flying fox and sour cherries
06.27
I stayed in the city this weekend under the premise of mounds of work. For the most part I have been sticking to a rigorous schedule. I did however, let my dear friend Marcia pull me away to the New Amsterdam Market for an hour or so today. We met at 11am sharp in front of Pasanella and Sons, just as the market had opened. I told her we had better make bee line to see Maggie Nesciur at Flying Fox to get some cherries before they were sadly gone. Last time I was the market I showed up too late and all of Maggie's fruit was sold out! She is tucked away in the farthest Northwestern corner of the market. Today, we had no problem as we were early. We did scoop up the last three pints of the most beautiful little strawberries that Maggie had lovingly harvested on a small farm in Upstate New York. It seemed she was a little meloncholy to see them go as they are the last of the strawberries she will pick this year. Maggie harvests only by hand, small batch seasonal organic local fruits and berries, and ONLY from small farms. She picks everything by hand and runs a solo operation supplying a few small resturants and now doing the NAM market once a week.
Talk about hard work and dedication. Though it may be an Urban farming myth, I have heard that she even slept in a strawberry field overnight just to be able to give the berries a bit more sun in the morning, before gathering them and heading back to the city. I am kind of fascinated by her.
Maggie began harvesting seasonal tree ripened fruits and berries from small farms in the Northeast region in 2006. She is dedicated to building and maintaing a community through sustainable farming in New York city.
In addition to the strawberries I picked up some some local blackberries and some Hudson Valley sour cherries that I plan on making into jam later tonight.
MAGGIE"S FRUIT CALENDAR
JUNE
strawberries
rasberries ( red, yellow, black)
cherries (sweet+sour)
JULY
currants (red, black, white)
blackberries
rasberries
blueberries
gooseberries (green and red)
apricots
sugar plums
nectarines
peaches (yellow, white, donut)
AUGUST
melons
watermelons
blackberries
raspberries (red, yellow)
apricots
sugar plums
nectarines
peaches (yellow, donut)
September +
grapes
pears
cranberries
beach plums
figs
elderberries
raspberries (red , yellow)
pawpaws
apples
peaches (yellow)
CONTACT
Maggie Nesciur
FRUITERER
917-637-9143
maggienes@gmail.com
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