November is here and the celebration of the harvest has begun. Thanksgiving season is a time of celebration and thanks, and some serious eating! Holiday tables this and every year are filled with a cornucopia of favorite vegetables of the season, including squash, sweet potatoes, cranberries, corn, pumpkins and a whole host of others. Farmer’s markets across Long Island are great places to get fresh, homegrown vegetables and other great holiday foodstuffs for the Thanksgiving table.
Here’s a listing of some of the many regularly scheduled farmer’s markets across Long Island. If you’re looking to add fresh fruits and vegetables to your table, most of which are locally grown, or other awesome gourmet food products to your holiday table, these farmer’s markets are a great place to look.
Featured Farmer’s Markets
Westhampton Beach Farmer’s Market, Municipal Parking Lot, Glovers Lane and Mill Rd.
Open Saturdays from 9-1 and features over 40 vendors selling all sorts of locally grown fresh produce, bread, shellfish, cut flowers and much, much more.
Kennedy Plaza Farmer’s Market, 1 West Chester St., Long Beach
This farmer’s market is held twice weekly, on Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturdays from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. This festive outdoor atmosphere features vendors selling products from fresh pasta and sauces to dairy products, flowers and more. Cooking demonstrations, live music and tastings add to the fun of this one of a kind farmer’s market.
Find all sorts of delectable food items and fresh produce at these weekly outdoor markets, too:
Suffolk County
Islip Farmer’s Market, Islip Town Hall, 655 Main St., Islip
Open Saturdays, 7 a.m. until noon, until November 19th.
Northport Farmer’s Market, Cow Harbor Parking Lot, at Main St., Northport
Open Saturdays, rain or shine, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Farmer’s Market at the Arches, Tanger Outlet Center, 152 The Arches Circle, Deer Park
Open every Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. through November 19th.
Huntington Farmer’s Market, Elm St. Parking Lot, off Main St. (Rte. 25A), Huntington
Open Sundays, 7 a.m. to noon, through mid-November.
Sayville Farmer’s Market, Islip Grange, Broadway and Main St., Sayville
Open every Saturday from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., through November 19th.
Patchogue Farmer’s Market, 7-11 Store Lot, Montauk Hwy., West of Rte. 112, Patchogue
Open Fridays, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., through mid-November.
J. Kings Farmer’s Market, 700 Furrows Rd., Holtsville,
Open Fridays and Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Riverhead Farmer’s Market, Parking Lot behind old Sweezey’s building, Riverhead
Open Thursdays, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., through mid-November.
Nassau County
Locust Valley Farmer’s Market, 115 Forest Ave., Locust Valley
Open Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. until November 19th.
Hewlett Farmer’s Market, Grant Park, Hewlett
Open Fridays, 8 a.m. til 1 p.m.
Roslyn North Hills Farmer’s Market, Christopher Morley Park, Searingtown Rd., Roslyn
Open Wednesdays 7 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Garden City Farmer’s Market, 101 County Seat Dr., Supreme Court Building Lot, Garden City
Open Tuesdays, 7 a.m. to 1 p.m., through mid-November.
Rockville Center Farmer’s Market, LIRR Parking Lot, Sunrise Hwy., Rockville Center
Open Sundays, 7 a.m. to noon, through mid-November.
Hicksville Farmer’s Market, Kennedy Memorial Park, Jerusalem Ave. and Broadway, Hicksville
Open Sundays, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., through mid-November.
Sources:
Long Island Farm Bureau
http://www.lifb.com/FINDAFARMSTAND/tabid/57/Default.aspx
Life on Long Island
http://www.lifeonlongisland.com/index.cfm?currentpage=1&fuseaction=events.thisweekend
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