Market Info

Location: Washington Park btw DeKalb & Willoughby

Schedule: Saturdays, Year-round, 8am - 5pm. 2010 Schedule changes: 12/25 & 1/1 will close for holidays.

Subway: C, to Lafayette; G, to Fulton; Q, M, R, to Dekalb
Bus: B38, B69, B54

EBT/Food Stamps (June - November) and WIC & Senior FMNP Coupons Accepted.

Located outside the entrance of historic Fort Greene Park and surrounded by chestnut trees and centuries-old brownstones, the bustling Fort Greene market serves a diverse community of young, urban professionals and multi-generational families who gather every Saturday, year round, to mingle and shop for everything from Evolutionary Organic’s micro greens to Glebocki Farm’s affordable staples like potatoes, onions and vegetables grown in Orange County’s famous black-dirt region to Cato Corner's delicious cheese (including their famous Womanchego!) and Pura Vida’s fresh fish. Be prepared to spot Nick Morgenstern from The General Greene shopping for fresh-picked apples from Wilklow Orchards for his impossibly flaky apple pie, and Catherine Saillard from iCi whose farm-to-table menu is inspired by seasonal ingredients.

You can shop for everything you need at this market, eat at one of the well-known farm-to-table restaurants in the neighborhood and go to nearby Brooklyn Flea (open on Saturdays in the Bishop Loughlin High School parking lot.)

Calendar of Events

Cooking demonstrations with chefs, featured seasonal items, music, family friendly activities.

Every Saturday 8-3 GrowNYC's Textile Recycling.

Farmers

Year Round

Wilklow Orchards - Orchard and small fruits, vegetables, cider, baked goods, jams, beef and pork from Ulster County, NY.
DiPaola Turkeys - Turkey from Mercer County, NJ.
Meredith's Bakery - Baked goods from Ulster County, NY.
Red Jacket Orchards - Apples, plums, cherries, apricots, peaches, berries from Ontario County, NY.
Rick's Picks - Pickled vegetables from Dutchess County, NY.
Cato Corner Farm - Aged, raw milk cows cheeses in New London County, CT.
Rexcroft Farms - Vegetables, plants and meats from Greene County, NY.
Baker's Bounty - Breads & pastries from Union County, NJ.
Pura Vida Fisheries - Wild-caught fish and seafood from Suffolk County, NY.
Ronnybrook Farm Dairy - Milk, yogurt, butter and ice cream from Columbia County, NY.
Tello's Green Farm - Eggs and vegetables from Dutchess County, NY. A New Farmer Development Project Participant.
Hydrogarden Farm, D&J Organic Farm - Certified Organic vegetables from Suffolk County, NY.
Tamarack Hollow Farm - Pork and chicken from Orange County, VT.
Hudson Valley Duck Farm - Heritage ducks, whole, parts & duck products from Sullivan County, NY.
Hot Bread Kitchen – NYC-based baker

Growing Season Only

J Glebocki Farms - Vegetables from Orange County, NY.
Flora Perfecta - Cut flowers from Ulster County, NY.
Cayuga Pure Organic - Dry beans and grains from Tompkins County, NY.
Evolutionary Organics - Vegetables and herbs, including heirloom and special Dominican varieties, from Ulster County, NY.
Toigo Orchards - Orchard fruit from Cumberland County, PA.
Buzzard Crest Vineyards - Wine and grapes from Yates County, NY.

Manager

Lee is from Vermont, Brooklyn, Mission Hill and Newark. He attended Eugene Lang College and majored in History. In his pre-Greenmarket life he worked in environmental lobbying, community organizing and electoral politics. He is particularly interested in farmers markets as a method of subverting corporatism and regaining control of the most personal aspect of our economy- food. He enjoys coaching High School Policy Debate.

Henrietta Koffi is originally from the Bronx, went to high school in Massachusetts, college in Virginia, and worked for many years as a yearbook photographer where she traveled as far as Mankato, Minnesota in the middle of winter and experience she never wants to repeat. During the week she teaches computers and the internet to job seekers, and also does some grant writing for the Fort Greene SNAP. This is right around the corner from the Fort Greene Greenmarket in Brooklyn where she is the EBT Coordinator, and not far from where she lives. As a city girl, Henrietta doesn't know a lot about farms and organic foods, or even jobs that don't involve a desk and paperclips, but she's learning fast. Henrietta has found that standing in the middle of a vibrant green market early on a sunny Saturday morning just makes her very, very happy.

Details:
Washington Park at Dekalb Ave, Brooklyn, NY (Map)