Boro Park Greenmarket

14th Ave btwn 49th St & 50th St, Brooklyn [map]
Open Thursdays, 7/7 to 11/17
8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

2011 Scheduled changes, the following market dates will be rescheduled from Thursdays to Tuesdays: 9/29/11 to 9/27, 10/13/11 to 10/11, & 10/20/11 to 10/18.

EBT/Food Stamps, Debit/Credit, and WIC & FMNP checks accepted.

Opened in 2002, this market serves the Hasidic, Russian, Eastern European, Latino, and Asian communities of Borough Park, bringing fresh, locally grown fruit and vegetables to this dynamic neighborhood. Regular shoppers return week after week to stock up on specialty Latin American produce, orchard fruits that have been harvested at their peak of ripeness, and vegetables that hail from Orange County's famous black dirt region.

Calendar of Events

Cooking demos, seasonal celebrations, and family friendly activities.

Cooking Demonstration: HealthyJewishCooking.com
October 27 at 11am
Blogger C.R. Zwolinski of HealthyJewishCooking.com will lead a Kosher cooking demonstration using ingredients from the market. Be sure to visit the market information table for free samples.

Farmers

John D Madura Farm Vegetables from the black dirt region of Orange County, NY.
Suka-Di Farms Orchard fruit from Ulster County, NY.
R & R Farm Vegetables from the black dirt region of Orange County, NY. A New Farmer Development Project Participant.
Toigo Orchards Orchard fruit from Cumberland County, PA.

Manager

Anthony Reuter is a Brooklyn transplant from Wisconsin and Minnesota who moved here to pursue his urban agriculture and anti-hunger interests. He is a former AmeriCorps VISTA with the New York City Coalition Against Hunger who now spends his time coordinating the Hell's Kitchen Farm Project and its sister CSA project while managing Greenmarkets and swiping EBT cards. In his spare time he likes to hang out in his backyard, grow his food, and concoct new ways to organize the world. You can find him at Borough Park Greenmarket, swiping EBT cards at Grand Army Plaza Greenmarket, and on the roof farming in Hell's Kitchen.