music by David Baggett & Kyle Esposito

10am - David Baggett - Singing traditional, modern folk, blues or original compositions and playing guitar, mandolin, banjo, bouzouki or ukulele.

11:30am Kyle Esposito - Americana-infused rock. Kyle is currently at work on his first solo project, bringing together acoustic and electric sensibilities, folk roots and pop branches, and both slightly off-center narrative and emotionally impressionistic lyrics.

More info at: rhinebeckfarmersmarket.com

Hudson Valley BBQ

Chef Joseph Dalu from Le Petit Bistro

will be in the market this Sunday to prepare a Hudson Valley BBQ. 

Stop by for a taste!

Lazy Crazy Acres
joins the market this Sunday with their Cow to Cone Gelato & Fresh Dairy

Music with 

Steven Michael Pague & Friends 

Steven's original and collected uplifting songs express the true commonalities of the experience of being human; feeling, dreaming, waking, wanting, needing, hoping, loving, losing, finding oneself, letting go, and being thankful. Voice and guitar. Folk, pop, reggae, country, skiffle. 11am-1pm

Plus Finn Shanahan from 1-2pm

New T-shirts are in!
Many colors, styles and sizes available.

How about a picnic?

What's your idea of a perfect Sunday? Ours is strolling through the market, chatting with friends and picking up ingredients for an afternoon picnic. 

Start off with some great, local cheese

Berkshire Blue and Hudson Red from Julia & Isabella

Amazing Real Live Food Company's Stella Vallis Tomme is a great choice.

Add some Summer Sausage, like this venison version from Highland Farm

Or some smoked turkey from Quattro's.
They also have smoked pheasant sausage that you can slice and eat.

You gotta have a nice loaf of bread. Grab something from
Our Daily Bread or Tivoli Bread & Baking

A jar of olives from Dancing Ewe Farm would be a nice addition to a picnic basket.

Add something sweet, like these raspberries that just came into season.

How about a quart of refreshing currant juice from Ray Tousey.

Or a growler of beer from Old Chatham Brewing .

These fruit tartlets from Farm Country Soup would make a great ending.

Pack it all in one of our insulated tote bags and you are good to go!

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This Sunday, June 24th

This week in the market Pure Mountain Olive Oil & Another Fork in the Road are working together to create inspiring dishes that use local produce and fresh ingredients. Tastings will feature the aged balsamic vinegars of Rhinebeck's new tasting emporium, Pure Mountain Olive Oil, located at 23 East Market St, and cooking innovation from owner-chef Jamie Parry of Another Fork in the Road of Milan.

Book Signing sponsored by Oblong Books with children's illustrator, 
Elwood Smith
His newest book is Zoo Ah-Choooo, a picture book for ages 3-6.

A portion of proceeds will benefit the farmers' market.

Music with Singer / Songwriter 

Matt Turk

"an artist to be reckoned with."  All Music Guide

Matt Turk is a veteran performer who has engaged audiences around the world, both as a hard-rocking bandleader and an acoustic folk troubadour. Matt's new recording American Preservation, highlights the latter, as well as showcasing his growing reputation as a stellar re-interpreter of classic tunes. The new record is a collection of traditional standards and well-loved classics,  with an inspired track list ranging from Roy Acuff to Pink Floyd, and from Taj Mahal to T. Rex, Turk's singing is both confident and relaxed, his mandolin, lap steel, and guitar playing crisp and rollicking.

More info at: rhinebeckfarmersmarket.com

The John Honey Scholarship Application Deadline is June 30th

The Rhinebeck Farmers' Market offers the John Honey Scholarship to existing college students who are currently majoring in agriculture, food science, environmental studies or a related field.

A single $2000 scholarship will be awarded to an eligible candidate selected by the Rhinebeck Farmers' Market scholarship committee. 

Please contact: info@rhinebeckfarmersmarket.com for an application.

Application Deadline is June 30, 2012

Cherry Season is here!

Sweet Rainer Cherries from Mead Orchards

Sour Cherries from Mead Orchards
All these wonderful cherries, why not make a pie?

Pick up some Organic Flour from Wild Hive Farm.
It's all locally grown and milled.

Or, you can by a pie from one of our bakers.
These are from Our Daily Bread.

Raspberries just came into season too. 

Dancing Ewe Farm is now serving Bruschetta & Antipasto! 

Dancing Ewe Farm's Bruschetta & Antipasto Platter
made with Cheese from their farm in Granville,
Olive Oil & Olives from their farm in Italy,
Vegetables and Bread from market vendors. 

Garlic Scapes will be in the market for the next few weeks.  Have you tried them?
They have a wonderful, mellow garlic flavor.
Here are 2 recipes to try that feature them:
Halibut Pouches filled with Garlic Scapes & Herbs

Pasta with Garlic Scapes, Fresh Peas, Ricotta & Tarragon

Breezy Hill's wonderful hand-made pasta.

Kohlrabi & Carrots from Little Seed Gardens

The River Garden has beautiful bunches of fragrant lavender.

It's still Strawberry season and this Sunday is Father's Day, so that means
FREE STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE FOR DAD.
Bring your Dad by for a treat!
Starts at 11am

We'll be giving out the recipe for those of you who'd like to make it at home too.

Enjoy some smooth Jazz with Brian Madden and the Neo Trio.
Starts at 11am

Sidewalk Chalkin' at the Rhinebeck Farmers' Market

Photo by Jeffrey Alan Cella

More info at: rhinebeckfarmersmarket.com

Garden to Wok Cooking Demonstration this Sunday

This Sunday - Garden to Wok Cooking Demonstration and Tasting with Norma Chang, author of 2 user-friendly Chinese cookbooks, "My Students' Favorite Chinese Recipes" and "Wokking Your Way to Low Fat Cooking"


Stop by to see Norma prepare a dish featuring Quattro's Duck Breast & Spring Vegetables and another featuring Miglorelli Farm's Radishes. Tastings will be provided and recipes will be available so that you can try them yourself at home! Starts at 11am.

Music with David Temple - Classical Guitarist, composer and recording artist, David Temple has performed throughout the country, featuring music from Brazil and Spain in addition to original arrangements and compositions.

More info at: rhinebeckfarmersmarket.com