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Saratoga Farmers’ Market Plans Workshops to Kick off Spring

April 6, 2016 By marketeditor

By: Jeremy Riccardi

One of the joys of shopping at the Saratoga Farmers’ Market is the opportunity to daydream about growing the food and and producing some of the items that local farmers offer. This Saturday will offer visitors to the market a chance to find out what it takes through a series of free workshops.

The workshops are a part of a Spring Festival that will take place from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the market. They include sessions on:

• Bee keeping at 9 a.m., with Rick Green, owner of Ballston Lake Apiaries, a honey vendor.

• Inoculating mushroom logs at 10 a.m., with Bobby Chandler of Mariaville Mushroom Men, a regular market vendor.

• Fermenting, at 11 a.m., with Diane Whitten of the Cornell Cooperative Extension Serve.

• Growing greens, at Noon, with Sadie Ross, a horticulturalist and member of the Friends of the Saratoga Market.

In addition to these special one-hour workshops, the Spring Festival also will offer children an opportunity to create an eggshell seed starter and to play with gummy worms and Oreo dirt throughout the entire 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. market. These activities are being offered by the Friends of the Market and Serendipity Art Studio.

The festival is part of the market’s effort to reach out to the local community, while celebrating spring in the process, said market director Julia Howard.

“Spring is such an important time to plan for the next cycle of the year, which makes this the perfect time to offer this free event to our customers”, Howard said. “The festival is a way to help us end a fantastic winter season and usher in our summer market. It’s also a way to say thank you to the community for making the winter market such a success.”

In addition to the activities above, representatives from Skidmore College’s Sustainability Program will offer information on composting and a demonstration, and members of Cornell Cooperative Extension’s master gardener program will be on hand to offer information on and do soil testing for a $1 fee. Live music will be provided by American jazz pianist and vocalist Nancy Kamen .

The market runs Saturdays through April 30 at the Lincoln Baths Building in the Saratoga Spa State Park. The first summer market wil be 3-6 p.m. Wednesday, May 4 at High Rock Park.

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Come stop by the Saratoga Farmers’ Market tomor Come stop by the Saratoga Farmers’ Market  tomorrow at the Wilton mall! From 9am-1pm you can find some of your favorite produce and craft vendors before we move over to High Rock Park on June 1st. Talented musician Brendan Dailey will be joining us too. Hope to see you there!

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After a much anticipated wait, come June 1st, the After a much anticipated wait, come June 1st, the Saratoga Farmers’ Market will be returning to High Rock Park for our Wednesday and Saturday Markets! Thank you to everyone on our team, our vendors, customers and friends who have helped to make this transition happen. Stay tuned for upcoming events celebrating our move! 

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