Nyack Farmers Market Celebrates July 4th

from the Nyack Farmers Market

NYACK, NY — As a way to celebrate the 248 birthday of our country and the continued support of our loyal customers, the Nyack Farmers Market will give free summer fare and a beverage to the first 100 customers starting at 11:00am.

The first hot dog will be served by Village of Nyack Mayor Joe Rand.

The components of our classic summer meal were supplied by some of the market's favorite vendors including Debbie Campanelli of Campanelli's Poultry Farm, Joey Katona of Joey's Market, Preston Powell of Teagevity, and Talitha Jones of Edgwick Farms. Chef Michelle Timothee of La Talaye will staff the grill.

Chef Michelle has been piling up recognitions for her culinary mastery. Last week she was honored by the Ayiti Community Trust at their Annual Gala on Saturday, October 14, 2023 as a chef and restaurateur. At the same time, she made it to the final round of the TV Chef's and Top Chef winner Carla Hall's Favorite Chef competition to benefit the James Beard Foundation.

The Nyack Farmers Market will be celebrating their 30th year in 2025. Anchor tenant and oldest family-run business in NY State, Orchards of Concklin was the first vendor. (They are also they are 8th oldest continually operating family business in the United States)

New vendors include:

Pesto Joe, a company founded by Carina Castagna who grew up in Bardonia. Her brand is based on a recipe from her late

Little Gem, a small-scale diversified vegetable, herb, and flower farm on the fertile black dirt in Chester, NY started in 2023 by Nyack High School graduate Zoe Friedberg.

Currently the Nyack Farmers Market has 35 weekly and rotating vendors, You can learn more at nyackchamber.org. Nyack's farmers market is the only Thursday market in Rockland County

"Nyack Farmers Market has a core group of vendors who provided sustenance and a sense of community during COVID. We admire their dedication to Nyack," said Nyack Chamber of Commerce President Roger Cohen. "But we wouldn't be here every Thursday year-round, without our customers. Shoppers arrive whether it's hot or cold, wet or windy. On July Fourth, we celebrate the intrepid spirit of the community of Nyack with a classic summer meal supplied by our vendors," he continued.

In addition to healthy, locally produced food the Nyack Farmers Market offers:
Nyack themed gifts created by Market Manager and artist in residence Bill Batson,
massage by Licensed Massage Therapist Michelle Solomon, portraits by local artist Dan Springer, music from a variety of local talent, and knife sharpening by veteran owned Jack Knife Sharpening.

On July Fourth you can enjoy the sounds of Ian Moore and friends. Moore has been fiddling, dancing and singing up and down the eastern seaboard for several decades playing at a variety of venues and farmers markets. Lately he's been providing music for Rockland County's Children's Shakespeare Theater.

The Nyack Farmers Market will be open on Thursday, July 4 and every other Thursday, from 8am - 2pm. Hotdogs and cool drinks will be given out while supplies last starting at 11am. Parking in the Artopee parking lot is free until 2pm on Thursdays.

The Nyack Farmers Market is made possible by the support of the Village of Nyack.