Bring your appetite to market

By Geri Corey
GOSHEN — This summer, 35 vendors rotate in 30 spots at the Goshen Farmer’s Market, making it the biggest it’s ever been, said market manager Diana Lupinski.

“It’s a nice market this year,” Lupinski said. All the traditional vendors are back with expanded product lines. There’s always plenty of fresh produce at the market, along with baked goods, wine, cheese, gluten-free breads, soaps and lotions.

“There’s now chocolate milk made with goat’s milk," she said.

But there’s more...
All-natural beef

For meat lovers, Brookfields Farm's all-natural, pasture-raised beef is a welcome addition. It’s the first year that farm owners, Kay and Edward Myruski, have brought their steaks, ground beef, London broil, stew meat and other cuts of beef to the market.

“Our beef is always hormone and antibiotic free," said Kay. "We raise our own cattle, so we know the quality of our beef. We never bring animals in from the outside."

Brookfields Farm is located on Route 17A in the Town of Goshen.

Calling it “better beef by far,” Kay said their products are consistent in flavor and quality. All beef is sold by the pound.

Shapely dog treatsFor pet lovers, Petie’s Biscuit is a must-stop vendor. Christa Falasca of New Hampton named her business after her dog, a rescue who will be 15 years old this month. She bakes her own biscuits in a variety of appealing shapes. Her best seller is a fortune cookie biscuit, but they come in all shapes — dogs, bones, flowers, birds, and sunbursts. For holidays there are biscuits shaped like pumpkins and Christmas trees. So be sure to try them all — Fido will be happy to see you when you bring them home.

Falasca started making the all-natural biscuits, with peanut butter, for her own dogs but then expanded to supply other pets. Whenever doing a show for rescue or humane societies, she gives a portion of her sales to the sponsoring organization.

“I wanted to be more involved with helping rescue animals, but it’s so heart-breaking and personal, so I found this way of doing my part,” said Falasca.

Sweet creationsFor sweets lovers, new this year is Whipped Cupcakes. Nicole Conklin of Newburgh said the name of her business is a play on words: “It’s called 'whipped' because I whip the buttercream frosting.”

She says her chocolate peanut butter cupcake is the most popular. But with the six flavors that she brings to each market — strawberry/lemonade, double dark chocolate, salted caramel, raspberry almond, and cookies and cream — there’s a flavor for all tastes.

To give every sweet tooth a chance to sample her cupcakes, Conklin will deliver right to your home, and, for a party or festival, will bring along a vintage cupcake trailer. She offers party packages for the event planner to chose from, and as a bonus, guests can pick-out just the right cupcake from the trailer.

Lotions and potionsAlso new this year is Madison Gueits, a New York State-licensed esthetician from Middletown whose business, Simply Madi G, offers all-natural handcrafted skincare items that are organic and food grade, with no preservatives.

As a certified herbalist and energy healer, Gueits' creations include “money drawing" and “get a job" potions.She'll tailor a potion to meet any individual need.

Stop by her booth and have a more than simple conversation on skin care, energy enhancers, and what’s good for the body and the environment.

“People feel love when they touch my products,”Gueits said.