Purchase Farmers Market Opens Wednesday

Twenty vendors from all over the region are expected to bring their fresh produce to Purchase every week this summer to participate in the Farmers Market at Pepsico this year on Anderson Hill Road.

Now in its third year, the market opens for the first time this summer on Wednesday, May 23, and is held every week from 12:30 - 6 p.m. until November 17. The farmers market is located across the street from SUNY Purchase at 800 Anderson Hill Road and is sponsored by PepsiCo, FLIK and Purchase College.

This year's vendors are expected to offer everything from fresh produce, baked goods, soups and spreads to handspun yarn, organic soaps, fresh popped kettle corn and local wines. 

Maria Reina, a private chef and owner of Bella Cucina Maria, who will be at the market June 20 to make creative dishes using food from the vendors. She is expected make occasional visits throughout the summer.

Mary Liz Mulligan will manage this year's market. She has more than 10 years of experience with farmers markets, having founded the Bronxville market in 2001.

The following vendors are expected to attend the Farmers Market at Pepsico this year:

• All You Knead – breads, pastries, goat cheeses, raw milk cheese mozzarella, ricotta and goat’s milk yogurt  
• Black Lab Naturals – granola, gluten-free granola, gluten-free bars, gluten-free muffins and cookies, gluten-free cheese cake, nut butters, organic duck eggs and organic chicken eggs
• Bombay Emerald Chutney – chutney and samosas
• Cascade Mountain Winery & Ronny Brook Dairy – local wines, cold-pressed olive oil, wine infused mustard and dairy products (milk, yogurt, butters)
• Clean Ridge Soap Company – soaps (bars & liquid), lotions, lip balms, soy candles, oils and diffusers
• Doc Pickle – variety of pickles, pickled and marinated vegetables, olives and pepperoncini
• Dutch Desserts – European-style fruit tarts and chocolate tarts
• Flourish Baking Company – seasonal vegetable soups, muffins, pot pies and tarts
• Green Mountain Energy – free lessons about clean energy for your home
• Hummingbird Ranch – honey and maple syrup
• Little Croc Bakehouse – gluten-free and vegan baked goods which are dairy-free, corn-free and nut-free
• Maupston Design Studio – handspun yarn from local animal fibers and accessories
• Maura & Nuccia – crostatas, chocolate mousse tiramisu, walnut chocolate cake and whole wheat dog biscotti
• Morgiewicz Produce – extensive selection of vegetables from black dirt (black gold) area in Orange County
• Mostly Myrtle’s – biscookies, multi-grain snackers; gluten-free biscookies, brownies, cookies, muffins and breads; roasted small batch coffees, and hot-spiced cider (seasonal)
• North Winds Lavender Farm – lavender plants, dried lavender items, lavender scones, jelly and shortbread
• Orchards of Concklin – apples, berries, peaches and more seasonal fruits, cider, baked goods, eggs, peanut and almond butter, quiches and baked goods, fruit pies and more
• Panzarella’s – prepared foods, breads and stuffed breads, sauces, seasonal soups, crab cakes and smoked mozzarella
• Pika’s Farm Table – quiches, tarts, savory baked goods, seasonal soups, empanadas, pot pies, dips and spreads
• Rock Hill Bakehouse – crusty and other breads, biscotti and cookies (no preservatives)
• Veritas Farms – organically grown vegetables and pasture-raised meats
• Whats Poppin Kettle Korn – open kettle popped sweet corn popped on premises
• Yona’s Delights –  small serving quiche, Bourekas, apple turnover loaf cakes, Baklava brownies