Greenmarkets of New York City
If you are in New York City for the weekend, you don’t have to go far from one of the New York hotel Suites to find a Greenmarket; there are 8 around the Manhattan area. They vary with the days they are open and with what they specialize in as far as fresh produce goes.
The 97th Street Greenmarket is located on W 97th and Columbus and they are only open on Fridays from 8am to 2pm. 97th Street offers a unique opportunity to support local farmers while you shop in the shadow of a billion dollar corporation, Whole Foods, which has just moved in and is less than 500 feet away. The 97th Street Greenmarket sells meat, produce, dairy and plants at very reasonable prices.
Saturdays, you’ll be able to visit five greenmarkets; Union Square Greenmarket, the city’s flagship Greenmarket , customers not only have access to homegrown produce, meats, pretzels, cheese, jams and honey, but a chance to meet the local farmers, bakers and harvesters behind them – it’s open from 8am to 6pm and is located at 17th Street at Broadway; Inwood Greenmarket, represents 5 different farms where you can get the freshest produce, seafood, cheese, wine, baked good and the best turkey sausages, they are open from 8am to 3pm and located on Isham Street between Seaman and Cooper; Fort Greene Greenmarket, is a great open-air local produce market, but just adjacent to the greenmarket is the Artisan Market, which is perfect if you are looking for more than produce, open from 8am to 3pm and is located at Washington Park at DeKalb; McCarren Park Greenmarket, is part of the city’s green market program affording a quality, reasonably priced alternative to bland, expensive supermarket fare and are open from 8am to 2pm and is located at Union between Driggs and N12th Street, Greenpoint.
Sundays, you’ll be treated to Tompkins Square Greenmarket, is a small greenmarket, but it still offers fresh produce by local farmers, healthy breads, the best apples in the city, fish and a great selection of herb plants, they are open from 8am to 4pm and are located on E 7th and Avenue A; Jackson Heights Greenmarket, is a standard open-air greenmarket selling very inexpensive local produce, Tello’s eggs and a good variety of baked goods, especially the rye, they are open from June to November only, from 8am to 3pm and located on 34th Avenue b/t 77th and 78th Streets.
Greenmarkets are beginnig to be the place to be on weekend mornings, not only because of the fresh local produce, but because it’s a great way to socialize and hang-out.
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