Farmers Market

NYC’s 6 Best Greenmarket Gifts

While you load up on apples, potatoes, garlic, and other produce this weekend, you can also do your holiday shopping. What follows are six farmers’ market stands that sell great gifts.

2012/12/07

Farmers Market in Crown Heights - Brooklyn, NY (credit: Alex Silverman / WCBS 880)

Farmers Market Brings Communities Together In Crown Heights

With the bleak central Brooklyn cityscape as a backdrop, you might be surprised what a little color is capable of.

2012/06/18

Farmers Markets Blossom Over Past Decade In New Jersey

If you like fresh fruits and vegetables, they’ve gotten easier for you to find in New Jersey, WCBS 880′s Monica Miller reported.

2012/06/18

Apples at Montgomery Place Orchards - Annandale-on-Hudson, NY - Sep 22, 2011 (credit: Deborah Rodriguez / WCBS 880)

Bloomberg Hands Out Apples In Queens To Celebrate Food Day; Communal Table In Times Square

The goal of the nationwide celebration is to focus on eating healthy food. Apples are touted as an easy and inexpensive way to eat better.

2011/10/24

Brooklyn Grange - Queens, NY (file / credit: Brooklyn Grange on Facebook)

Stories From Main Street: Rooftop Farming In Long Island City

Brooklyn Grange is a 40,000 square foot rooftop farm in Long Island City, whrere they grow things like the white icicle radish.

2011/10/17

NYC’s 3 Best Bars For Greenmarket Cocktails

New York’s greenmarkets are not only an inspiration to city chefs, but to bartenders as well. Drink to your health and make the most of summer’s bounty before it’s gone with a fresh ingredient cocktail at one of these NYC bars.

CBS New York–2011/08/24

Have An Endless Summer

Delicious food and drink recipes to enjoy summer produce now and all year long

2011/08/22

Farmers Market (file / credit: clipart.com)

Weekly Farmers’ Market In Mount Vernon Starting Today

After a successful test run, the city is going ahead and bringing in a farmers’ market every Thursday from now until October 27.

2011/08/04

Community Group Turns Brooklyn Backyard Into Budding Vegetable Garden

What was essentially a 50 by 50 foot overgrown mess behind the Montauk Avenue home was being converted into a huge vegetable garden.

2011/05/13

New Yorkers at Union Square Farmers Market/Getty

Report Highlights Struggles Of Farmers Markets In NYC

Manhattan Borough President Stringer, in a published report, said groups wanting to open farmers markets face high fees, confusing rules and a lack of coordination among agencies.

2011/04/12

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