A Good Egg, Explained
Unlike people, all eggs are not created equal. Farm-fresh eggs, such as those available at the Greenmarket, taste better because the birds that lay the eggs eat better and are treated better than their industrial counterparts.
With diets that include super-nutritious foods such as flax seeds, wheatgrass, insects, greens, and vegetables, these free-range feathered creatures amble about in open settings on family farms. Their eggs arent just tastier; theyre also prettier on your plate. Straight-from-the-farm delights, Greenmarket eggs feature a rich, round, creamy yolk that sits high atop a tight white a sure sign of freshness.
Happy hens arent the ones laying eggs for shoppers. In spring, the Greenmarket has duck, goose, pheasant, and wild turkey eggs. Be adventurous and try a poached duck egg or a goose egg omelette!
Get to know our egg farmers and get to the market early. Some eggs sell out long before days end. By buying your eggs at the Greenmarket every week, you can help make industrial eggs a thing of the past.
Pardon Our Appearance: Union Square Renovations Underway!
Union Square Park is getting a makeover, but our world-famous Union Square Greenmarket is still open for business on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays. Farm stands on the west side of Union Square remain in their usual locations, while the producers you would typically find on the park's north side have shifted south along 14th Street. Same great farmers, same great food -- just a few steps away.
So, keep showing Union Squares farmers a lot of love by shopping there while the Parks Department does its stuff. And remember that spring has sprung. Rick Bishop reports that ramps will be here in mere weeks! Dont miss this and countless other delectable, seasonal delights.
Be a Couch Potato on April 18th: Watch 'King Corn' on PBS
Hey New Yorkers! Make Friday, April 18th, movie night as the eye-opening documentary 'King Corn' airs on PBS at 10:00PM. Pop some local popcorn (topped with local butter of course) and tune in to learn what this subsidized commodity means for the American diet. Rollicking, required viewing for all locavores. Learn more about "King Corn" here.
Calling All Film Fans and Freegans: Free Films at the '2008 Food for Thought Film Festival'
Do you want to know more about where your food comes from, what youre really eating, how it affects you and the planet, and why you should care? Sit back and relax while you watch ground-breaking, food-themed documentaries, including "The Meatrix" series, "King Corn," "The True Cost of Food," and others. Join us in Harlem on Saturday, April 12th and Cooper Square on Saturday, April 19th for screenings that will inform and enlighten you. Click here for further details.
Wear Your Heart on Your Sleeve with Our New Greenmarket Gear
You love to shop at the Greenmarkets so show your shopper pride with some Greenmarket gear. Great gifts for you and the foodies in your life, merchandise includes aprons, sweatshirts, t-shirts, and tank tops as well as stuff for lil sprout shoppers (bibs and more!). Click here to be the first in your building to sport Greenmarket gear, and help support your favorite farmers.
Join the School Food Revolution: Attend "Schools, Food, and Community" April 11 & 12
Calling all teachers, administrators, food service and public health professionals, advocates, youths, and parents. The Nutrition Program, Teachers College Columbia University, and Baum Forum invite you to its third annual conference addressing the implementation of programs and policies that foster healthy food choices and well-being in school children. Find out how schools can support a healthy food community that will, in turn, foster healthier students. Admission is on a sliding scale. To pre-register and learn more, click here.
Panel Discussion: A Natural History of NYC's Parks and Environment April 23rd
"Uncommon Ground" is a series of events presenting the ideas of visionary planners and practitioners on how the park system can grow and flourish, even against economic uncertainty. This panel features Alexander Brash (National Parks Conservation Association), Alexander Felson (landscape architect and ecologist specializing in sustainability), Marcel Van Ooyen (Director of CENYC) and Elizabeth Barlow Rogers (Director of Garden History and Landcsape Studies at Bard Graduate Center).
Wednesday April 23, 6:00 P.M. at the Central Park Arsenal Gallery, 64th & Fifth. Reception to follow. RSVP required: (212) 360-1324 or rsvp@parks.nyc.gov
Go Green Expo April 26 & 27
Join Greenmarket and the Office of Recycling Outreach and Education at NYC's first-ever Go Green Expo , a carbon-neutral event featuring nearly 200 Eco-Minded Exhibitors and a series of panels. Hilton New York, 53rd & 6th.
Featured Farmer: Camilla Quattrociocchi of Quattro's Game Farm
More than a half a century ago, Carmella Quattrociocchi and her mother founded Quattros Game Farm in Pleasant Valley, New York. Another family affair of a farm, Quattros Game Farm is manned by Carmella, her husband Frank, sons Frank Jr. and Sal, and a host of longtime help, all of whom feel like family after so many years. Quattro's is known for having the finest of free-range fowl and eggs, from chickens and ducks to turkeys and geese. The family grinds its own feed and their birds enjoy an additive free diet. Having raised birds since 1944, Carmella says she can identify eggs from different birds by taste. Stop by their stalls at (insert markets and days here) to purchase their perfect poultry products for your next meal! Look for Quattro's Game Farm on Saturdays at Union Square.
A Farmer Speaks: What's Wrong with the New Farm Bill
Sick of corn being king? Well, farmers who want to grow sustainable, seasonal crops are not only losing their subsidies -- they're being penalized. Read all about one farmer`s unfortunate plight and then pick up the phone and tell your local politicians what you think of these flawed policies ... before it`s too late and corn is coronated forevermore. Read The New York Times editorial "My Forbidden Fruits (and Vegetables)" by farmer Jack Hedin.
Click here to find your Congressional contacts.
Click here to find your Senatorial contacts.
Click here to learn more about the 2007 Farm Bill.