Tip: How To Choose The Best Sweet Corn
We were busted at the sweet corn bin at Union Square Greenmarket yesterday. "I hate it when people strip them all down," preached the woman standing next to us. She was referring to the corn on the ...
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Greenmarket Report: Union Square
Memorial Day at Union Square was a relatively tame affair. Shoppers were sparse, farmers even sparser. But the market was not, thankfully, lacking in strawberries. Nature’s little red package of sw...
Greenmarket Report: Ft. Greene & Rhubarb Compote
Finally at the Greenmarket there are reminders of spring spilling over every farmers’ table: arugula, baby carrots, asparagus and of course rhubarb. I grew up with wild rhubarb growing in the wood...
Joseph Ades and His Swiss Peelers
"They call me a New York legend, that's how crazy this town is," says Joseph Ades in his sing-song sales pitch. We first posted about Ades a few years ago. We wanted to let you know he's still p...
Off-Season Market Report: Bierkraft
Bierkraft, will you be my Valentine? On Bierkraft’s website you’ll see in bold: Beer, Cheese, Chocolate, Charcuterie and More. I’m in love. The only thing missing for me is wine, but their over ...
Off-Season Market Report: Sea Breeze Fish Market
You wouldn’t expect to find Sea Breeze, a fish market that’s been in the neighborhood for nearly 100 years and carries over a hundred different varieties of fish and seafood, across the street from P...
Off-Season Market Report: Spiced Chicken in Vegetable-Coconut Broth
[Here on the east coast, as the farmers' markets dwindle down to a just a few little stands, Heidi is going to shift her weekly report to cover recipes, chef interviews and other market-related topics...
Greenmarket Report: Tompkins Square
Since November, a few farmers have dropped from Tompkins Square Greenmarket (don’t worry, they’ll return in the spring) and the market has lightened up a bit. However, Stannard Farm saves the day. ...
Greenmarket Report: Columbia
It’s easy to get despondent at the Greenmarket offerings available to us this time of year. I visited Columbia University Greenmarket on a cold, bright day last Thursday. Students and Upper West Si...
Greenmarket Report: 77th Street and Columbus
Last Sunday I went uptown to the market on 77th and Columbus. While at this time of year this Greenmarket is fairly small, it’s surrounded year-round by Green Flea, the Venus fly trap of flea markets...
Greenmarket Report: Union Square
While part of me wants to hate this time of year, I can’t help but love it. Spending time with family, eating oodles of sweets and general over-indulging are right up my alley. And since the holid...
Greenmarket Report: Composting at Ft. Greene
What happens to all those egg shells from eggs bought at the Greenmarket every week? As my roommate Alice explains it, composting them is the best way to keep organic matter out of the waste stream. ...
Greenmarket Report: Ft. Greene
Post-Thanksgiving torpor did not escape those at the Ft. Greene Greenmarket on Saturday. The few who ventured out could be seen walking around in a L-Tryptophan and carbohydrate induced haze. Many f...
Greenmarket Report: Union Square
No need to throw elbows on Monday mornings at Union Square Greenmarket. At 8 am, before the crowds swarm in, the farmers have plenty of time to talk about celery root or other pressing questions on y...
Greenmarket Report: Tompkins Square
Any bed head sported at Tompkins Square Greenmarket on Sundays is probably done on purpose. The market is dotted with good looking hipsters, a smattering of parents and a few dashes of old East Vill...
Greenmarket Report: Grand Army Plaza
Surrounded by the stately Brooklyn Library, the Grand Army Plaza Memorial Arch and the skeleton of the newest yuppie outpost, the Richard Meier building, the normally large, bustling Grand Army Plaza ...
Farmers Market Report: Century City
Century City might seem like an unlikely place for a farmers' market, yet every Thursday one sprouts up at the base of the towering skyscrapers that line Constellation Avenue. The market gets an inte...
Farmer's Market Report: Red Hook
Last Saturday was the second annual Harvest Festival at Added Value in Red Hook. While the air was missing that burning leaves scent that makes me think of fall, the field of pumpkins did enough to ...
Farmer's Market Report: Park Slope
Any toddler will eat vegetables covered in brown sugar. Michelle, my sister and a new Brooklyn resident, explains this back pocket philosophy as we’re buying carrots at the Park Slope Community Marke...
Greenmarket Report: Fort Greene
Back on my home turf: When you ask neighborhood folks what they like most about Ft. Greene market you get a few responses. Some talk about the beautiful canopy of trees shading the farmers, others me...
Greenmarket Report: Tucker Square
My nose noticed the concord grapes before my eyes even saw them. Those beautiful little purple and green orbs lured me in while memories of grape mustaches filled my head. Grown by Locust Grove Farm...
Greenmarket Report: Bowling Green
As I ascended the subway stairs Thursday morning, I was thinking one thing: I’m glad I don’t have to wear a suit to work. But if I did work a high-powered job downtown I’d find a little solace in th...
Greenmarket Report: Bed-Stuy
“Local produce is much, much, much better,”Noni Fernandez explains to me when I ask her how the produce at Bed-Stuy Greenmarket compares to Food Town, where her mother buys vegetables. Noni, 13, a...
Greenmarket Report: Borough Hall Greenmarket
The plaza at Borough Hall seems like it was made for a farmer’s market. There’s ample open space and if you don’t look across the street towards the Duane Reade you’re nearly surrounded by several of...
Greenmarket Report: Union Square Greenmarket
Being from Iowa, sweet corn has always been one of my favorites. Its constant presence on the dinner table during childhood summers solidified its place at the top of my list. Which is why when I go...
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