Stronger Than Dirt by Greenmarket farmers Kimberly Schaye and Christopher Losee tells the story of two urbanites trading in their brief cases for gardening gloves. 

This month's germ...
Farmer Ground Flour is now producing a 100% whole wheat bread from stone-ground hard spring wheat that they grew and milled in Tompkins County, New York.

Try some at these Greenmarkets: Union Square Wednesdays, Greenpoint/McCarren Park, 97th Street, and Grand Army Plaza.

Sustainable Seafood



A few Saturdays ago we held an Educated Eater panel that brought together some of our fishermen with a regulatory agent, a marine advocate, and a chef to help answer consumer confusion around local seafood and to talk about why it's important to support our local fishing families and communities. Watch video footage of the event here.  

Even though overfishing is a serious problem, you can rest assured that our fishermen are subject to some of the strictest regulations in the world, and nothing comes off their boats that shouldn't be caught or sold. Rather than turn to pocket seafood guides and certification labels for help in deciding what to buy at the market, talk to one of our fisherman and ask them how they fish or why they have certain species available that day. Many have been fishing for generations and will be happy to tell you about their practices, what fish are seasonally available and a good value.
 
A whopping 85% of the fish Americans consume is imported, most of it tuna, shrimp and salmon, which does not come from sustainable sources. Try one of the many plentiful wild local fish that swim in our waters instead like squid, mackerel, and sea bass. You won't regret it! Diversifying the fish you eat eases pressure on overfished species and distributes demand to a wider variety of well-managed stocks.  Plus, you'll be supporting small, family fishermen who--like farmers--are disappearing at an alarming rate. Besides, the chefs all know it and so do you, nothing is fresher than just-caught fish at our markets!