Be GOOD: Come to our Fundraiser Bash on Sat, June 7th

For just $20 thats right, locavores, $20 Join us next Saturday, June 7th at Solar One (23rd Street at the East River) from 5PM-10PM for an evening of food, fun, and community. Groove to DJ Jacques Renault and These New Puritans while you sample local fare and sip Greenmarkety cocktails. Cheesemaker Jonathan White will make mozzarella before your very eyes while Andrew Cotes live hive buzzes. All proceeds go directly to the Greenmarket, so show us some love and buy your tickets today for the feel GOOD event of the season! $20 includes a free 6-month subscription to GOOD Magazine. Purchase tickets for the June 7th GOOD Magazine/Greenmarket Fundraiser here.

Saturday Book Signing: Meet Mario Batali and Teach Your Grill Italian!

On Saturday, June 7th, superstar chef and Greenmarket shopper Mario Batali will be signing copies of his latest and greatest cookbook "Italian Grill" at the Union Square Greenmarket from 11am- 12:30pm. Shake hands with the man who helped bring the true tastes of Italy to New York, purchase a signed copy, and learn to transform anything you can buy at the Greenmarket into simple, tasty, smoky Italian fare.

Market-to-Table Tours with New York's Top Chefs!

Join an all-star cast of New York's hottest chefs on a series of intimate Greenmarket tours followed by a unique meal at each chef's restaurant. Discover how the Greenmarkets ingredients influence the chefs' menus, find out what they love most about this famed farmers market, savor the flavors together, and, best of all, learn to shop like a chef. Featured chefs includeColin Alevras of The Tasting Room, Alex Guarnaschelli of Butter, Saul Bolton of Saul, and Chef/Owner Bill Telepan of Telepan.

Don't miss this extraordinary opportunity to spend a day with your culinary idol and enjoy a one-of-a-kind meal. Tickets are $125 per person and space is very limited. Don't delay; reserve your space today! Learn more and purchase tickets here.

Coming Soon... Markets are set to re-open very soon for what is sure to be our yummiest year yet

• St. Mark's Church Tuesdays 2nd Ave at 10th Street -- NOW OPEN!
• City Hall Park Fridays, starting June 6, Broadway btw Chambers & Warren Sts
• Cortelyou Sundays, starting June 8, Cortelyou Rd btw Rugby & Argyle
• Carroll Gardens Sundays, starting June 8, Carroll St btw Smith & Court
• Grand St/LES Sundays, starting June 8, Grand & Norfolk
• Jackson Heights Sundays, starting June 8, 34th Ave btw 77th & 78th Sts
• Stuyvesant Town Sundays, starting June 8, Stuy-Town Oval, 14 St loop & Ave A

Photo Opportunity: Enter the Greenmarket Picture Contest!

Calling all shutterbugs: The Greenmarket wants your best photos. Submit your pics of the action in any of our famous markets the farmers, the shoppers, the produce, the flowers and well publish the best of the bunch in our printed materials. Photos must be original, at least 300 dpi, and include a brief description of the farm stand name or market name and date. Email photos to us at sound13dint@photos.flickr.com with the subject line Greenmarket Photo Contest.

Featured Farm: Consider Bardwell Farm

Move over, cows! Happy goats make tasty cheese, too. And no one understands that better than the happy cheesemakers at Consider Bardwell Farm. On 300 rolling acres that straddle Vermont and New York, Russell Glover, Angela Miller, master cheesemaker Peter Dixon, and a herd of 70 Oberhasli goats (who all have names) create a variety of yummy cheeses. And like every goat, every cheese has a unique name, such as Danby, Experience, and Mettowee. Stop by the Consider Bardwell stalls at the Greenpoint, Tribeca, Ft. Greene, Tompkins Square, and Carroll Gardens Greenmarkets to experience these unique artisanal delights.

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.

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.

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.