Are you a teacher interested in helping your students gain a better understanding of local agriculture and the importance of eating fresh, seasonal foods in a fun and interactive way?  Then sign up for a Greenmarket tour!  

**Please note we are not accepting tour requests for the spring 2012 tour season until March 1st, 2012. 

Tour curricula are grade-level appropriate and involve an exploratory walk through of the market, fun seasonal tastings of Greenmarket farmer products, scavenger hunt, and take-home actitivities and recipes. Our interactive outdoor tours allow children to discover the diverse, unique varieties and delicious flavors of farm fresh food and explore and interact with the lively community created by  farmers markets. Tours may be scheduled at any of our 50+ markets located within Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island and the Bronx. Tours are typically 45 to 60 minutes in duration.

Our tours:

• Introduce the concepts of seasonality, local food, and sustainable agriculture
• Enable children to interact directly with farmers
• Teach about the health benefits of eating farm-fresh food
• Explore the community created by the farmers market as a fun, interactive, and nurturing space
• Discover the diverse varieties and delicious flavors of foods available at Greenmarket
• Discuss the environmental impacts of eating local and seasonal foods versus out-of-season foods that have been shipped long distances

When: Tours may be scheduled at any of our 50+ markets from April through early December. The Union Square Greenmarket hosts tours at our Education Station on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays between 9:30 AM and 12:30 PM.  Day and time availability for tours at other markets vary. We encourage groups to schedule tours of their neighborhood Greenmarket to experience and taste what is readily available within your local community.

Please book early, as tour availability is limited! Tours will be confirmed by email.

To sign up for a School Tour at one of our markets please fill out a tour request.

If over 70% of your students are eligible for free lunch: Thanks to generous donations from Slow Food NYC and The Palette Fund, schools with student bodies over 70% eligible for free lunch will receive a stipend of Greenmarket Bucks to shop with at the end of the tour. These Greenmarket Bucks are redeemable at any farm stand for the purchase of fresh fruit and vegetables for the students to enjoy.