Sunset Park Greenmarket

4th Ave btwn 59th & 60th St, Brooklyn [map]
Open Saturdays, 6/25 to 11/19
8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

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

Open since 2001 and set on a hill a stones throw from the upper New York Bay, this bustling market serves a predominantly Hispanic and Asian population with a bountiful variety of fresh local products including vegetables from two specialty Latino growers, and orchard fruit that is harvested at its absolute peak of ripeness.

Calendar of Events

Community activities, cooking demonstrations, and recipes exchanges all add to the diverse nature of this particular market.

Food Stamp Pre-screening
August 27
Let The Food Bank of New York City help you figure out if you're eligible to receive Food Stamps.

Farmers

Angel Family Farm Vegetables from Orange County, NY. A New Farmer Development Project Participant
Mimomex Farm Vegetables from Orange County, NY. A New Farmer Development Project Participant
Rexcroft Farms Vegetables, plants and meats from Greene County, NY
Toigo Orchards Orchard fruit from Cumberland County, PA
Wager's Cider Mill Orchard fruit, grapes, juice & cider from Yates County, NY

Manager

Samantha Blatteis hails from Oakland, California, where she enjoyed the abundance of figs and meyer lemons, until moving to Washington, DC to study Culture and Politics at Georgetown University. Wanting to learn how to raise her own food, she left the city and traveled to New Zealand and then Maine to work with livestock and vegetables. Since moving Brooklyn, she's enjoyed working with farmers and learning about sustainable agriculture in the Northeast.

Details:
4th Ave at 59 St, Brooklyn, NY (Map)