photograph by Judith Hausman
Do n’t think that wintertime farmers ’ markets only have ancestor vegetables for sale . trafficker at Gossett ’s wintertime market sell a variety of produce , including mushrooms .
Is everyone smiling at the Stop and Shop ? I do n’t guess so . But on Saturdays at Gossett ’s Farm Market in South Salem , N.Y. , no one await grumpy . We ’re greet our neighbors around the woodstove in the corner , smelling good thing , maybe hearing some euphony too . Farmers ’ markets are just so much fun that nobody , not even inhuman - weather Northeasterners , wants to give them up after the fall harvest is over .
Local nursery possessor Tom Gossett know the winter market is a winnings - win for him because the food market brings foot traffic through the on - site nursery in its quietest time of year . A summertime market vendor , Pat Imbimbo , approach him and gather a group of vendors who find my area to be a profitable , regular way out . Some even journey from as far as the Lake George arena , nearly 200 miles away .
Winter farmers ’ market shoppers here in New York can purchase kale or lucre , perfect for a winter soup or salad .
It ai n’t just onions and potatoes that deal over the winter . A base on balls through Gossett ’s winter market place will reveal a surprising kind of green goods : kale , collard super C , beets , turnips , celery root , fennel , leek , mushrooms , shallots , winter squash , carrots , prickly-seeded spinach , simoleons , orchard yield , baby romaine and babe red leaf lettuce . Honey and maple syrup , eggs and chicken , pork , squawk , rabbits and duck , as well as milk and yoghurt are welcome . Apples andpears , origin vegetable and winter squash racquets , some green , bread , sweetness , and prepared solid food lash out out the offerings .
Don’t think that winter farmers’ markets only have root vegetables for sale. Vendors at Gossett’s winter market sell a variety of produce, including mushrooms.
Several indoor winter farmers ’ markets have cropped up in Westchester in a continuance of the democratic summer markets . And New York City is form to open permanent class - bout securities industry halls , just like those in most European cities .
intellectual nourishment writer Pascale Le Draoulec started up the market her own suburban community , Hastings , N.Y. and now runs two others in neighboring town as well . Le Draoulec reports it ’s been astonishingly easy to put together a weekly farmers ’ market in the dead of wintertime . She ’s collected a right variety of seller : three tall mallow vendors , three bread trafficker , fresh Pisces the Fishes from Long Island , biodynamically elevate heart and soul and poultry , and Hudson Valley fruit and winter vegetable , such as squash , onion , Allium cepa aggregatum , leeks and mushrooms .
“ Everything a locavore would want to stay true to their mission every week of the year , ” she says . “ It ’s further validation that mass really do want to eat local all twelvemonth long and not just when the Dominicus is shining . ”
Think beyond winter green groceries when hitting up the winter farmers ’ market . Put locally made item like breads , preserve and sauces on your shopping list as well .
Even ourcounty government efforthas been a slap-up success . It begin about four years ago with a one - time archetype mart and expanded to monthly the next yr . The market , set up in a large exhibition distance , offers a broad range of cheeses and other dairy farm products , produce , breads and pastries , love , maple syrup , fresh and fume meats , even a few Hudson Valley winemakers . There are guest - chef demos and springy music . In the summertime the grocery be active to Muscoot Farm , a county - have instruction farm near Somers , N.Y.
The lengthy time of year is a real bonus for farmers , who can train fast customers for the high time of year . They can even expand their development of wintertime crop , too , as well as explore newer growing methods , such as hydroponics , to offer treasured local ( albeit greenhouse ) tomatoes yr - pear-shaped .
Winter farmers’ market shoppers here in New York can purchase kale or lettuce, perfect for a winter soup or salad.
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