NEW: Volunteer meeting for farmers’ market @ Chappaqua train station, set to open in September
Meeting Wed., Sept. 1 at town hall
Monday, August 30, 2010
by Nancy Oren Lyman and Priscilla Sorensen
We’ve been working this summer to put together a Farmers’ Market at the Chappaqua train station, which is set to open Saturday, September 11 and run every Saturday through November. We’ll have fruits and vegetables, cheeses, milk, eggs, baked goods, jellies and wine. It will be slightly different kind of farmers’ market because its success will dependent on the direct involvement of local residents and businesses in running the market.
Community and school groups, New Castle merchants and even local musicians will be invited to be a part of the Chappaqua farmers’ market. Volunteers will help out on market Saturdays with set-up, sales and cleanup. The market will be managed by Cynthia Brennan of TABLE Local Market in Bedford Hills.
We still need volunteers for market days, beginning Saturday, September 11. We’re holding an orientation meeting for anyone interested in helping out on market days this
Wednesday, September 1 at 7:00 p.m. at the New Castle Town Hall, conference room A. The market hours will be Saturdays during September from10:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., then 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. during October and November. Cynthia Brennan and Market Manager Lucia Maestro will be on hand to explain the mission behind the market and the role of our volunteers.
Please join us. If you can’t make the meeting, but are interested in hearing more about volunteer opportunities, email us at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
Nancy Oren Lyman and Priscilla Sorensen are long-time residents of New Castle.
From NCNOW.org’s archives, see “Setting the sustainable table: Local sources provide tasty alternative to the industrial food system,” July 16, 2010, by Laura Rossi-Ortiz
Cynthia Brennan of TABLE Local Market
I think having a “Farmers Market” in Chappaqua is a great idea!! I hope and trust that prices are fair and competitive. Pleasantville has a terrific market every weekend and competition has kept prices reasonable. Fresh produce, baked goods, meats etc. are all organic and tend to carry a higher price tag. But competition amongst vendors in Pleasantville have kept prices in check. I fear that because we live in Chappaqua vendors might try to attach a higher price. Lately there has been a vendor selling produce outside of Susan Lawrence. The prices are outrageously high and simply a rip-off. As an example—fresh blueberries were almost twice as expensive as those at Pleasantville and twice the price of the organic ones sold in Mt. Kisco Farms.
I hope the organizers of this market impress upon the vendors that they should not be marking up prices simply because Chappaqua has the reputation of being an upscale community.
