by MaryJane Shave | Oct 11, 2018 | Community, Events, Uncategorized, What's In Season
Apples, Peaches, Pumpkins, Pears…
All your favorite fall fruits & veggies are here, along with tons of other delicious treats!
Fall Harvest has arrived! But the mild fall weather means there are still lots of your summer favorites as well.
Pick up some pumpkins and gourds make your home look festive!
And don’t forget those beautiful fall bouquets!
Time for an apple pie?
Our farmers have plenty of apples!
Maybe some delicious squash?
There will be lots to choose from! 
Specials from our vendors:
Electric City Roasters: will have a limited quantity of our new Holiday Blend, Feestdagen! A nod to Schenectady’s Dutch roots, it’s our version of the original Mokha Java.
Healthy Gourmet Kitchen: Soup season has officially begun! Our mixes are great for a quick, healthy, delicious meal and many can be made in the slow cooker or instant pot.
Hudson Valley Hand-cut Scones: New! Seasonal Maple Walnut Scones. Special for all flavors: Half dozen $16.
Maynard Farms: Visit Maynard Farms at the Farmer’s Market to see our beautiful selection of fruits and veggies. The mild weather has helped our new plantings of beans, zucchini, summer squash and peas to thrive. What a treat to have such tasty, tender veggies this time of year. It is Fall, though, and the Apple harvest is in full swing! The crew at Maynard Farms is working extra hard picking lots of new, fresh apples. Wine Crisp, Cameo, Granny Smith, Braeburn, and yes, Evercrisp will join our already impressive selection of delicious apples. We’ve got your favorites like Honey Crisp, Gala, Fuji, Macoun, Pink Lady, Empire, MacIntosh, Red Delicious and Cortland. Or try one of our unusual or heirloom varieties – Jonathan, Northern Spy, Ida Red, Jonagold, Mutsu, Blondee, Bramley’s Seedling, Staymen Winesap or Esopus Spitzenburgh. Something for everyone! Fresh pressed Apple Cider is a true taste of fall and a perfect treat, as are our delicious pears! Crunchy Bosc or smooth and sweet Bartlett and Magness – it’s up to you!! Grapes are always a pleaser – Concord, Mars, Jupiter and Marquis will be at markets this weekend. If you’re like us, you can’t let go of summer just yet – we will have delicious Yellow and White Peaches and Nectarines. We’ll also have lots of flavorful plums to choose from – Big Red Plums, Flavor Rich, and Italian Prune Plums, juicy and delicious!! Don’t forget your veggies! We’ll have colorful cauliflower, delicious broccoli, sweet and hot peppers, cabbage and garlic. Our Heirloom eggplant in beautiful shades of purple and white are just perfect for your delicious homemade dish. Generous bunches of tender and sweet Curly Kale, Tuscan Kale and Swiss Chard will all be at the markets!! There’s not much better to remind you of summer than a fresh picked heirloom tomato – stop by and see our beautiful selection of colorful slicing and cherry tomatoes – from sweet as sugar to more savory. All will all be available at the markets this weekend! That’s a mouthful – literally!!! Look forward to seeing you!
On the Market Stage:
10 – 12 South Allen — A market favorite is back for acoustic fun, soft rock, classic all mixed together for some “Mighty Fine Music.”
12 – 2 Martin Wakesburg — Singer/songwritter acoustic guitar.
Stop by the Kid’s Table for Crafts and Fun!
The Glenville YMCA will be at the market to help with fun crafts! Stop by and check it out!
Community Table
Working Group on Girls will be at market with information about their important work for girls in Schenectady.
Local Expert
Schenectady City Council will be at market; talk with your local government representatives.
What’s Fresh is brought to you in part by Blue Shield of Northeastern New York.
Music supported in part by a grant from Schenectady County.
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by MaryJane Shave | Sep 20, 2018 | Community, Events, Uncategorized, What's In Season
Harvest season is in full swing.
Fall is in the air!
The cooler weather makes us feel like cooking!
Luckily the best of summer and the best of fall harvests are all available at the market!
Come stock up on your favorites!
Fantastic fall fruits have arrived!
