by Bill Batson Joyce Henion left Rockland County in 1998 to move her elderly parents and daughter into a home in Walker Valley, NY. A barn on the property and livestock on a neighboring farm […]
Tag: Nyack Farmers’ Market
Nyack Sketch Log: Grandmother Inspired Goodies, Now Gluten-Free
by Bill Batson A woman standing in front of a motorcycle with a tray of cookies is the logo for Mostly Myrtle’s, the purveyor of gluten-free baked goods at the Nyack Famers’ Market. The image […]
Nyack Sketch Log: Farmers’ Market Doubles Down
The Orchards of Concklin Since Nicholas Concklin sought to have the land that he farmed named Pomona after the Roman goddess of fruitful abundance, 11 generations of Concklins have tilled the soil in Rockland County. The Orchards of […]
Nyack Sketch Log: Veteran-Owned Southtown Farms
by Bill Batson In 2004, Marine Matt Saldano was deployed to Iraq, serving as a member of a quick reaction force. “We [were] deployed at the commander’s discretion to reinforce any part of the forward operating […]
Nyack Sketch Log: Neighborhood Knife Sharpener
by Bill Batson Utilizing a panel truck that doubles as his workshop, Scott Jennings brings knife sharpening services to several neighborhoods, including Nyack at the Thursday Farmers’ Market. A life-long metal worker, Jennings has welded […]
Nyack Sketch Log: Year Round Farmers’ Market
by Bill Batson Each Thursday morning at 6 am, over a dozen vendors arrive in the municipal parking lot in Nyack. Two hours later, a tent village has risen from the asphalt. Crates of locally […]