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Weekend Market Picks June 24 & 25, 2017: Happy Pride!

Karen Seiger

Jun 23, 20173 min read

Weekend Market Picks June 24 & 25, 2017: Happy Pride!

James L. Barry’s Dinks: Magnets, Figures, Ornaments Happy Pride Weekend! I recently met Illustrator James L. Barry at the wonderful...

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Weekend Market Picks June 10 & 11, 2017: a Studio By The Sea

Karen Seiger

Jun 9, 20174 min read

Weekend Market Picks June 10 & 11, 2017: a Studio By The Sea

Teensy Bluebird of Happiness by Jody A. Lee, a Studio By The Sea This lovely birdie jewerly box is handmade by Jody A, Lee of a Studio...

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Weekend Market Picks May 27 & 28, 2017: I Yam What I Yam

Karen Seiger

May 26, 20173 min read

Weekend Market Picks May 27 & 28, 2017: I Yam What I Yam

Behold the Yam Behold the sweet potato. It seems like a non-descript root, but bake it in the oven, and it magically softens and even...

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Weekend Market Picks: Asparagus Season Doesn’t Care About A Little Rain

Karen Seiger

May 12, 20174 min read

Weekend Market Picks: Asparagus Season Doesn’t Care About A Little Rain

The Asparagus Are Here! I used to be in charge of making the asparagus soup at lunchtime when I was a little kid. I’d open the can of...

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Karen Seiger

May 12, 20172 min read

Wowza! My THOUSANDTH Market Story!

Karen Seiger, Author, Blogger, Market Enthusiast Golly! I have written ONE THOUSAND STORIES about markets as of right this very instant....

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Weekend Market Picks May 6 & 7, 2017: Fiddlehead Ferns

Karen Seiger

May 5, 20173 min read

Weekend Market Picks May 6 & 7, 2017: Fiddlehead Ferns

It’s fiddlehead fern season in the Greenmarkets! Whew! Who else got soaking wet on Friday? I just stopped caring how deep the puddles...

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Essex Street Block Party Ushers In Springtime Eats

Karen Seiger

May 5, 20171 min read

Essex Street Block Party Ushers In Springtime Eats

New York, NY (May 5, 2017) – The start of spring is just around the corner, and that means it’s time to kick off outdoor eating season!...

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Weekend Market Picks April 29 & 30, 2017: Springtime Spruce Up

Karen Seiger

Apr 29, 20172 min read

Weekend Market Picks April 29 & 30, 2017: Springtime Spruce Up

Meet Fine Independent Designers at ID Pop Shop through Sunday! So, is Spring over? It’s going to be in the 80’s again today, so leave the...

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Weekend Market Picks April 22 & 23, 2016: Earth Day & RAMPS!

Karen Seiger

Apr 21, 20173 min read

Weekend Market Picks April 22 & 23, 2016: Earth Day & RAMPS!

Ramp Season 2017 Ramp Season is the best! Ramps are wild leeks. They grow naturally on our regional farms, and so our farmers get to...

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Weekend Market Picks April 1 & 2, 2017 – Hello Again!

Karen Seiger

Apr 1, 20173 min read

Weekend Market Picks April 1 & 2, 2017 – Hello Again!

Crowds of Daffodils at Union Square Greenmarket Hi All! Happy Spring! The post-holiday, deep winter season is always quite slow for...

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Valentine’s Weekend Market Picks: February 11 & 12, 2017

Karen Seiger

Feb 10, 20174 min read

Valentine’s Weekend Market Picks: February 11 & 12, 2017

Snow Covered Apples in a Wintery Market Hello! So, I took a little time off during the cold, post-holiday season. But now it’s February,...

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Holiday Market Picks: Give Handmade Gifts!

Karen Seiger

Dec 16, 20162 min read

Holiday Market Picks: Give Handmade Gifts!

For Elephant Lovers, necklace handmade by UrbanRose in the Bryant Park Holiday Market Look. It’s December. The weather is going to suck....

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Weekend Holiday Markets December 10 & 11, 2016: Local Holiday Greenery

Karen Seiger

Dec 9, 20162 min read

Weekend Holiday Markets December 10 & 11, 2016: Local Holiday Greenery

Holiday Greens – Locally Grown in the Greenmarket This is the busiest holiday weekend of them all! 22 day-long or weekend markets are...

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Holiday Market Picks December 3 & 6, 2016: EdieArt & That Water Tower

Karen Seiger

Dec 2, 20163 min read

Holiday Market Picks December 3 & 6, 2016: EdieArt & That Water Tower

EdieArt at the Union Square Holiday Market There is so much wonderful art in the holiday markets. One of my very favorites is EdieArt at...

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Karen Seiger

Nov 25, 20162 min read

Small Business Saturday Is Here!

I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving! We had dinner for 16 people, and for the first time in years, we had leftovers! I plan to be...

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Stats Prove We All Actually Do Love Small Business Saturday

Karen Seiger

Nov 22, 20164 min read

Stats Prove We All Actually Do Love Small Business Saturday

Small Business Saturday is on November 26, 2016! Obviously, I love to shop from small businesses at any possible time, and for any...

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Weekend Market Picks November12 & 13, 2016: The Markets Must Go On

Karen Seiger

Nov 12, 20163 min read

Weekend Market Picks November12 & 13, 2016: The Markets Must Go On

At the risk of offending some readers, this week has been a tough on in New York City. No platitudes here. Just that still, each morning,...

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Weekend Market Picks November 5 & 6, 2016: The Gift of Bakelite

Karen Seiger

Nov 4, 20163 min read

Weekend Market Picks November 5 & 6, 2016: The Gift of Bakelite

Sheila Strong Sells An Amazing Array of Bakelite Jewelry on Bleecker Street Happy Marathon Weekend! We saw the fireworks kicking off the...

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Support One Of The Most Talented Chefs In The City

Karen Seiger

Nov 4, 20161 min read

Support One Of The Most Talented Chefs In The City

Saeed Pourkay, Chef and Owner, A Taste of Persia (Photo courtesy of Saeed Pourkay) Ever since my first taste of Saeed Pourkay’s Persian...

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Brooklyn Flea & Smorgasburg Go Indoors For The Season

Karen Seiger

Nov 4, 20164 min read

Brooklyn Flea & Smorgasburg Go Indoors For The Season

Winter Flea + Smorgasburg 2016 BROOKLYN FLEA + SMORGASBURG RETURN TO HISTORIC SKYLIGHT ONE HANSON STARTING NOVEMBER 5+6 THRU MARCH 2017...

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