At the markets
Heres a rundown of what to expect from the Warwick and Black Dirt farm markets this weekend:
Jay Schweitzer to play at Black Dirt Farmers Market June 23
PINE ISLAND On Saturday, June 23, local musician, songwriter and folk singer Jay Scheweitzer will play at the markets new location – the old Jolly Onion parking lot (at the traffic light in Pine Island). Shop the market and plan to stay for lunch at the markets Chumleys BBQ booth.
The Pine Island Chamber features other local non-profits as community partners throughout the season, as well as St. Anthony Community Hospital as the markets Healthy-Community Partner for the season.
The Market, which runs Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Visit www.pineislandny.com for more info and upcoming events.
The word from the Warwick Farmers Market
WARWICK Warwick Farmers Market Manager Kate Eicher reports the following fruits and vegetables are in season: cherries, rhubarb, peas, garlic scapes, radishes, carrots and a large variety of lettuces.
She also reports that peach trees have been thinned in anticipation for good sized, great tasting peaches. The potatoes are blossoming, which means they will be ready soon to enjoy.
Be sure to ask our farmers how to best prepare their produce; they always have excellent tips, Eicher recommends.
Woodworking with the Warwick Historical Society
Dr. Robert Schmick, executive director of the Warwick Historical Society, will create cedar shingles from chunks of log. This will involve a froe and wooden mallet from the Historical Society collection. The crude shingles will then be refined on a shaving horse through the use of a draw knife. This is how the first settlement structure, the earliest surviving home, and the earliest farmhouse, in the Village of Warwick, The Shingle House (1764) on Forester Avenue was originally sheathed by Daniel Burt. Most of the shingles on the house are original and also feature hand-made rosette head nails. The saltbox design house was purchased by the Historical Society in 1916.
Warwick and the Appalachian Trail
Meet community members who have worked to make Warwick an Appalachian Trail Community. On June 30, the Appalachian Trail Conservancy and NY-NJ Trail Conference will be celebrating with Warwick.
The Warwick Valley Farmers Market is open 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sundays, rain or shine, in the South Street Lot. For a complete list of our 40 vendors and upcoming events visit Facebook, warwickvalleyfarmersmarket.org, or leave a message at 987-9990.