Don’t forget to pick some up for your lunch!
We still have lots of your summer favorites. 
Specials from our vendors:
Music on our stage this Sunday:
10 – 12 Ron Gordon with Traditional music on guitar, uke and banjo.
12 – 2 The Golden Standard Jazz, Pop Broadway!
Stop by the Kid’s Table for Crafts and Fun!
Come work on an art project with our great volunteers. This week we’ll be working on corn art!
Local Expert
The Schenectady Foundation What’s Your Idea for Improving Your Community?
Schenectady’s Thriving Neighborhoods Challenge is The Schenectady Foundation’s new grant program, intended to help make Schenectady’s neighborhoods stronger, healthier, safer, greener and more sustainable. The Challenge empowers citizens to come forward with their best ideas for improving their community — and then, to actually make them happen! Along the way, neighborhood leadership is strengthened, and more people become involved in the resurgence of their community.
Other cities have been very successful with this model of citizen engagement. Why not Schenectady?
Community Table
Mildred Elley has been educating the greater Capital District in career-focused programs for over 100 years. Mildred Elley provides quality career education and technical training in over 20 degree and certificate. Mildred Elley strives to afford students quality placement opportunities and instill in all of our graduates a desire for lifelong education and learning.
Music supported in part by a grant from Schenectady County.
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by MaryJane Shave | Aug 30, 2018 | Events, Uncategorized, What's In Season
It’s the peak of the season for some of our favorites.
Labor day weekkend is here!
What’s your Labor day celebration favorite?
Steak? Corn? Tomatoes? Burgers? Lasagna? Dessert?
You can get all that and more at Schenectady Greenmarket!
The harvest season is here!
Is there anything tastier than a cherry tomato?
September means apples! 
More from our vendors:
Mariaville Farm: Fresh never frozen Chicken whole and parts. Fresh eggs from our free roaming hens. Berkshire pork and Black Angus beef. Grass fed Lamb.
Maynard Farms: Happy Labor Day! Celebrate Labor Day with the fruits – and vegetables – of our labor!! Maynard Farms will have lots of fresh and delicious fruit and vegetables to help complete your Labor Day celebration at the market this weekend. Yellow and White Peaches and Yellow and White Nectarines are juicy and tasty! Lots of flavorful plums will be available to choose from – Shiro, Purple Heart, Elephant Heart, Galaxy, Plum D, Red Heart, Alderman, Black Plums and Yum Yum. Blueberries and table Grapes are plump and delicious. We are picking new varieties of apples almost everyday – Gala and Blondee will join our other new season apples -Kindercrisp, Zestar, Ruby Mac and Ginger Gold! We’ll also have our sweet Fuji, Golden Delicious, Empire, Gala, Macoun and Red Delicious – and tangy to tart Mutsu, Pink Lady, Stayman Winesap and Braeburn…all are delicious, you cannot go wrong! Our fresh pressed Apple Cider is always a welcomed treat – and back this week by popular demand – PINK LADY APPLE CIDER!! Red and Green Bartlett pears are smooth and sweet. Don’t forget about the veggies – colorful sweet peppers in yellow, red, orange, purple and green, heirloom eggplant in beautiful shades of purple and white, zucchini, summer squash, kirbies, cucumbers, garlic, cauliflower and broccoli. Make sure you check our our award winning Heirloom Tomatoes! They are at their peak – come see our beautiful array of colors and flavors of slicing tomatoes – sweet or savory – and sweet as sugar cherry tomatoes – how will you choose?? Don’t forget the greens – generous bunches of Dino Kale, Curly Kale and Swiss Chard will all be at the markets!! That’s a mouthful – literally!!! Look forward to seeing you!
Rockets Canine Cookies: We will be at the market with dog treats, doggy shampoo, paw balm and kitty treats. See you then!!
Taj Mahal Restaurant: Veggie Pattie made from lentils and spinach. Good source of protein. It is vegan and gluten free. A healthy two-dollar snack while you stroll, scroll and survey the market…..
Kick up the dust!
10:00-12:00
Rick and Marilyn will performing Marilyn’s original songs along with classic folk and rock.
