Greenmarket Facts

54 markets locations in the five boroughs, some locations operate multiple days per week
21 markets locations operate year-round
Over 250,000 customers frequent the markets every week in peak season
Over 150 acclaimed restaurants obtain ingredients from Greenmarket farmers each week
8,000 students participate in Greenmarket's educational programs each year
Greenmarket participants donate about 500,000 pounds of food to City Harvest and other hunger relief organizations each year
Over $2.5 million in Farmers Market Nutrition Program (FMNP) coupons were redeemed by Greenmarket farmers in 2009
Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT)/Food Stamps accepted at 40 markets in 2010, up from 3 markets in 2005, with sales going from $1000 in 2005 to over $250,000 in 2009.
HealthBuck distribution totalled nearly $100,000 in 2009, up from $4000 in 2007

224 regional farmers food producers attend Greenmarkets (23 certified Organic, 2 certified Animal Welfare Approved, 3 certified Naturally Grown)
165 from New York, 35 from New Jersey, 13 from Pennsylvania, 5 from Connecticut, 4 from Vermont, 1 from Massachusetts and 1 from Rhode Island
108 vegetable, small fruit and orchard growers
49 livestock farmers (meat, dairy, poultry, wool)
18 producers of honey, maple syrup, preserves or wine
26 growers of plants, flowers & evergreen trees
17 bakers
8 fishers & aquaculturists

own or lease 33,000 acres of farmland
cultivate 20,000 acres
have placed over 1,000 acres in farmland protection programs, ensuring that the land will never be developed
travel a median distance of 90 miles between their farm and NYC