EscapeMaker in Greenmarket
2018-10-25 08:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Brooklyn Borough Hall Greenmarket, Brooklyn, NY, 11201, United States
Stop by the EscapeMaker tent in the Greenmarket today! We’re here to discuss all your weekend getaways needs and share loads of literature on some of the amazing agritourism destinations within a day’s drive or train ride from the city!green

EscapeMaker.com's Hudson Valley Farms, Apple & Pumpkin Picking Tour
2018-10-27 09:00 - 20:00, 2018-10-28 09:00 - 20:00
Catch the bus in NYC and enjoy all the crisp smells, sounds and sights of fall as we transport ourselves to the winding apple orchards and pumpkin patches of Dutchess County. Upon arrival, attendees will take the shuttle throughout the day to visit the various farms and locations.
Explore the food-centric and historic towns of Rhinebeck or Red Hook and visit the bountiful pick-your-own apple and pumpkin farms of Dutchess County. Pending fruit availability, stops could include Greig Farm, Rose Hill Farm and Mead Orchards. Pick apples, pumpkins and in-season vegetables to your heart’s content. Plus, explore the farm markets and wind through corn mazes at Hahn Farm and Kesicke Farm. Kids of all ages will love the hay rides and feeding the pigs, sheep, chickens, peacocks, turkeys and alpacas.
Full venue details: //escapemaker.com/packages/dutchess-farms-apple-pumpkin-picking-weekends/
Itinerary:
9:00 am Departure from NYC (33 West 42nd St. between 5th & 6th Avenues
(Northeast corner of Bryant Park)
Shuttle stops at the various farms throughout the day
Dinner on your own in Rhinebeck or Red Hook
6:00pm Departure for NYC
8:00pm Arrival NYC

Ithaca Craft Beverage Festival
2019-06-09 11:00 - 17:00 | Fulton Stall Market, 207A Front Street, New York, NY, 10038, United States
Sample Ithaca’s craft cider, artisan products, culinary bounty & farm-to-fork scene! Get inspired to visit this “gorges” city in the Finger Lakes Region of NY. Presented by Ithaca is Gorges (Ithaca & Tompkins County Tourism) and EscapeMaker.com. Fun and free for all ages! 21+ to sample.
Sample cider, wine, beer, mead, cheese, honey, local charcuterie and more! Vendors include The Piggery Grisamore Cider Works Eve’s Cidery South Hill Cider Black Diamond Cider Ithaca Beer Co. Ithaca Honey Works Little Leaf Meadworks Lively Run Dairy Six Mile Creek Vineyard Sapsquatch pure maple syrup Beverly Anne Designs Bet the Farm Winery Ports of New York Winery maivino Laughing Goat Fiber Head + Heal Antithesis Foods and others.
While you’re there, be sure to pick up info and discounts on round trip buses from NYC to Ithaca from OurBus. Gather information from Experience the Finger Lakes. Learn about visits to the Cayuga Lake Wine Trail, which will be there sampling a handful of wines from the trail such as Buttonwood Grove Winery, Knapp Winery, Hosmer Winery, Lucas Vineyards, Montezuma Winery & Hidden Marsh Distillery, Toro Run Winery, Swedish Hill Winery, Goose Watch Winery on Cayuga Lake, NY, Americana Vineyards Winery, Varick Winery & Inn, Long Point Winery, Thirsty Owl Wine Company and more. You can also explore the Finger Lakes Cheese Trail with tastes from Engelbert Farms Store and Creamery Northland Sheep Dairy Crosswinds Farm & Creamery Muranda Cheese Company and Sunset View Creamery.
Enjoy Fulton Stall Market‘s regular Sunday outdoor farmers market, which will be held in conjunction with this special event! While you’re in the area, be sure to tour the historic ships on Pier 16 and visit the South Street Seaport Museum.

Farmer & Butcher Workshop: Pig Butchering Demo
2019-07-17 18:30 - 20:00 | Fulton Stall Market, 91 South Street, New York, NY, 10038, United States
John Agostinho, Head Farmer at Fat Apple Farm, and Paul Servideo, Butcher Extraordinaire are coming to Fulton Stall Market to share more about the process of raising and breaking down pasture raised pork on Wednesday, July 17th 6:30pm-8:00pm. Discover more about where cuts come from, why what pigs eat is important, and all the ways you can enjoy this special meat. Get ready to be amazed at what you will learn and the inspiration you take away to your own kitchens. Samples will be provided for tasting and product available to purchase. Limit to 20 guests.
Admission is free, but RSVP is required!
If you can’t make it to the workshop, plan a weekend getaway to visit Fat Apple Farm in person this Columbus Day Weekend! Stay overnight on the farm (located in Columbia County — only 2 hours from NYC) and enjoy the fresh air, delicious food, demos and the breathtaking bucolic views! Ticket details coming soon at https://fatapple.farm/.