12:00-2:00
Enjoy a bit of the blues with Agape Blues Company.
Working Group on Girls, supporting girls in our community!
This week at our Local Expert Table, find out more about what this great organization does to inspire young women in Schenectady.
Stop by the Kid’s Table Crafts and Fun!
Come work on an art project with our great volunteers
Community Table
Schenectady Day Nursery will be at market with tickets to their annual BBQ to support their children’s programs.
Community Table
Capital Region St Jude Walk/Run will be at market. Sign up and join the walk to support St Jude Childrens Research Hospital on September 22nd.
by MaryJane Shave | Aug 27, 2018 | Community, Events, News, Uncategorized
And the winners of this years Tomato Tasting are:
1st Pace – Purple Cherokee from Maynard Farms
2nd Place – Mountain Magic from Cornell Farm
3rd Place – Striped German from Lovin’ Mama Farm
4th Place – Valencia from Lovin’ Mama Farm
5th Place – Mr Stripey from Maynard Farm
Thanks to the farmers for growing and sharing all the great tomatoes and to all of the folks that helped out by tasting.
by MaryJane Shave | Aug 9, 2018 | Community, Events, Uncategorized, What's In Season
☕️🧘♀️ Wake up to coffee, delicious baked goods, and of course, the best local produce. 🍅🌽
Sweet Summer Sunday!
Tomatoes come in so many colors!
The season is full of so many beautiful shades of tomatoes, peppers, squash, eggplants, beans, beats, lettuce… Your salad can be a work of art!
Photo: Maynard Farm
News from our vendors
Marynard Farms: The Heirlooms are here!! Tomatoes that is….lots and lots of beautiful field ripened Heirloom Slicing Tomatoes and Heirloom Cherry Tomatoes in gorgeous shades of red to orange and yellow to green and purple to brown. They taste even better than they look! Stop by Maynard Farms at the Farmer’s Market to check them out! Also new this week are delicate, sweet White Donut Peaches, tasty Elephant Heart Plums and fresh from the orchard Ginger Gold Apples!! Peaches and Nectarines are just fantastic – Yellow and White Peaches, Red Flesh Peaches and Yellow and White Nectarines are all juicy and flavorful. We’ll also have a terrific selection of plums – Purple Heart, Shiro, Red Heart, Plum G and Red Russian, as well as sweet Blueberries the size of quarters! Don’t forget our impressive array of crisp, tasty apples. From sweet Fuji, Golden Delicious, Empire, Macoun, Red Delicious and Pristine – and tangy to tart Mutsu, Pink Lady, Stayman Winesap and Braeburn…all are delicious, you cannot go wrong! We’ll have lots of Green and Gold Zucchini and yummy Summer Squash. Crunchy and fresh Cucumbers and Kirbies are great on their own or for adding to salads. Tender Green Broccoli and Purple, Cheddar and White Cauliflower are delicious steamed, roasted or grilled. Romanesque Cauliflower is definitely worth a try – nutty and flavorful, as well as beautiful. Don’t forget the greens – generous bunches of Dino Kale, Curly Kale and Swiss Chard will all be at the markets!! Our fresh pressed Apple Cider is always a welcomed treat – and back this week by popular demand – PINK LADY APPLE CIDER!! That’s a mouthful – literally!! Thank you from everyone at Maynard Farms – we look forward to seeing you!!
Mosaics by Christine: Stay cool checking out my colorful mosaics. New chess table, trays and lazy Susans…skulls too!
It’s time for the Second Sunday Music fest! This week we welcome the Graeme Francis Trio.
The Graeme Francis Trio:
An accomplished percussionist and music educator, Dr. Graeme Francis has been performing with and leading small jazz groups around the US and Canada since he early 2000’s, including a performance with the Doc Watkins Trio at Carnegie Hall. He is excited to have two of his favorite collaborators with him – Tyler Giroux (valve trombone) and Lou Smaldone (bass) – for his performance at the Schenectady Greenmarket. Drawing on traditional and new arrangements of jazz standards, the Graeme Francis Trio offers an exciting and swingin’ soundtrack on August 12th from 10am-2pm. For more information about Graeme’s musical endeavors, check out GFpercussion.com
See you there!
