Liz Neumark walks up the hill, looking a combination of urban and rural
in her green rubber boots and sleek glasses. “I must have an aberrant gene [for farming],” said the third generation Manhattanite Sunday, who says she has wanted to own a farm for some time.

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Catching Thunder in a Jar

Thunder Pickles is what Liz Neumark, the owner of Great Performances, a catering company, calls her new line of pickles. "When I was a kid, a farmer down the road taught me not to be afraid of thunder," she said.

Agenda Magazine Spring/Summer 07

To say that New Yorkers are food aware is an understatement – just look at the proliferation of food blogs, restaurant reviews and the whole concept of restaurants as entertainment venues. That fact isn’t lost on the catering community, who has had to rise to the occasion of pleasing pickier clients.

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Farm Goes to Market

The Growing Popularity of green markets is not lost on Liz Neumark, chief executive of Great Performances and owner of year-old Katchkie Farm. Capitalizing on the fresh-food trend, Katchkie this week replaces Central Harlem CSA as the main vendor at the green market at PS 180 in Harlem, which has provided fresh food to the parents of students since 2005.

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Local Farmers Join Forces to Celebrate 100 Mile Menu Concept.

Event to Benefit Just Food and The Sylvia Center

  NEW YORK, June 28, 2007 – New Yorkers can celebrate food, exulting in the bounty and superior flavor of locally grown ingredients on Wednesday evening, July 18 at the 100 Mile Menu fete, benefiting two food focused organizations, The Sylvia Center and Just Food.

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