Hudson Valley Farms & Sunflower Fields Tour
2019-08-18 10:00 - 21:00
Sunday, August 18th! It’s time to check “standing in a sunflower field” off your bucket list! Join us for this exclusive tour of Hudson Valley farms and flower fields – just 2 hours from NYC!
First, we will head to Ray Bradley Farm in Ulster County, for a farmer talk with Ray himself. The talk will be followed by an heirloom tomato tasting and a gourmet lunch prepared by celebrity Chef John Vargo with a glass of local wine or beer! Then we’ll head across the Hudson River to Dutchess County and Hudson Valley Cold Pressed Oils sunflower field farm to pick our own sunflowers and take photos. Finally, we will head to the town of Beacon where you can visit some of the breweries and distilleries and get dinner on your own.
Tour includes: guide, lunch, 1 glass of beer or wine, farmer talk, heirloom tomato tasting, 1 bucket of PYO sunflowers and round trip transportation from NYC.
$179/pp – BOOK HERE: https://escapemaker.com/farmtours

Cider Sunday at Samascott Orchards with Nine Pin Cider
2019-10-13 12:00 - 17:00 | Nine Pin Ciderworks, LLC, NY, United States
One of the most exciting events of the fall returns this October!
On Sunday October 13th, meet at Samascott Orchards for a pick your own apple experience with a POP-UP hard cider bar! Come down to Kinderhook and have some fall fun in Samascott’s incredible orchard with over 20 apple varieties to choose from! While picking your apples, enjoy a cider or two from a POP-UP Nine Pin cider bar in the middle of the orchard. Cider will also be available to go!
Food trucks and live music will be on site for your meals and entertainment. This is not an event to miss!

Apple Pressing Party at Samascott Orchards with Nine Pin Cider
2019-11-09 | Nine Pin Ciderworks, LLC, NY, United States
Anything that can be pressed…..will be pressed!
Join the Nine Pin crew as they once again press over 100 varieties of Samascott Orchards and wild foraged apples LIVE into one “MONSTER” cider blend and celebrate all things pressed. This year’s party will also feature the release of the 2018 batch of The Cider Monster!
Nine Pin’s PRESSING PARTY will include hand pressed burgers from Burger 21, french pressed coffee from Electric City Roasters, body presses through massages from Albany Massage, T-Shirt pressing from Compas, an apple jug bench press competition sponsored by North Albany’s CrossFit Beyond, pressed quesadillas from Muddaddy Flats, tastings from Albany Distilling Company, pressed donut ice cream sliders from The Dutch Udder Craft Ice Cream, free temporary Nine Pin tattoo presses, pressing candle stacks with Collar City Candle, a pie eating contest where you can press your face into a delicious apple pie, fresh pressed mimosa bar, and more! Winner of the bench press competition (both men and women) will receive a Nine Pin gift basket and a 1 month free membership to Cross Fit Beyond. Winner of the pie eating contest will win an amazing cider gift basket as well.
Throughout the day the apple press will be running, cider will be pouring, and we will have live music.
General Admission tickets in advance are 15$ and at the door are 20$ (include a complimentary glass of cider). Cider Monster Special tickets are 30$ and are only available in advance (includes a complimentary glass of cider and a bottle of Cider Monster 2018 to go). DD tickets are 5$.
Local vendor goods will all be available for purchase at the event.

The Gathering of the NY Farm Cideries
2020-02-29 | Nine Pin Ciderworks, LLC, NY, United States
The Gathering is coming back! After last year’s SOLD OUT event, they e are extremely excited to bring this premier New York State craft cider celebration back to Nine Pin Cider in Albany. This year will be their 6TH ANNUAL Gathering and we are excited to have some new cideries joining us!
On Saturday 2/29/2020, join them on Nine Pin’s production floor with farm cideries from all corners of New York for a tasting and market experience that only New York State can offer. Enjoy free samples of unique batches of ciders all made from New York apples with the ability to purchase limited and exclusive ciders by the growler, bottle, and can to go!
They will also have food trucks serving up some delicious food!
Happy to have back 102.7 WEQX – The REAL Alternative in the house doing a LIVE broadcast from the event again this year!
This will be a ticketed event with two sessions (12-3pm and 4-7pm). Tickets include 3 hours of sampling of a huge diversity of NYS ciders, a branded Gathering of the Farm Cideries tasting glass, and access to purchasing extremely rare and unique ciders. The Gathering has SOLD OUT every year, so make sure you get your tickets in advance. Tickets in advance through eventbrite are $25. A portion of the proceeds will benefit the New York Cider Association.

