farmers markets? (New York, Buffalo, Syracuse: home, buy, income)

[artyst]

hello friendly upstate newyorkers! which cities/towns in upstate ny have a farmers market?? what are they like etc.

[inpd]

Originally Posted by artyst

hello friendly upstate newyorkers! which cities/towns in upstate ny have a farmers market?? what are they like etc.

Albany has a good but small one on the Rockerfeller plaza
Wednesday and Thursdays during
the week Spring till Fall. Authentic, nothing with stickers on them. Just F+V
During Friday under the plaza there is more biscuits and chocloates
in the Rockerfeller concourse.

Troy has an excellent big one all year round Sat morning.
Summer's is by the river and
winters is next to the Uncle Sam's parking lot. Not just food F+V but also wines,
biscuits.

[RosaGneco]

There are farmers markets ALL over Dutchess County. I love them. Fresh and organic. In each town there is a specific location that is visited by the farmers market on specific days. There are also farmers markets right on a couple of farms we have over here too (the apple orchard in Wappingers Falls and the Red Oaks Mill Farm in the town of Poughkeepsie/ Lagrange). They are all great. I'm sure I can find out more details if you would like me too.

I hope this is helpful

[honeychrome]

Try this:

Farmers' Markets - LocalHarvest

I also can't recommend highly enough joining a CSA during the growing season. It guarantees the farmer a stable income for the season, guarantees you a weekly supply of fresh, local veggies (and often fruit), it will 'force' you to cook at home more and to try new things. It also creates a direct relationship with the farmer and they'll usually respond to 'requests' for favorites/new things for the next season.

[artyst]

lol thanks honeychrome the market may very well get me to cook more at home! i'll be visiting upstate the first week of june scouting out a future home. it would be fun to go to some farmers markets. and, i'd like a fm close to where i live. the link you provided is great!! there are a LOT of markets. thank you very much! thanks for the info everyone!

[bellafinzi]

Originally Posted by honeychrome

Try this:

Farmers' Markets - LocalHarvest

Odd… that website didn't include the farmers markets in Manlius or Liverpool. Not that it matters, but Baldwinsville used to have one a couple years ago, not sure why it stopped?


For the Syracuse area....here is a list of farmers markets in Onondaga County

Syracuse/Central New York Regional Market: 2100 Park Street, Hiawatha Road, Syracuse, Saturday/Sunday 7 a.m. - 2 p.m; Thursdays 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. July 1 - November 15; 422-8647.

Camillus Farmers Market: Camillus Municipal Building lawn, 4600 W. Genesee Street, 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Fridays, to Oct. 19; 488-1234.

Manlius Farmers Market: Municipal parking lot behind Sno Top, along Arkie Albanese Avenue, 10 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Wednesdays, Noon - 4:00 p.m. Sundays to September 30; 682-7887.

Syracuse Downtown Farmers Market: Parking lot at South Salina and West Washington streets; 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays to Oct 16; 422-8284.

Skaneateles Farmers Market: Skaneateles Community Center parking lot, 97 State Street, 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Thursdays to October 11; 685-6427.

Liverpool/Bayberry Plaza Farmers Market: Bayberry Plaza Kinney lot, Route 57 (Oswego Road) at Blackberry Road, Liverpool; Wednesdays Noon - 6 p.m. July 11 - November 7; 437-1899. Ext. 222.

Syracuse Eastside Farmers Market: Lexington Ave. at Lexington Park; Thursdays 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. July 25 - October 25

Department of Aging And Youth (http://www.ongov.net/Aging_and_Youth/nutrition.html - broken link)

[honeychrome]

The 'blog' section on the site doesn't have anything since September, so maybe the site hasn't been recently updated.

[CBaillo]

ithaca has a pretty huge farmers market, in a regular building open every weekend, except for in the winter.

[itSmellsBAD]

Ask your farmer where he grows and what it's fertilized with. If it's grown in the fields around the Hamburg NY Farmers Market, you might be better off shopping at the supermarket. Massive manure slurry spreading that is totally out of control in Eden and North Collins NY. It should be starting up in a month or so and continue until April or even MAy. Its a sight and smell like nothing you've ever witnessed before and I can assure you that it would sicken you to even think of eating anything from these fields. The manure slurry sits in puddles for days and even weeks.
KNOW YOUR FARMER before you buy his goods.

[HomerBrink]

Ithaca and Troy have nice, large ones with a variety of merchandise. binghamton has one and I understand there are a couple in Buffalo. Most cities in upstate NY have such markets most are seasonal though.