Market Info

Location: Washington Park btw DeKalb & Willoughby

Schedule: Saturdays, Year-round, 8am - 5pm. 2010 Schedule changes: 12/25 & 1/1 will close for holidays.

Subway: C, to Lafayette; G, to Fulton; Q, M, R, to Dekalb
Bus: B38, B69, B54

EBT/Food Stamps (July - November) and WIC & Senior FMNP Coupons Accepted.

Located outside the entrance of historic Fort Greene Park and surrounded by chestnut trees and centuries-old brownstones, the bustling Fort Greene market serves a diverse community of young, urban professionals and multi-generational families who gather every Saturday, year round, to mingle and shop for everything from Conuco Farm’s no-spray micro greens to Glebocki Farm’s affordable staples like potatoes, onions and vegetables grown in Orange County’s famous black-dirt region to Cato Corner's delicious cheese (including their famous Womanchego!) and Pura Vida’s fresh fish. Be prepared to spot Nick Morgenstern from The General Greene shopping for fresh-picked apples from Wilklow Orchards for his impossibly flaky apple pie, and Catherine Saillard from iCi whose farm-to-table menu is inspired by seasonal ingredients.
You can shop for everything you need at this market, eat at one of the well-known farm-to-table restaurants in the neighborhood and go to nearby Brooklyn Flea (open on Saturdays in the Bishop Loughlin High School parking lot.)

Calendar of Events

Cooking demonstrations with chefs, featured seasonal items, music, family friendly activities.

Sept. 12th –- Harvest Festival. Come celebrate the season as we press our own apple cider, compete in a cider doughnut eating challenge, and taste some seasonal samplings.

Sept. 19th -- Farmer Tan Competition. Celebrate the end of summer by judging our farmers’ superior tans.

Farmers

DiPaola Turkeys - Turkey from Mercer County, NJ.
Meredith's Bakery - Baked goods from Ulster County, NY.
Red Jacket Orchards apples, plums, cherries, apricots, peaches, berries from Ontario County, NY.
Flora Perfecta - Cut flowers from Ulster County, NY.
Rick's Picks - Pickled vegetables from Dutchess County, NY.
Cato Corner Farm - Aged, raw milk cows cheeses in New London County, CT.
J Glebocki Farms - Vegetables from Orange County, NY.
Rexcroft Farms - Vegetables, plants and meats from Greene County, NY.
Baker's Bounty - Breads & pastries from Union County, NJ.
Pura Vida Fisheries - Wild-caught fish and seafood from Suffolk County, NY.
Consider Bardwell - Goat and cows milk cheeses from Rutland County, VT.
Ronnybrook Farm Dairy - Milk, yogurt, butter and ice cream from Columbia County, NY.
Cayuga Pure Organic - Dry beans and grains from Tompkins County, NY.
Conuco Farms - Vegetables and herbs, including heirloom and special Dominican varieties, from Ulster County, NY. A New Farmer Development Project Participant.
Tello's Green Farm - Eggs and vegetables from Dutchess County, NY. A New Farmer Development Project Participant.
Toigo Orchards - Orchard fruit from Cumberland County, PA.
Wilklow Orchards - Orchard and small fruits, vegetables, cider, baked goods, jams, beef and pork from Ulster County, NY.
Hydrogarden Farm, D&J Organic Farm - Certified Organic vegetables from Suffolk County, NY.

Manager

Justin Erkess, a Philadelphia native, never toiled in the soil as a young lad. He got interested in food production when he moved to Central New York and could see agricultural land from his bedroom window. After exposure to the vibrant organic food movements in Ithaca and then later Eugene, Oregon, he was hooked, and went on to spend the 2007 and 2008 growing seasons on a small organic farm in northern Vermont. Currently residing in Brooklyn, his experience brings valuable teaching points to the Greenmarket information tent, enriching people's awareness of the interconnectedness of food, environment, and health.

Henrietta Koffi, originally from the Bronx, went to high school in Massachusetts, college in Virginia and traveled as far as Mankato, Minnesota in the middle of winter – an experience she never wants to repeat- as a yearbook photographer. During the week she teaches computers and the internet to job seekers, and also does some grant writing for the Fort Greene SNAP. Henrietta has found that standing in the middle of a vibrant Greenmarket early on a sunny Saturday morning just makes her very, very happy.

Details:
Washington Park at Dekalb Ave, Brooklyn, NY (Map)