“The Ramsey Farmer’s Market is extending its season by moving indoors for the winter.
Beginning Dec. 4, about two dozen vendors will sell fruits, vegetables and specialty products in the Eric S. Smith Middle School cafeteria.
“We’ll be the only community-based farmer’s market that’s indoors,” said Nancy Boone, the market’s founder and manager.
The outside market, which sets up every Sunday at the Main Street train station, will end Nov. 20.
The Ramsey Farmer’s Market is in its second season and typically has about 30 vendors, Boone said.
Space constraints and the limited availability of vendors during the winter will make the indoor market slightly smaller.
In addition to food, the market has special events such as children’s activities and periodically a corner where artists and crafters bring their wares.
The market also hosts a weekly food drive. Customers are asked to bring non-perishable foods and many farmers donate fresh produce at the end of the day that is delivered to the Center for Food Action. That collection will continue during the winter.
The indoor market will run Sundays through March 25 (with the exception of Dec. 25, Jan. 1 and Feb. 19) and be open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Eric S. Smith Middle School is at 73 Monroe St. in Ramsey. For more information about the market visit ramseyfarmersmarket.org“
Cub Scout Den 6 from Ramsey had the opportunity to take in the town’s history today with Ramsey local historian Tom Dater.
Cub Scout Den 6 and Tom Dater at the station.
The pack toured the photo display provided by the RHA inside the historic Ramsey train station (New Jersey’s oldest in service railway station) getting explanations of the subjects of each photograph from Tom.
Based on an overwhelmingly positive response, the Ramsey, Then & Now historical video has been expanded with five times the original number of images:
Created as a video feature for the Ramsey Historical Association web site, this video presents a collage of locations in Ramsey as they appear today and as they appeared almost a century ago.
Special thanks to RHA President Paul Simpson and Emily Simpson for finding and taking the photographs, and my sister for helping to assemble them into a video.
Created as a brief video introduction to the Ramsey Historical Association web site, this video presents a handful of locations in Ramsey as they appear today and then as they appeared almost a century ago.
Special thanks to RHA President Paul Simpson and Emily Simpson for finding and taking the photographs, and my sister for assembling them into a video.
Come to the winter open house on December 4th between 1-4pm at the Old Stone House in Ramsey, NJ and meet St. Nick. Sponsored by the Ramsey Historical Association.
The Ramsey Historical Association will be holding its Fall Open House at the Old Stone House Museum and May Barn at 538 Island Road from 1-4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 23. Volunteers will break out an antique apple grinder and cider press to demonstrate how apple cider was made. Visitors will get to enjoy free apple cider and cider-dipped donuts.
The Ramsey Historical Association has two booths at Ramsey Day this year situated in front of the fire house, one for the RHA itself and one for the Ramsey Farmers’ Market.
RHA and Farmers' Market Booths
Stop by and enter the free raffle for one of two gift baskets:
Dutch Colonial farmhouse built in the early 1700s. Both carved date of 1747 found on an old barn beam and the rubble stone construction of the house place it in this early period. Minutes of the East New Jersey Board of Proprietors and existing public records lead to the belief house was built by a Westervelt, early owners of the land, (a part of the much disputed Ramapough tract). According to recently discovered records, the house served as a tavern during the 18th century. Thus came the persistent legend that Aaron Burr stopped here for liquid refreshment en route to the Hermitage. The house is on both the State and National Register of Historic Places.
Sponsored by the Ramsey Historical Association 1981
On behalf of the Ramsey Farmers’ Market and the Ramsey Historical Association, I wish to thank Bob Buono and the staff of the Ramsey Department of Public Works, Police Department, Mayor Chris Botta and council, our council liaison, Vanessa Jachzel, and all our enthusiastic and dedicated volunteer committee members, all who work so very hard to ensure our market visitors and vendors a safe and friendly market experience.
