From the Vine...
news, notes, and links we love
Updated June 30, 2008
5/14/2008 Watch us on ABC! Channel 7 WABC was at the farm today to shoot a small piece about farming. We will be on tomorrow (Thursday May 15th) sometime between 6-7pm. Let us know if you see it!
10/30/2007 Order your farm fresh Herb Wreaths today. Our online store is back, well, online!
9/12/2007 Fall is almost here and our fields are full of the wonderful vegetables and herbs you love. You can find Stokes Farm at 3 Greenmarket locations in NYC. Each location currently features our full assortment of fall vegetables and herbs, including heirloom tomatoes, but only for a few more weeks. You can also find us at our own Farmers Market in Old Tappan on Tuesdays and Fridays and at the River Vale Farmers Market on Thursdays. We hope you'll come stop on by and see what we're growing and meet the friendly folks at Stokes.
Stokes Farm is Now Open for 2007
4/18/2007 It's been one interesting winter, with wacky weather and a memorable nor 'easter, but we've finally made it to spring. Our colorful flowers and Jersey Fresh herbs have grown up and are ready for you to plant in your garden or to spruce up your city apartment. You can find Stokes Farm at 3 Greenmarket locations in NYC. Each location currently feature a variety of summer flowers and herbs, prefect for starting your garden or brightening up your patio. If you're really curious, you can also stop by our Garden Center in Old Tappan, NJ, which features a huge assortment of flowers, herbs, vegetable plantings, potting containers, pre-potted arrangements, and more. See our homepage for addresses and hours. We hope you'll come stop on by and see what we're growing and meet the friendly folks at Stokes.
The Greenmarket at 30, New York Voices on Thirteen
10/27/2006 - Over the past three decades, Greenmarket has helped change the tastes of New Yorkers and the development of Union Square. This program showcases some of the farmers, chefs, restaurateurs and founders who bring the Greenmarket to life each week. Stokes Farm owner Ron Binaghi was there in the beginning and he and his family are featured in this special program.
Order Your Farm Fresh
Herb Wreaths Today
10/21/2006 - Make a culinary statement this holiday season. Our fresh herb wreaths will
add a wonderful holiday fragrance to any room and may also be used in cooking. They also make perfect gifts and are sure to warm the homes of your family
and friends. We currently have three varieties available, Rosemary, Rosemary & Thyme, and Rosemary & Lemon Thyme. Place an order today using our Secure Online Store. Or, if you're in New York City, you can pick one up at any of our Greenmarket locations. And be sure to say Sage sent you.
The Union Square Greenmarket: An Anniversary Celebration
At the
92nd Street Y, Thursday, September 21, 2006, 8:00pm ($25)
Come join Ron Binaghi of Stokes Farm and Greenmarket founder Barry Benepe and chef/owner of the restaurants Blue Hill and Blue Hill at Stone Barns Dan Barber as they discuss how Greenmarket has changed the way New Yorkers view their food. This lecture is part of the year-long celebration of Greenmarket's 30th anniversary.
30 Years of the Greenmarket, The Leonard Lopate Show on WNYC
8/8/2006 - Our own Ron Binaghi was on the Leonard Lopate show discussing how the New York City Greenmarket has changed the way Stokes Farm has done business over the last 30 years, by providing New Yorkers access to farm-fresh produce, and by helping local farmers stay in business.
Stokes Farm Farmers' Market - Now Open
7/5/2006 - This summer, you don't have to go to a New York City Greenmarket to find our freshest herbs and vegetables. From July to September, the Stokes Farm Farmers' Market will be open twice a week, at our Farm and Garden Center in Old Tappan, NJ. Our market features fresh herbs, fruits, vegetables & corn from our farm. On Tuesdays you can sometimes catch Paul's Pickles as well. Be sure to stop by our Farm Stand at 23 DeWolf
Road in Old Tappan every Tuesday and Friday from 12pm to 6pm. You can also catch
us at the River Vale Farmers' Market on Thursdays from 12pm to 6 pm, located at Mark Lane Recreation Complex of Piermont Avenue.
Caring for your Rosemary
6/21/2006 - We get a lot of questions about how we grow our Jumbo Rosemary plants and how to take care of them. They're very popular after all. So in case you're curious, or haven't asked us yet, our resident herbal expert took some thyme out of his schedule to write up some Rosemary growing and care suggestions to keep your plant growing and healthy for years to come. Please let us know what you think!
We're a Babbo Staff Pick
The staff of Mario Batali's New York City restaurant, Babbo,
has made Stokes Farm a "Spring Planting" Staff Pick! [read
all about it]
We're often mentioned in Lucy's Greenmarket Report, a semi-regular update on all the latest finds at the Union Square market. Find out what's available at the market this week and stop by and support your local farmers.
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