Opening day festivities will include a Story/Craft hour at 10:00AM followed by The Bossy Frog Band performing from 11:00-12:00 AM.

Returning this year are The Orchards of Conklin (vegetables, fruit, pies & cookies), Blooming Hill Farm (organic produce, eggs, goat cheese), R & G Produce (vegetables), High Meadow Flower Farm (cut flowers, wildflowers, & herbs), Dines Farms (pasture raised poultry, lamb and pork products), Warwick Valley Winery (fine local wines & ciders), Doctor Pickle (fresh pickles & sauerkraut), Panzarella Foods (fresh mozzarella, pastas, gourmet foods & soups), B & B Jams (all natural jams & jellies), The Baker’s Wife (artisanal breads & baked goods) and mid-season Gardiner Eucalyptus (fresh eucalyptus). The market welcomes Baker’s Bounty which specializes in baked goods.

Continuing the tradition of creating a weekly community gathering place, throughout the season a variety of agricultural and entertaining events will be planned. Story/craft hour will be held most Thursdays at 10:00 AM and The Bossy Frog Band is scheduled to perform once a month. The annual Corn Roast in August and Harvest Festival in October are planned.

The Nyack Farmers’ Market is open every Thursday, rain or shine, from May 17 through November. The new hours are 8:00 AM-2:00 PM and it is located in the Municipal parking lot on Main Street between the Riverspace Arts Center and M&T Bank. The market is managed by the Chamber of Commerce of the Nyacks, INC. and is sponsored by Optimum Triple Play. For further information, call Lorie Reynolds at the Chamber of Commerce at 353-2221 or visit their website at www.nyack-ny.com.