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Pure Vida Fisheries

Friend the Market!

January 2, 2019 By marketeditor

By Kristin Cleveland

Connecting with community, supporting local agriculture and small businesses, and discovering new foods and recipes — that’s what motivates the Friends of the Market. The Friends organization was created in 2011 to support vendors and customers of the Saratoga Farmers’ Market and to help educate the larger community about the benefits of locally sourced food.

Alexandra Morgan, one of the original Friends, recalls “My favorite memory is of helping a vendor who was overwhelmed with customers. That situation led to a valued friendship. To be able to step into a situation and help out is very gratifying.”

Friends of the Market volunteer Chris Toole enjoys helping out. Photo by Pattie Garret.

Chris Toole, another long-time Friend, encourages others to volunteer for this “ambassador-like” position, particularly if they love meeting and helping people. She explains, “the joking and camaraderie of the vendors is a joy. I’ve made wonderful friends in all of the people here. They make me laugh and I’m always learning things.”

Often these lessons are about new foods to try. Toole describes, “The best new food I ever heard about here, from Pura Vida Fisheries, was for Blowfish Tails. I sautéed them in butter and garlic and they were marvelous!” Since Toole found that Blowfish Tails are only available seasonally, she now asks the Pura Vida folks for other recommendations depending on the season. Another Friend, Sally Willse, also loves a recipe she learned from a market vendor, The Vermont Spätzle Company, which combines their gluten-free spätzle with local Brussels sprouts, bacon and maple syrup. 

Friends help out in various ways depending on their talents and interests. Tasks include greeting customers and answering questions, helping people transport purchases to their cars, covering vendor stalls while the farmers and chefs take breaks, taking photos for use in social media and educational presentations, and teaching people of all ages about cooking and local food. Willse describes her favorite market experiences, “The times I help with kids’ activities. Once the kids were drawing vegetables at the market; it was fun to see and hear their perspectives about their favorite foods.”

Alexandra Morgan helps with a market children’s activity. Photo by Pattie Garrett

Darlene McGraw sums up her reason for becoming a Friend this way: “I volunteer because I love to support local small businesses. I celebrate ‘Small Business Saturday’ every week!”

To learn about joining the Friends of the Market, e-mail friends@saratogafarmersmarket.org or come to the Saratoga Farmers’ Market, currently at its winter home in the Lincoln Baths on Saturdays, 9 am – 1 pm.

Filed Under: Featured Article, homepage feature, News Tagged With: Blowfish Tails, celebrating small, Friends of the Market, Market Volunteers, Pure Vida Fisheries, Small Business Saturday, volunteer, volunteering

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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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Happy National Garlic Day! We’re celebrating wit Happy National Garlic Day! We’re celebrating with some of our favorite Saratoga Garlic aioli🧄

What’s your favorite aioli flavor? Let us know in the comments👇

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!

📸: @mysaratogakitchentable
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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:
 https://www.saratogatodaynewspaper.com/best-of-2021#//
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