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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...

Karen Seiger

May 12, 20174 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....

Karen Seiger

May 12, 20172 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...

Karen Seiger

May 5, 20173 min read

The Tide Is High At The 2017 Mermaid Parade

You have to know by now that I love Coney Island, and I love mermaids. So I’m very happy to share the latest news from Coney Island USA!...

Karen Seiger

May 3, 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...

Karen Seiger

Apr 29, 20172 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...

Karen Seiger

Apr 21, 20173 min read

Easter Weekend Market Picks, April 15 & 16, 2017

Bright red radishes in the Greenmarkets Spring is in the House! That means the weather this weekend is going to be cold, hot, sunny, and...

Karen Seiger

Apr 14, 20172 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...

Karen Seiger

Apr 1, 20173 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,...

Karen Seiger

Feb 10, 20174 min read

Guest Holiday Market: The Beautiful Christmas Markets of Budapest

Ami, Geoge & Asta, our Budapest Hosts We landed in Budapest in December 2015. We were going to visit our dear friends Ami, George, and...

Karen Seiger

Dec 24, 20163 min read

Last Minute Shopping You Dream About In The Holiday Markets

Well, this is it! Saturday is a fabulous day to finish up your gift shopping. Some people call it procrastination. I call it a good...

Karen Seiger

Dec 23, 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....

Karen Seiger

Dec 16, 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...

Karen Seiger

Dec 9, 20162 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...

Karen Seiger

Dec 2, 20163 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...

Karen Seiger

Nov 25, 20162 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...

Karen Seiger

Nov 22, 20164 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,...

Karen Seiger

Nov 12, 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...

Karen Seiger

Nov 4, 20163 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...

Karen Seiger

Nov 4, 20164 min read

Weekend Market Picks October 29 & 30, 2016: Fall Craftstravaganza

Bicycle Paintings by Talia Lempert will be at the Fall Craftstravanza in Chelsea on Saturday! What a weekend! It’s definitely time to...

Karen Seiger

Oct 28, 20163 min read

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

Wowza! My THOUSANDTH Market Story!

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

The Tide Is High At The 2017 Mermaid Parade

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

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

Easter Weekend Market Picks, April 15 & 16, 2017

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

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

Guest Holiday Market: The Beautiful Christmas Markets of Budapest

Last Minute Shopping You Dream About In The Holiday Markets

Holiday Market Picks: Give Handmade Gifts!

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

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

Small Business Saturday Is Here!

Stats Prove We All Actually Do Love Small Business Saturday

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

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

Brooklyn Flea & Smorgasburg Go Indoors For The Season

Weekend Market Picks October 29 & 30, 2016: Fall Craftstravaganza

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