[EVENT] Organic Corner's 1st Birthday, May 19th 2012

From Organic Corner's email list:

Organic Corner Health Market & Juice Bar cordially invites you to our ONE YEAR ANNIVERSAY DAY, Saturday, May 19th.

Stop by to enjoy:

20% percent off vitamins

Free samplings from our delicious juice bar and product demos from various vendors like Barleans, Soapwhip, Scrubtz and much more.....

A big thank you to all of our customers for your continued patronage and support this past year! We’ve had a blast serving you and look forward to another vibrant year together as we continue to bring you the best health products available. Some of our upcoming plans include adding more food & beverage items, expanding our cafe department, providing a forum for seminars/classes and exciting nightlife events.

In the meantime, comments and suggestions are always welcome; send us a note on facebook or write to us at info@organiccornerny.com

Hope to see you on the 19th!

Your friends at Organic Corner Health Market & Juice Bar!

[May 9] Long Beach Farmer's Market

At last, I've figured out how to share the Friends & Farmers emails for the Long Beach farmer's market! You can subscribe to Friends & Farmers' email list to have them sent right to your inbox, too.

Today's market is on rain or shine from 10am - 6pm at Kennedy Plaza in Long Beach (right next to the Long Beach train station. It's on West Park Avenue between Centre Street and National Blvd).

This season's 2012 Farmers Market Calendar coming soon!

Kennedy Plaza Farmer's Market Markets & Times of Operation Long Beach at Kennedy Plaza:Wednesday & Saturday 1 West Chester Street, Long Beach NY May 2, 2012 through November 21, 2012 Wednesdays Hours: 10:00 A.M- 6:00 P.M. Saturday Hours: 9 AM - 2 PM   Elmont:  Thursday ATS Parking lot on Hours 11:00 am -6:00 pm July 5, - November 15, 2012 Oyster Bay:Saturday Audrey Ave, at the Gazebo June 16 - November 17, 2012 Hours: 9 am - 1 pm Nesconset:Saturday Nesconset Plaza 127 Smithtown Blvd. July 7 - November 17, 2012 Hours 9 am - 1 pm Kings Park:Sunday Municipal Lot. 25A and Main St. Across from the Fire Dept. June 24- November 18, 2012 Hours 9 am -2 pm   Hicksville Farmer's Market:Sunday Kennedy Memorial Park Broadway & Jerusalem Avenue June 24- November 18, 2012 Hours: 9 am- 2 pm   Ok so more rain today, great day for a rain gear fashion show... A few of us will be out on the plaza today, so come on out and support your regional growers. We are collecting compost again this season, you can drop off your bagged raw vegetable scraps, eggs shells, coffee grinds, etc at the managers stand.  Please do not compost any cooked materials, meat, or anything with oil on it. Also we give weekly to the Food & Friendship in so we would be happy to drop a perishable or non-perishable food item for you. Tom Ryan will be playing this Saturday, if the weather is agreeable. Casey Ward, the fish guy will start market next week, and Paul the Saturday fish guy will be with us this weekend. Home made dog treats are coming to market too, next week, so be on the lookout. See you on the Plaza, Bernadette Carucci Farms Casmo has got great deals on Bedding Plants for your flower gardens. He also has some tomato plants for your vegetable gardens. Stan Pat Farms Will be selling Fresh Asparagus, spinach,herbs and mesclun mix, some LI potatoes, along with 10" geraniums, strawberry plants, and really nice coleus.  Bread Alone Bakery  Danish, muffins and croissant, and check out the new brownies too. Gentle Brew Coffee Sweet To Lick I had one of their Vegan Peanut Butter and Jelly Blondies on Wednesday. I'm trying their Vegan Chocolate Twinkie Next :-) Hormans Pickles Get attacked by some Killer Pickles. Live Music                          Saturday May 12, 2012 11:00 AM- 1:00 PM Tom Ryan has been active on the Long Island music scene for over 20 years. He is a singer-songwriter and plays guitar, keyboards and bass. He has studied classical guitar with the head of the music department at Molloy College, and is currently working on fingerstyle techniques with Toby Walker, international blues artist. He started out performing while still in high school when he joined the Coalition for Disabled Musicians= rock band, Range of Motion. He is an active member of OOMPA, Organization for Open Mic Performing Artists on Long Island, and also plays with Copper Rose - a Cajun and Blues band and traveled to Louisiana with them for a cultural immersion to fine tune and fire up their performances. Currently Tom is doing solo gigs at local coffeehouses and restaurants as well as private parties and organizations for the disabled. Visit Tom Ryan's website at: www.tomryanmusic.com

Farmer's Market Returns to Long Beach May 2nd & May 5th

Today is the first Long Beach farmer's market of the season! The market is held at Kennedy Plaza right next to the Long Beach LIRR station from 10am - 6pm. They will also be open Saturday from 9am - 2pm.

At the market, you'll find....
At the market, you'll find.....

• Goodale Farms, LI: dairy & veggies
• Sweet to Lick, LI: vegan baked goods
• Papa Pasquale, Brooklyn: pasta, ravioli, sauces, cheese, pesto
• Horman's Best, LI: pickles
• D&J Organic, NY: veggies, greens
• Bread Alone, NY: organic bread
• Millport Dairy, PA: baked goods, raw milk cheese, fresh bacon, eggs, poultry
• Sannino Vineyards, LI: wines
• Coach Farms, NY: cheese, milk, yogurt, maple syrup
• Gentle Brew, LI: fresh coffee
• Casmo: bedding plants

Donations of fresh & canned food for the Food & Friendship Inn will be accepted this week at the Market Manager Table.

To read more, visit the City of Long Beach's press release for the market.