GrowNYC in the News 2011

December

New York Magazine
The Greatest Thing Since...
New York Times
Stew, Fresh from the Fisherman

November

Inhabitat New York City
GrowNYC and Pratt Industries Give NYC Schools 40,000 Recycling Bins

October

Carroll Gardens Patch
Fall Recipes from Local Farmers
Core77
An Empty Lot Becomes a Riverpark Farm in NYC
DNA Info
Fresh Fruits and Vegetables Come to Harlem Bodegas
Inhabitat New York City

New Green City Takes Over Union Square
NY1
"Skinny" Fridges Provide Healthy Produce in City Bodegas
New York Magazine
Butternut's Just the Beginning
New York Times
Saturday's Greenmarket Special: Rene Redzepi
Serious Eats
Market Scene: Fall

September

DNA Info
Clothing Recycling Event to Coincide with Fashion Week
Gilt Taste
It Takes a Village to Save a Drowning Farm
Heidiklum.aol.com
Farmers Market
Inhabitat New York City
Recycle Last Seasons Fashions at GrowNYC Textile Collection Centers
Inhabitat New York City
80% of NYC Greenmarket Farms Were Affected by Irene
NY1
Greenmarket Farmers Hit Hard by Upstate Floods
New York Times
Upstate Farmers Find That a Fertile Flood Plain Is a Two-Edged Sword
New York Times
Where Storm Takes Food Off Tables
New York Times
Flooded Farms Learn To Be Creative
The Perennial Plate
After the Flood
Serious Eats
Market Scene: Fall
Serious Eats
Hurricane Irene and the Farmers of the Union Square Greenmarket
Treehugger
New Yorkers Called on to Eat Local to Support Irene Hurt Farmers
Village Voice
Food Curated Shows the Effects of Tropical Storm Irene
Village Voice
A Fork in the Road Guide to Greenmarket Etiquette
WNYC
Farms Struggle to Assess Damage Caused by Tropical Storm Irene
WNYC
Last Chance Foods: The Growing Popularity of Papalo

August

ABC Local
Learn it, Grow it, Eat it
Brownstoner
Fresh Produce for the Stuy!
Eat TV
Tim Stark: Tomato Farmer to the Chefs
Epicurious
Spiky, Juicy Cucumbers: May Wonders Never Cease
Good
A Pop-Up Farm Opens in Midtown Manhattan
The Local East Village
St. Mark's Food Pantry Reopens
New York Times
Green Radicchio in the Markets
New York Times
Fresh Ricotta, a Fleeting Pleasure
New York Times City Room
Buy Local, the Mayor Says
Queens Gazette
Congressman Crowley Dishes Up Local Meals at Local Greenmarket
Queens Gazette
Fresh Food for the Community at Douglaston Greenmarket
Serious Eats
Market Scene: Summer
Treehugger
New York Composting Pilot Tops 172,000lbs of Scraps Collected
Village Voice
Our 10 Best Loaves of Bread in NYC
Village Voice
Heirloom Tomatoes Invade the Farmers' Markets in a Big Way
Village Voice
Upstate Farms in Schoharie and Mohawk Valley Devastated by Irene
WNYC: Last Chance Foods
Great Garlic in the Raw

July

Bon Apptit
The Union Square Greenmarket, Then and Now
The Daily News
Brooklyn farmer's market, The YouthMarket, operated by local teens
DNA Info
Vendors Slicing Their Cheese Again in Union Square
DNA Info
Greenmarket Brings Farm Fresh Food to Midtown
Douglaston Patch
Douglaston Greenmarket Draws Large Crowds
Metro Focus
Fresh Off the Farm - Find Your Local Farmers Market
NAMA
Who Fishes Matters - NAMA's Seafood Throwdown
Newsday
Healthy Ambition: Youth program brings farm to city
NY1
Greenmarkets Provide Fresh Ideas For Staycations
NY1
New Springville Greenmarket to Stay Until Until December
NY1
Youth Greenmarkets Turn Young New Yorkers Into Health Food Vendors
Organic Gardening
Ask OG: Rain Barrel Hygiene
The Queens Courier
Douglaston Greenmarket Opens
Serious Eats
Market Scene: Summer
Staten Island Advance
Greenmarket Now Open for Third Summer at Staten Island Mall
Staten Island Advance
Produce and programs at Tappen Park Youthmarket each Saturday
Women's Wear Daily
Summer in the City

June

AARP
'Tis the Season for the Farmers Market
Bronx News Network
Bronx Borough Hall Greenmarket Reopens Today
Gothamist
Market Fresh: Drinking with Basil
The Greenpoint Gazette
Another Greenmarket for Williamsburg
Huffington Post
Behind the Beekeeping Buzz
Natural Gourmet Institute
Blanched and Shocked
NY 1
NYer of the Week: Award Winning Chef Shares Passion with Young Sprouts
New York City Magazine
Farmers Markets NYC
Park Slope Patch
Mushroom Magic at the Greenmarket
Serious Eats
Market Scene: Summer
Staten Island Advance
Eat Healthy: Visit the St. George Greenmarket
Village Voice
Actual Wild Strawberries Appear at the Union Square Greenmarket