NYCEDC Celebrate Women in NYC Public Markets
2020-02-29 14:00 - 17:00 | Essex Market, 88 Essex St, New York, NY, 10002, United States
New York City’s Public Markets celebrate the rich history and diverse cultures, communities, and cuisines of the city we love. Join us as we celebrate the Women of Essex Market!
There will be a kickoff ceremony at 2 pm, live music, networking, voter registration and info on training, M/WBE Certification and grants and funding to start-up or expand your own business. Shop the market, network with other women entrepreneurs and get inspired during the 19th Amendment Women’s Right to Vote Centennial and Women’s History Month!
Saturday, February 29th
2pm – 5pm at Essex Market
FREE ADMISSION!

Celebrated vendors and producers include:

Althea’s Tropical Delights, bobagreen, Brittle and Beyond, Heroes & Villains, MilleNonne, Flower Power Herbs and Roots, Inc., The Lower Eastside Girls Club, Latí-Cosina, Violence Intervention and Prevention (VIP) Center, Rosie’s Crochet, Eat Gai, Lower East Side Ice Cream Factory, Arancini Bros. and more.

Free business services such as advertising placements and marketing consultations will be raffled off to those that attend from Heritage Radio Network, Queens Feasts, Edible Manhattan and EscapeMaker.com. Prizes include:

Free web services for 2 years from Godaddy ($50 Value)
Customized social media plan for a business owner from QueensFeast
Free legal clinic with NELP for 30 minute session with a lawyer
30 minute photo session by a professional photographer for your business or products
On-air mentions on 6 episodes of Heritage Radio & social media mentions ($500 Value)
Social Media Promotion from Edible Manhattan ($500 Value)
6 hours of on-demand business training from EscapeMaker.com ($250 Value)
Free Ticket to WomeninHospitality.org Event ($50 Value)

Live music by CARTAGENA The Band
More info: PublicMarkets.NYC
Brought to you by NYCEDC.

NYCEDC Celebrate Women in NYC Public Markets
2020-03-07 14:00 - 17:00 | La Marqueta, 1590 Park Ave, New York, NY, 10029, United States
New York City’s Public Markets celebrate the rich history and diverse cultures, communities and cuisines of the city we love.
Join us as we celebrate the Women of La Marqueta Market and Hot Bread Kitchen incubator!
There will be a kick-off ceremony at 2 pm, live music, food, beverages and art for sale, networking, voter registration and info on training, M/WBE Certification and grants and funding to start-up or expand your own business. Shop, dance, network with other women entrepreneurs and get inspired during the 19th Amendment Women’s Right to Vote Centennial and Women’s History Month!
Saturday, March 7
2pm – 5pm at La Marqueta
FREE ADMISSION!
Celebrated vendors and producers include Artists of La Marqueta, Maryam’s Yum Yum, Elma’s in Harlem, The eggroll queen, Karen’s Goodness, Cenkali Products, Sprinkle Splash Sweet Shoppe Inc., Pâtisserie Vanessa, Ms. Macs West Indian Foods & Fruit Cake, Lil Bit of Everything Catering, Violence Intervention and Prevention (VIP) Center, Chef Bangs & Co., Fulton Stall Market, women.nyc, SDSauce Thai Hot Sauce, Champagne Tea and more!
Free business services such as advertising placements and marketing consultations will be raffled off to those that attend from Heritage Radio Network, Queens Feasts, Edible Manhattan and EscapeMaker.com. Prizes include:

Free web services for 2 years from Godaddy ($50 Value)
Customized social media plan for a business owner from QueensFeast
Free legal clinic with NELP for 30 minute session with a lawyer
30 minute photo session by a professional photographer for your business or products
On-air mentions on 6 episodes of Heritage Radio & social media mentions ($500 Value)
Social Media Promotion from Edible Manhattan ($500 Value)
6 hours of on-demand business training from EscapeMaker.com ($250 Value)
Free Ticket to WomeninHospitality.org Event ($50 Value)

Live music by CARTAGENA The Band
More info: PublicMarkets.NYC
Brought to you by NYCEDC.

