August 25th

Recipe Contest: Summer Squash, Eggplant & Peppers

Prepare a dish that features summer squash, zucchini, eggplant and/or peppers and join fellow Farm Festival shoppers for a recipe contest! Prepare your dish and bring it to the market along with a list of ingredients and the recipe in writing. The recipes are due between 3 PM - 5:30 PM on market day and will be judged at 6 PM. This week’s judge is The Red Onion.

One winner will be named and receive:

• A $50 Gift Certificate to The Red Onion!
• A featured photo of winning dish on the Farm Festival blog
• A featured photo of winning dish and name at following week’s farm festival.
• The community’s admiration!

Music on the Main Stage: Connor Kennedy

"Y'all better watch out for Connor...He's gonna be knocking around the block in a few years."- Alexis P. Suter Before even hitting the age of 16, Connor Kennedy has performed with members of both The Levon Helm Band, and The Gregg Allman Band, and has put his name on the Hudson Valley music scene. Tracing his influences to a handful of musically rich names such as Bob Dylan, The Band, Muddy Waters, and Stevie Ray Vaughan, he performs songs of the past, as well as his own original material which is as diverse as his musical tastes.

Music in the Farmer’s Market: Dave Kearney

Dave got his first guitar, a Sears Silvertone with hula dancers on it, from his father when he was nine years old. Now a singer/songwriter, he writes and performs songs about the human condition.

Kids: Mountaintop School Puppet Shows

with Wendy Weinburd. Fairy tales and folk tales from around the world told with natural woolen table puppets and silk marionettes. Show starts at 4pm.

Zumba

Zumba Demonstration with Jessica Bartoletti of Studio One
Dynamic, fun, and simple dance fitness moves set to Latin and International rhythms. Come and shake it with us or just see what it's all about. Ditch the workout, join the party! 5:45 on the main stage.

August 18th

Kids:

Paint Your Own Woodstock Farm Festival T-Shirt!

 

T-shirts are $5 and the painting is FREE!!!

Starts at 4:30pm in the picnic area.

Afternoon Poetry for Kids & Kidders

with Piper & Phillip Levine plus various invited and surprise guests.

Starts at 4pm on the main stage.

For more info: pprod@mindspring.com

 

 

 

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Seed Saving and Food Preservation:

Wondering what to do with all those tomatoes? Learn about techniques for drying, freezing, canning and seed saving.

Music on the Main Stage:

The Jesse Janes

Soaring vocal harmonies above solid guitars, dobro, & bass. Bonnie Raitt meets the Andrews Sisters.

Music in the Farmer’s Market:

Fiddle Music in the Farmers’ Market with Deb Tankard and Friends

August 11th

  

Annual Corn Roast

Stop by for an ear of farm fresh grilled corn on the cob. $1 an ear. All proceeds benefit the Farm Festival.

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Recipe Contest: Corn

Recipe Contest Rules and Guidelines

Prepare a dish that features corn and join fellow Farm Festival shoppers for a recipe contest! Prepare your dish and bring it to the market along with a list of ingredients and the recipe in writing. The recipes are due between 3 PM - 5:30 PM on market day and will be judged at 6 PM. This week’s judge is The Red Onion.

One winner will be named and receive:

• A $50 Gift Certificate to The Red Onion!
• A featured photo of winning dish on the Farm Festival blog
• A featured photo of winning dish and name at following week’s farm festival.
• The community’s admiration!

Music on the Main Stage:

Deena Rae Turner

Some call her music throaty monster folk, others call it dark and funny alt-country, but I guarantee, singer-guitarist Deena Rae Turner does not play your older sister’s weepy folk. Deena Rae is known for her full-throttle, engaging live shows.

Show starts at 5pm

 

 

 

 

Music in the Farmer’s Market:

Tuba Skinny

Show starts at 3pm

…then Richard Prans at 5pm

Kids:

Storytelling with the Woodstock Library. Starts at 4pm on the main stage.

August 4th

Focus: Nutrition and food allergy alternatives

Explore alternative ingredients for gluten free diets and more.

Music on the Main Stage:

Perry Beekman

Perry is a guitarist & vocalist deeply rooted in the classic tradition of jazz. His repertoire features tunes from the Great American Songbook, many of which comprised the repertoires of such greats as Nat King Cole, Frank Sinatra and Mel Torme. The warm sound of Perry's jazz guitar beautifully complements his rich baritone voice. His music is a wonderful combination of sophistication, excitement, and fun. 

Music in the Farmer’s Market:

Fiddle Music with Deb Tankard and Friends

 

 

 

 

 

Kids: Cooking Series Continues

The Queens Galley and Share Our Strength bring Operation Frontline to the Woodstock Farm Festival for a Children’s Cooking & Nutrition Series. 5:00-7:00pm

 

 

Kids: Mountaintop School Puppet Shows

with Wendy Weinburd

Fairy tales and folk tales from around the world told with natural woolen table puppets and silk marionettes. Show starts at 4pm.

July 28th

The weather report is for sunny skies and 85 degrees. Perfect weather to shop at the farmers’ market and then have dinner out in the field.

Recipe Contest: Tomatoes

Recipe Contest Rules and Guidelines

Prepare a dish that features peaches and join fellow Farm Festival shoppers for a recipe contest! Prepare your dish and bring it to the market along with a list of ingredients and the recipe in writing. The recipes are due between 3 PM - 5:30 PM on market day and will be judged at 6 PM. This week’s judge is Bistro To Go.

One winner will be named and receive:

• A $50 Gift Certificate to Bistro Bistro To Go!
• A featured photo of winning dish on the Farm Festival blog
• A featured photo of winning dish and name at following week’s farm festival.
• The community’s admiration!

Music on the Main Stage:

Josh Tyler and the Dust Bowl Band Americana mix of folk, rock, blues, country, and jazz.

Music in the Farmer’s Market:

Richard Prans

Kids:

Cooking Series Continues
The Queens Galley and Share Our Strength bring Operation Frontline to the Woodstock Farm Festival for a Children’s Cooking & Nutrition Series. 5:00-7:00pm

Storytelling with the Woodstock Library. Starts at 4pm on the main stage. www.woodstocklibrary.org

Market Report

The market is in full swing and we have gorgeous local fruit!

Make a pie using locally grown and milled organic grain from Wild Hive Farm 

Or pick up a ready made pie from Wright Farm.

 

Corn is early this year!

   

 

Kirbys – Pick some up and make a batch of pickles.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BBQ season is well under way. Check out these tasty franks from Northwind Farms.

Too hot to cook? Stop by for dinner under the trees. We’ll have Falafel from Abas’, Block Factory Tamales and Grilled Fish and Meats with Oriole 9. Plus burgers and dogs.

Cool off with some Strawberry Mint Lemonade or Homemade Cherry Juice.

…and we’ve got Ronnybrook Farm Ice Cream too.

It’s all good.