May

The Daily Green
How to Boost Recycling Rates in Schools
Gothamist
Local Beer Debuts at the Greenmarket This Weekend
Gothamist
Fresh Bodegas Coming To Bed-Stuy
Gothamist
Solar-Powered Pizza Boxes Hitting Union Square Tomorrow!
Gothamist
Market Scene: Cooking with Swiss Chard and Rhubarb
Gothamist
Market Scene: Cooking with Sunchokes
Inhabitat
NYC Students Cook With Solar Powered Pizza Boxes at Union Square Greenmarket
NY 1
Edible: Greenmarket Farmer Knows Variety
New York Times
Beer Straight Off the Farm
New York Times
A Food Flea Market Sets Up in Brooklyn
The Villager
Farmers Set Down Roots at Primo Greenmarket
Windham Journal
Planting native trees to protect streams and improve fisheries

April

125th Street BID
Harlem Bodegas to Get Special Refrigerators to Carry More Fruits and Vegetables
AM NY
Five NYC environmentalists fighting the green fight
AM NY
NYC recycling myths busted
The Daily Meal
A Guide to Alternative Eggs
Epicurious
The Best Harbinger of Spring: Green Garlic
Epicurious
Sorrel, Asparagus, and Other Signs of Spring in a Farmers Market
Metro
Schools welcome gardens
NY1
Volunteers Launch Playground-Building Movement In Williamsburg
New York Times
At This Farm, It's All Garlic and Eggplant
New York Times: The Local
Farm to Table: Onion Soup
Nona Brooklyn
Greenmarket Pick: Sorrel!
Serious Eats
Taste Test: Local New York Milk
Serious Eats
Signs of Spring at the Union Square Greenmarket
Time Out New York
Critics' Pick: Divine Brine's Beet Caviar
Wall Street Journal
Creating a Play Space in Brooklyn
Wall Street Journal
Local Compost, Via Delaware
Zagat
Lincoln's Jonathan Benno Tours the Greenmarket

March

Edible Manhattan
Going Against the Grain
New York Daily News
Growth industry: Tips and tricks for New Yorkers who want to plant their own produce
New York Times
Vegan Roasted Brussels Sprouts, Butternut Squash, and Apple with Candied Walnuts
Nona Brooklyn
Evaporating Milk? Your Guide to Finding the Freshest, Tastiest, Local Milk in Brooklyn
Park Slope Patch
Go Green with Grand Army Plaza's New Composting
Urban Farm Online
NYC Community Gardens Hit the Map

February

Brooklyn Daily Eagle
Composting Pilot Program Introduced at Greenmarkets
CBS New York
Speaker Quinn: Apartment-Dwellers Can Compost, Too
DNA Info
Greenmarkets Will Offer Composting Bins Beginning in March
Huffington Post
An Award Winning Weekend
The Kensington Prospect
GrowNYC Youthmarket Farmstand Sprouts Saturday July 9
The L Magazine
City Composting Program Coming to a Greenmarket Near You by Amanda Park Taylor
Manhattan Times
No, that banana peel isnt garbage by Gloria Pazmio
NYCityWoman
A Locavore in Winter: Fat Pickings by Nancy Weber
New York Daily News
The Greenmarket at Inwood: Even in winter, upstate farmers bring their best to the city by Lore Croghan
New York Daily News
NYC Greenmarket Guide by Lore Croghan
New York Times
A Skinny Clam That's Big With Chefs by Florence Fabricant
New York Times
The Lure of a Price Tag that Says Zero by Ariel Kaminer
Village Voice
Red Jacket Orchards' Tart Cherry Stomp by Rebecca Marx

January

ABC 7
Get a new wardrobe on 'National Swap Day' by Lauren Glassberg
Daily News
Low-income New Yorkers Use Food Stamps at City's Open-air Food Markets, Show Need for Fresh Produce by Erin Einhorn
Food Curated
Keeping Afloat w/ PE & DD Seafood: Why Supporting Small, Local Commercial Fishermen is Important by Liza Guia
Fruit, Nut, and Vegetable Production: Growing
Growing the Story of Success by J.F. Pirro
Manhattan Times
New Life for an Ancient Idea by Laura Gabby
New York Magazine
Nevia No's Radish Kimchi by Robin Raisfeld and Rob Patronite
NY1
Food Stamp Usage Nearly Doubles At City Greenmarkets
New York Times

In Soup, Jersey Tomatoes Last Through the Year by Florence Fabricant
New York Times
New Years Resolution: Stop n Swap
New York Times
Cabbage's Sweet Side by Elaine Louie
New York Times
Mushrooms Fill in the Blanks for the Meat-free by Elaine Louie
New York Times: The Local
How to Give Locally by Cheryl Chan
Serious Eats
Sugar Rush: Farmer Ground's Buckwheat Pancake Mix by Kathy YL Chan
Serious Eats
Meet and Eat: Rick Field, Rick's Picks by Laren Spirer
Staten Island Advance
St. George Library Turns into a Free Flea Market for a Day by Mark D. Stein
Times Union
A Farm Expands to Catch Up with its Success by Chris Churchill
YourNabe

Access to Fresh Food Increases in Boro by Joe Anuta

Experience the vibrant flavors and festive spirit of fall at GrowNYC's Union Square Greenmarket! Join us for a series of exciting special events that celebrate the best of the season, from weekly book signings with famous chefs and authors to celebrations of regional fiber, cider, and fermentation.