Pooches & Pumpkins
2020-10-24 11:00 - 17:00
Join us for the 1st Annual “Pooches & Pumpkins” at Stone Ridge Orchard

About this Event

Bring the whole family, including your furry canine for a socially distanced and fresh-air filled day on the farm! And make sure you wear your Halloween costumes!
Admission includes the following activities:

Blanket Bingo
Pumpkin Painting
Storytime with children’s iconic literary costumed characters “Llama Llama”, “Curious George,” and the “Wild Thing” from Maurice Sendak’s “Where the Wild Things Are” on stage for kid’s storytime and a safely distanced “meet & greet” with photo opportunities

Magic Show with Magician Zach Alexander
Pet Parade and Costume Contest
Pet Photos
Pet-adoption event by Ulster County S.P.C.A.
Blacksmith Demo by Canal Forge BlackSmiths

Food & Beverages for sale in the market include:

Farmers & Chefs food truck
Wood-fired farm pizza
Cider donuts and apples
Apple pies and tarts

EVENT TIMELINE:
ON THE FIELD:
11:00 AM-5:00 PM – Canal Forge Blacksmith Demo, UCSPCA Adoptions, Pumpkin Patch, Farm Market with Hot Cider & Donuts, Pumpkin Painting, visits with the farm animals, costume photo booth
ON THE STAGE:
12:00 PM: Storytime with Llama Llama
12:30 PM: Storytime with Wild Thing from Where the Wild Things Are
1:00 PM: Storytime with Curious George
1:30 PM: Kids Blanket Bingo
2:00 PM: Magic Show with Zach Alexander
2:30 PM: Dog Parade/Costume Contest
3:00 PM: Storytime with Llama Llama
3:30 PM: Storytime with Wild Thing from Where the Wild Things Are
4:00 PM: Storytime with Curious George
4:30 PM: Dog Parade/Costume Contest

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
To highlight the importance of local food and farmland preservation during Covid-19, Stone Ridge Orchard is hosting the third in a series of socially distanced events this fall with farm-fresh food, local NY State cider, kids’ activities, and more.
The first annual “Pooches & Pumpkins,” a socially distanced Halloween farm event for the whole family and their canines, kicks off on Saturday, October 24th from 11 am-5 pm, at Stone Ridge Orchard – just two hours north of New York City in the Hudson Valley.
Attendees are encouraged to wear Halloween costumes for the festivities, which will include socially distanced blanket bingo, a magic show, pumpkin painting, and a pumpkin patch, pet and kid’s costume contests, pet photos, visit with the ducks and “Balki” the pig and a trackless train ride for the kids on an adorable vintage mini locomotive.
Visitors can hike up to the majestic 300-year old oak tree high atop the sprawling 115-acre farm with a view of the Hudson Valley and the Catskills and breathe in the fresh fall air, or relax in their 10-ft spaced field pods near the farmhouse to enjoy lunch or dinner.
As a special treat, costumed characters and beloved children’s iconic literary characters “Llama Llama,” “Curious George,” and the “Wild Thing” from Maurice Sendak’s “Where the Wild Things Are” will be on stage for kid’s story time and a safely distanced “meet & greet” with photo opportunities.
Additionally, there will be a day-long demonstration from Canal Forge Blacksmiths of High Falls, and Ulster County SPCA will be holding a dog adoption event to benefit the shelter.
Food and beverages for sale include wood-fired farm ingredient pizza, plus cider, cider donuts, apples, apple pies, and tarts from the adjacent farm market. Pending availability and weather conditions, apple picking may still be possible at the time of the event.
“We are ecstatic to be hosting Pooches & Pumpkins after two successful events on the farm last month,” says Elizabeth Ryan, renowned fruit grower and cider maker and owner of Stone Ridge Orchard. “We’ve found that locals and city dwellers alike are eager for safe and socially distanced experiences that celebrate the magic of fall in the Hudson Valley.”
To maintain Covid-19 regulations, the orchard limits tickets, and social distancing and mask wearing will be required and enforced. Prohibition Distillery will provide hand sanitizer stations, and additional PPE will be available for anyone that needs it. When purchasing tickets online, all attendees must sign the health affidavit to gain admittance into the event to allow contact tracing.
Stone Ridge Orchard also offers a few overnight “glamping” lodging options for a lucky few attendees who can snap them up before they are gone. Listings are available on Tentrr www.tentrr.com.
Also, some rooms are still available at Diamond Mills Hotel & Tavern in nearby Saugerties. www.diamondmillshotel.com
Series promotional partners include EscapeMaker.com, Dima Productions, Fulton Stall Market, Heritage Radio Network, Diamond Mills Hotel & Tavern, and the New York Cider Association.
Kids Under 5: FREE; Kids 6 and Up: $10; Adults 18+: $20.
