Possum Hollow Perennials

Examples of some of the perennials
that you will see at market

Possum Hollow Perennials is located in Rome PA. 

I asked Kathy to write a little bit about their farm, when it started and what they plan to do now:
  

 

"Our farm started out as a mother earth type. We raised beef and pigs for many years and sold the meat through direct marketing to our customers. They would come to our house for a meal and want to know if they could buy some of our meat. It just mushroomed from there! We had a round robin list of customers and as soon as we had animals available, they were gone.

 

The pigs got not to be fun anymore as we did a farrow to finish operation small scale. We had up to 10 sows at a time and that was as much as we could handle.

 

The farrowing during the winter and getting up to check on the sows just got to be too much as we got older. They left the farm about 5 years ago and we raise a few for ourselves.

 

The perennial beds started with my son Adam. He  worked for Gibbs Perennial Gardens for many years.. We used to have a large vegetable garden. Adam started to bring perennials home and part of the vegetable garden changed to our first perennial bed. As he kept bringing plants home, we kept adding beds. Now we have perennials everywhere you look - front of the barn, around the trees in orchard, behind the house, under the kids' old swing set - everywhere.

 

Last year, we decided to start selling them. Adam is very knowledgeable and can plant and split almost anything. We started going to farmers markets and promoted the flowers by word of mouth and through the plants themselves. We are expanding the number of markets this year and will be selling plants at the farm too."

Kathy and Adam are very excited to join us this season. They will have a double stall making for a large display of their beautiful flowers and plants.

Purdys Produce

Purdys Produce- Beans

Purdys Produce was started 18 years ago by Pat and John Purdy.

They have been doing numerous markets throughout the years (Vestal Farmers Market and Owego Farmers Market). 

Thanks to Purdys Produce for joining us this season. Heather Browne will be helping them out and you will probably see her face most frequently at the stand at Newark Valley Farmers Market.


Purdys Produce has a wide variety of produce that they grow. 

Purdys Produce-
High Tunnel
Spinach

They have a High Tunnel which is basically the same as a greenhouse except for the sides roll up giving it air movement and temperature control. The high tunnel allows them to grow produce through the entire year. You will find crops such as lettuce, spinach, turnips, swiss chard and kale growing in January and February. 

This also means that they have produce in May when markets are just starting up and produce is scarce in NY. Our lovely winters make it difficult to have produce early. With their high tunnel they can get ahead of the game and have items early. 

Purdys Produce- Carrots

Here is a list of just some of the products that they will be offering throughout the season.  

• Peas                                                         
• Spinach
• Swiss Chard
• Carrots
• Kale
• Husk Cherries
• Potatoes
• Broccoli
• Cabbage
• Garlic
• Onions
• Leeks
• Green, Purple and wax beans
• Turnips
• Musk Melons
• Cucumbers
• Tomatoes
• Cherry Tomatoes
• Squash
• Zucchini
• Winter Squash
• Shallots
  

Purdys Produce has produce available now!

Purdys Produce- Swiss Chard

 Lettuce mix $4.00/pound
Spinach $6.00/pound
Kale $2.00 per bunch
Baby swiss chard $2.00 per bunch
Give us a call and we will pick it for you

Make sure you check out Purdys Produce Facebook page

Newark Valley Farmers Market 2013 Season

Welcome to the 2013 season of the Newark Valley Farmers Market!

This season we changed the hours to accommodate our church going customers that wanted to join us but couldn't because of the hours.  This year the market will run Sundays from May 19th- Oct 28th from 12- 4pm.

We have a lot of new vendors interested in participating in the market this year as well as returning vendors from last season. As the next few weeks go by I will be doing posts about each individual farm. The who, what, where, when and how so that you can get a little background information on our vendors before the season begins.

We also saw how well the events that we had at the market went over. You all showed us that having the events gave just that little extra for the family to come out and have a good time.

With that being said we are working hard and have created some events that we hope you will enjoy this season. Plan ahead and mark your calendars!

Calendar of Events:

May 19th- opening day Come see what all the new and old vendors have to offer

May 26th-Community Jam Session- bring your instrument and join in the musical fun.

June 2nd- Kid's Activities Day- Come see what activities and fun things there are for your children to do
                                                throughout the year! Some of the groups and organizations that have
                                                commited to this event so far are Revolution Dance, Grippen Park BMX,
                                                TCYSA, Newark Valley Soccer Club, Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, NTYL,
                                                Rockwell Outdoors, Newark Valley School Aged Child Care and more in
                                                the works. We are still waiting on commitments from some and we have a
                                                few different types of groups that you wouldn't normally think of.

June 9th- Community Jam Session- Bring your instrument and join in the musical fun.

June 16th- Fiber Day- All the local Fiber businesses will be joining us. They will have spinning
                                   demonstrations, fiber art, yarn, hats, gloves and more all made with fiber grown by
                                   their animals or bought from a local farm!

June 23rd- (open)

June 31st- (open)

July 7th- (open)

July 14th- Community Jam Session- Bring your instrument and join in the musical Fun.

July 21st- Family Fun Day- Bounce house, music, games, and more

July 28th- (open)

Aug 4th- Health and Wellness Day

Aug 11th- Community Jam Session- Bring your instruments and join in the musical fun.

Aug 17th- (open)

Aug 25th- Beekeeping Day- Learn all there is to know about beekeeping from the beginner to the professional

Sept 1st- (open)

Sept 8th- Community Jam Session- Bring your instruments and join in the musical fun.

Sept 15th- (open)

Sept 22nd-(open)

Sept 29th- Harvest Festival

Oct 6th-(open)

Oct 13th-Community Jam Session- Bring your instrument and join in the fun!

Oct 20th- (open)

Oct 27th- Trick or Treating at the farmers market- come dressed in your costume and trick or treat with all the vendors.


***We have a few events that have not been set with a date just yet. So stay tuned to our blog and facebook page for more information!