Farmers' Market
Offered during fall quarter, the Farmers’ Market provides a huge selection of locally grown fruits and vegetables. View the Farmers’ Market brochure
Better Me hosted a photography contest throughout this year's series of Farmers' Market. Click here for details.
Check out New York State's Harvest Chart to see what is in season.
Vendors and Farmers
- Bloomfield Honey Farm - Jill & Bill Stackpole, 8828 Belcher Road, Bloomfield, NY 14469 (585) 229-2236
- K & S Bischoping - 3113 Shepherd Road, Williamson, NY 14589 (315) 589-2171
- Newbury Park Pastries - 205 Mushroom Blvd #17, Rochester, NY 14623 (585) 272-7864
- Allens Hill Farm - 3663 County Road 40, Bloomfield, NY, 14469 (585) 657-4710
- R & M Bischoping - 7302 Bear Swamp Road, Williamson, NY 14589 (585)732-5828
- RJ Schickler Nursery - 870 Scottsville Chili Road, Scottsville, NY 14546 (585) 889-3391
- Hedonist Artisan Chocolate - 674 South Avenue Rochester, NY 14620 (585) 461-2815
Organic Education
Be sure to ask your market vendors what practices they use in raising their crops.
Today many growers no longer apply pesticides to food on a regular basis regardless of whether or not there are insects, weeds, or other pest problems. In some parts of the country, food is being marketed as IPM food.
Some practices for preventing pest damage may include:
- Inspecting crops and monitoring crops for damage, and
- Using mechanical trapping devices, natural predators (e.g., insects that eat other insects), insect growth regulators, mating disruption substances (pheromones), and if necessary, chemical pesticides. The use of biological pesticides is an important component of IPM.
In technical terms Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is the coordinated use of pest and environmental information with available pest control methods to prevent unacceptable levels of pest damage by the most economical means and with the least possible hazard to people, property, and the environment.
