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Apple Cinnamon Fruit Roll-Ups

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Photo by Pattie Garrett

Recipe by Rian Handler, featured on delish.com
Makes 4 – 6 servings
Prep time: 20 mins
Total time: approximately 4 hrs

Ingredients
*Ingredients currently available at the farmers’ market
● 4 c. assorted apples* (Granny Smith, Honeycrisp), peeled and chopped
● 1/3 c. water
● 2 tbsp. granulated sugar
● 1 tbsp. freshly squeezed lemon juice
● 1 tsp. cinnamon*

Directions
1. Preheat oven to 175°. Line a large, rimmed baking sheet with parchment and lightly grease with cooking spray.
2. In a medium saucepan, add apples, water, sugar, lemon juice, and cinnamon. Bring to a boil, then simmer until apples begin to break down and liquid is mostly evaporated for about 15 minutes.
3. Transfer to a food processor and blend until very smooth. Spread evenly onto the prepared baking sheet and bake until dried out and no longer sticky, about 3 to 4 hours.
4. Using scissors or a paring knife, cut leather into vertical strips and roll up.

Fresh Fruit and Yogurt Cones

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Ingredients
*Ingredients currently available at the Saratoga Farmers’ Market
● Fresh fruit*
● Vanilla yogurt* (maple, honey can be found at the farmers’ market)
● Waffle cone, waffle bowl, or homemade waffle

Directions
Fill a waffle cone with a spoon full of vanilla yogurt, then a layer of mixed fruit. Add another spoonful of yogurt, then top it off with fruit. Enjoy!

Fruit suggestions: Strawberries*, mango, blueberries, kiwi, apple* chunks, or whatever you have on hand…

CSA Shares Simplify Cooking for Busy Parents

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By Himanee Gupta-Carlson

 

Tomorrow, as you visit the Saratoga Farmers’ Market, we invite you to consider a different kind of Mother’s’ Day gift: A seasonal CSA share from one of our local farms.

CSA is shorthand for community supported agriculture. A share is like the purchase of stock: It reflects an investment in a farmer’s livelihood in exchange for receipt of a box filled with fresh foods from that farmer each week.

“It’s a mutually beneficial arrangement for everyone,” says Justine Denison, of Denison Farm. “It reconnects people with the land that sustains them while helping to build awareness of our interdependence on each other.”

Denison began offering CSAs in 2005 after the family began farming on land leased from another farmer who Denison recalls growing “the most beautiful produce around.” Inspired by the example, the Denisons have made the distribution of beautiful food via CSAs much of their farming mission on their own land in Schaghticoke.

CSA shareholders pick up their boxes at the Saratoga Farmers’ Market or other distribution sites and then have time to browse and enjoy the market, supplementing their boxes with meats, cheeses, and other foods from other vendors.

“It’s a beautiful arrangement,” Denison says. “People look at the box and start asking questions about how to prepare what’s in there. We respond with recipes and cooking strategies. It creates a connection that becomes long-lasting.”

The connection is sustained as farmland changes hands. The Gomez family now farms the land that the Denison family leased. They too offer CSAs, with an option for either a boxed share containing a predetermined selection of produce or a market share, which gives the purchaser the option of choosing a set amount of items.

Produce farmers generally begin offering CSA shares for purchase through May, and begin distributions in June.

For market administrator Julia Howard, CSAs s take the guesswork out of cooking.

“It’s an awesome option for working families who enjoy cooking and eating healthy and local,” says Howard. “You know that every week you will have a variety of fresh fruits and vegetables, with the added bonus of supporting a local farmer.”

Farms offering CSA shares at the Saratoga Farmers’ Market are Owl Wood Farm (vegetables), Gomez VeggieVille (vegetables), Elihu Farm (eggs), Clyde O’Scope Farm (fruit and vegetables), and Denison Farm (vegetables).

The Saratoga Farmers’ Market is 3-6 p.m. Wednesdays and 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturdays at High Rock Park. Find us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, and check us out on the FreshFoodNY app. E-mail friends@saratogafarmers.org for volunteer opportunities.

Farmers’ Market Cheese Plate

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Cheese plate by My Saratoga Kitchen Table, photo courtesy of Pattie Garrett

A cheese plate is a perfect approach to entertaining and snacking. Simply assemble a variety of textures and flavors to showcase local food available at the Saratoga Farmers’ Market.

 

 

 

 

 

Ingredients

  • Kunik by Nettle Meadow
  • Fig & Honey Fromage Frais by Nettle Meadow
  • Honeycomb from Ballston Lake Apiaries
  • Pecorina al Tartufo by Dancing Ewe
  • Glory (yogurt cheese) by Argyle Cheese Farmer
  • Wild Frost Grape Jelly by Anna Mae’s Jams & Jellies
  • Baguette from Mrs. London’s
  • Semolina bread from Murray Hollow Bakehouse
  • Rosemary & Olive crackers by Saratoga Cracker Co.
  • Plums from Saratoga Apple
  • Giardiniera by Puckers Pickles
  • Ginger Cayenne Cookies from The Chocolate Spoon.
  • Scarborough Fair Hummus by Freddy’s Rockin’ Hummus

Selecting the cheese and accompaniments

  1. Introduce a combination local cheeses from these basic categories: aged, firm, soft, blue.
  2. Offer a selection of slices of bread, including crusty and soft.
  3. Jarred condiments offer complimentary flavors. Try jams, jellies, fermented vegetables, and hummus.
  4. Seasonal fruits balance the cheeses.