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freezing tomatoes

Finding Freshness in the Freezer

January 29, 2019 By marketeditor

By Himanee Gupta-Carlson

Mid-winter meals often call for “something fresh.”

At the Saratoga Farmers’ Market, “something fresh” in February usually means stored fruits and vegetables from late summer harvests, or items like microgreens and pea shoots that can be grown in flat trays over heating mats or under lights, or small tomatoes and cucumbers that can be grown in greenhouses.

Late summer produce, photo By Eric Jenks

All that is good. But sometimes the taste buds want something more – out of season peppers, beans, broccoli, a wide variety of tomatoes, or corn.

In the past, saving foods for the winter was a necessity. In a practice known as “putting foods by,” families salted, pickled, dried, canned or otherwise preserved freshly harvested fruits or vegetables for later use.

The rise of global shipping and grocery chains caused many to abandon the practice, as did changes in the societal structure that led to longer working hours and more activities outside the home. It became faster and easier to just drop by the store.

But I hate buying non-local produce. I love growing food with my husband and supporting my farmer friends by buying what they grow. Last September I decided to try putting foods by in a simple way: I stored fresh tomatoes, beans, peppers, broccoli and sweet corn in freezer bags. On my mind then was Chowderfest, and its fabulous chowders, many of which get their zest from non-winter foods.

The result? Winter meals with more variety, flavor, and color – fresh tomato sauces, roasted broccoli, and braised beans served alongside the apples, turnips, carrots, and microgreens I can still get weekly at the market. 

I hope to finish off these delights by early May when the market moves to its outdoor location on Wednesdays and Saturdays at High Rock Park. Then, I will start planning for next winter. I invite you to join me in this venture as you visit the market now and in the future.

Clams & Mussels from Pura Vida Fisheries, photo by Pattie Garrett

As for chowder, I am thinking classic New England, made with clams (Pura Vida Fisheries) or chicken (Squashville Farm, Ramble Creek Farm, Mariaville Mushroom Men, and others), milk (Battenkill Valley Creamery), potatoes, and kernels of sweet corn, purchased last summer for weekends like this.

Filed Under: Featured Article, homepage feature, News Tagged With: Battenkill Creamery, chicken chowder, chowder, clam chowder, comfort food, easy food preserving, freezing corn, freezing farm food, freezing tomatoes, Mariaville Mushroom Men, Moby Ricks, Pura Vida Fisheries, Ramble Creek Farm, soup, Squashville Farm, winter meals

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Who’s excited for summer markets? We sure are! K Who’s excited for summer markets? We sure are! Keep reading below for the full official list of 2021 summer vendors. Here’s a reminder that we will be in two locations for the summer season starting May 1st:

-Every Saturday 9-1 in the Wilton Mall parking lot
-Every Wednesday 3-6 at High Rock Park

Saturday Vendors:

518 Farms
Argyle Cheese Factory
Balet Flowers & Design, LLC
Ballston Lake Apiaries
Big Breath Wellness
Bunker Hill Organic LLC
Burger Farm
Capital Greens NY 
Charlton Woodworking
Daily Fresh
Dancing Ewe Farm
Elihu Farm
Euro Delicacies
Feathered Antler
Fossil Stone Farms
Freddy’s Rockin’ Hummus
Giovanni Fresco
Gómez Veggie Ville
Grandma Apple’s Cheesecakes, LLC
Grazin Acres Farm
Green Jeans Market Farm
Hebron Valley Veal
Junbucha
Kokinda Farm
Leaning Birch Farm
Left Field
Longlesson Farm
Lovin’ Mama Farm
M & A Farm
Mariaville Mushroom Men
Mirage Waterless LLC
Moon Cycle Seed Company
Moxie Ridge Farm
Mrs Londons
Muddy Trail Jerky Co.
Mugzy’s Barkery
Native Farm Flowers
Nettle Meadow
Night Work Bread
Old Tavern Farm
Old World Farm
Owl Wood Farm
Petra Pocket Pies
Pleasant Valley Farms
Puckers Gourmet
Pura Vida Fisheries, Inc
R&G Cheesemakers 
Ramble Creek Farm
Saratoga Apple
Saratoga Chocolate Co. 
Saratoga Crackers
Saratoga Garlic Company
Saratoga Peanut Butter Co.
Saratoga Spicery
Saratoga Suds ‘n’ Stuff
Scotch Ridge Berry Farm
Slate Valley Farms
Slovonian European Cafe
Slyboro Cider House
Something’s Brewing
Springbrook Hollow Farm Distillery
Squash Villa Farm
Talmadge’s Vegetables
The Chocolate Spoon
The Food Florist
The Smoothie Shoppe INC
TogaNola Snack Company, LLC
Underwood’s Greenhouse/Shushan Valley Hydro Farm
Vashiti’s Kitchen Delights
Yankee Distillers LLC

Wednesday Vendors:

Burger Farm
Euro Delicacies
Gifford Farms
Gómez Veggie Ville
Left Field
Mister Edge Sharpening
Nine Pine Soup and Design
Old World Farm
Owl Wood Farm
Saratoga Apple
Saratoga Garlic Company
Scotch Ridge Berry Farm
Squash Villa Farm
The Chocolate Spoon
The Food Florist
The Mushroom Shop
Underwood’s Greenhouse/Shushan Valley Hydro Farm
Vashiti’s Kitchen Delights
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Find @saratogagarlic at our winter market every Saturday from 9:30-1:30 at the Wilton Mall and starting in May at our summer markets (Saturday 9-1 at Wilton Mall and Wednesday 3-6 at High Rock Park)
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This Saturday will be a great one: Owl Wood Farm's This Saturday will be a great one: Owl Wood Farm's fresh veggies are back! Plus find discounts on @nettlemeadowfarm cheeses, new flavors of infused maple syrup at @slatevalleyfarms, and more. Stop by the market 9:30am-1:30pm - we'll be outdoors again in the Bon-Ton/Bow Tie parking lot!

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We are honored to be nominated as one of the Best We are honored to be nominated as one of the Best Farmers’ Markets in the Saratoga Region for Saratoga Today’s Best of 2021! Thank you to everyone who continues to shop local and show their support!

You can vote for us once a day daily until 4/22 under the “Fun & Leisure” category using the link below:
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