Whispering Willow Wild Care will be at market with beautiful rescued raptors for you to meet!
Meet the some of the birds that share our neighborhoods up close and personal.
Stop by the Kid’s Table for Crafts and Fun!
It’s all about birds this week. Come create your own bird feeder or paint your favorite raptor!
Schenectady City Council
Your local representatives will be at the market to meet the people and listen to what you have to say about our community.
Back next week!
This Sunday yoga will be back!. Brought to us by BlueShield Northeastern New York, Annie B from the Hot Yoga Spot in Albany will host two 30 minute sessions at the market 8/19 from 10:30AM and 11:15AM. All levels are welcome!
Music supported in part by a grant from Schenectady County.
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by MaryJane Shave | Jun 28, 2018 | Community, Events, Uncategorized, What's In Season
Get ready for July fourth!
We have everything you need to put together the perfect holiday cook out. From burgers and beer to pickles and salads you can find what you’re looking for at Schenectady Greenmarket. And don’t forget the amazing deserts to top off a fantastic celebration.
Music Schedule
10AM – 12PM
Half Moon Tribal Dancers and Drums Along the Mohawk
12PM – 2PM
Bill Ackerbauer
Local Expert
Fresh Taste Table: Leslie Sawyer
Special Event at the Market!
There will be Yoga at the market with the Hot Yoga Spot in Albany!
Sessions will be 30 minutes and be held 10:30 – 11:00 and 11:15 – 11:45.
Stop by!
Sponsored by BlueShield of Northeastern NY
Community Table
Whispering Willows Wild Care
Children’s Activity
Get ready for the Fouth of July!
Create your own festive flag.
Specials from our Vendors
Mariaville Farm: Fresh never-frozen Black Angus beef. Fresh never-frozen Pasture raised Chicken. Berkshire pork. Fresh Eggs from our free roaming hens.
Mariaville Mushroom Men: The Mushroom Men now have Mushroom coffee. Fresh Oyster, Shiitake, Lions Mane and Cinnamon cap Chestnut Mushrooms. Also Teas and seasonings.
Maynard Farms:Declare your Independence from the same old choices! Visit the Farmer’s Market to choose from what’s new, fresh and locally grown! Maynard Farms’ flavorful and delicious fruit and veggies will light up your taste buds like fireworks on the Fourth of July. Planning on a patriotic themed meal this July Fourth? Red, White and Blueberries – Strawberries, Raspberries and Blueberries served with pound cake and fresh whipped cream – the ideal summer dessert – easy and delicious. Or is it Cherries you want? We’ll have Sweet Cherries and Tart Cherries – both are an explosion of flavor! Our juicy, flavorful Apricots are sure to please – if you decide to share! You can not get more American than a beautiful Apple – check out our impressive array of crisp, tasty apples. From sweet Fuji, Golden Delicious, Empire, Macoun and Red Delicious – and tangy to tart Mutsu, Pink Lady, Stayman Winesap, MacIntosh, Braeburn and Gold Rush. Eaten out of hand or baked in a traditional all American Apple Pie, you cannot go wrong! Get your Garlic Scapes while you can! Tender and aromatic, but available for only a short time. Don’t miss out. The Snow and Snap Peas are tender and sweet! We’ll have a beautiful selection of baby greens fresh from the greenhouse. Baby Lettuce mixes, Dino Kale, Curly Kale, Swiss Chard. Our fresh pressed Apple Cider is always a welcomed treat – our traditional Orchard Blend and crisp, citrusy Pink Lady Cider. Something for everyone! Thank you from everyone at Maynard Farms – we look forward to seeing you – have a safe and Happy Fourth of July!
These are just some of our specials. With more than sixty vendors who sell prepared food, artisan crafts, fresh veggies, and more, we’ve got everything you need!
The Schenectady Greenmarket is sponsored in part by BlueShield of Northeastern New York.
Funding for our music program is made possible in part by a grant from the Schenectady County Legislature through its County Initiative Program.
