Greenmarket's Spring Flower Market - 5/24

SPRING BLOOMS AT GREENMARKET'S FLOWER MARKET IN THE SHOPS AT ATLAS PARK, GLENDALE QUEENS

Come celebrate the season's perennials, annuals, bulbs, herbs, flats, house plants, cut flowers and more, at this special one-day market in the Shops at Atlas Park!

For information on additional Greenmarket Flower Market dates and locations download our flyer.

Details:
May 24, 2009 from 8:00 am to 3:00 pm
80-00 Cooper Ave, Glendale, NY 

http://www.cenyc.org/node/678

Excellent Article on NY Green Market Culture - 4/26

In the below article they say that this farm brings its products to a Green Market at Atlas Park Mall.... Apparently this market starts in June. I am checking on it today to see if it is coming back there this year given the problems there. 

From Gardening to Farming: A Glimpse of Long island's Gardens of Eve Farm. 

Not Eating Out in New York - noteatingoutinny.com

Not so long ago, I tended to associate Long Island with being stuck in squawking traffic on the LIE and guys in wifebeaters who wouldn’t think to eat an apple if the tree plopped one in his hand. True, the eastern trail of New York City never exactly conjured an agrarian idyll, replete with rustic farmstands and coastal pastures producing everything from grass-fed beef to tasty wines. But perhaps that’s just the Jersey in me speaking (ironic as it may seem, New Jersey and Long Island kids have a long, stupid rivalry). Because after a trip out to Garden of Eve organic farm in Riverhead, I was introduced to a world of old-school farming values being led for the most part by young and fresh-thinking pioneers.

Read the Entire Article Here. 

NYC Green Market in Kew Gardens- II

We have had a lot of interest and inquiries on this topic so we're posting some important information and contacts for getting a Green Market / Farmer's Market to Kew Gardens/Forest Hills: 

Community Markets

www.communitymarkets.biz/index.php

Since 1991, farmers markets developed and managed by Community Markets have been successfully serving all three purposes – making locally-grown produce and locally-made products readily available and, at the same time, providing an ideal place for the community to come together to share news and gossip, thoughts, and ideas, and improving nutrition.

Farmers’ Market Federation of New York www.nyfarmersmarket.com A non-profit organization for farmers’ market organizers, farmers and communities interested in starting markets. Offers conferences, newsletter, health insurance, insurance coverage for farmers’ market vendors and for market sites as well.

Department of Agriculture and Markets
www.agmkt.state.ny.us
Information on markets and farmers in NY State. You can look for farms in a particular part of the state as well as specifying the product you are searching for.

Community Food and Agriculture Program
www.cfap.org
Clearing house for innovative programs in the state for sustainable agriculture practices from Cornell University.

Regional Farm and Food Project
www.farmandfood.org
Not-for-profit organization that offers information about local farms including farm tours, conferences, informative newsletter and networking.

Farm to Table
www.farmtotable.org
An organization that helps link farm producers to their customer. Lists local farms with their contact information and what they produce. Spotlights individual farmers and links to articles on sustainable farming issues.

Slow FoodUSA
www.slowfoodusa.org
Slow Food is an educational organization that promotes the proliferation of regional and seasonal culinary traditions as a way to preserve culture and ecologically sound food production.

FoodRoutes Network
www.foodroutes.org
Foodroutes.org is a website that was created by the Food Routes Network a national nonprofit organization that provides a wealth of educational materials focused on rebuilding our local food systems.

Valley Table Magazine
www.valleytable.com
A magazine focusing on local farming, culinary interests and farm marketers.

Eating Fresh Publications
www.eatingfresh.com
Eating Fresh publications is responsible for some of the most delightful and thought-provoking books about local farms and food.

Sunnyside Community Supported Agriculture 

www.sunnysidecsa.com 

NYC Green Market in Kew Gardens?

The Council on Environment of New York City is the organizing body in charge of all of the city's green markets. Us in KG and FH, many of whom I know really want a green market here, do not have one and we're really angry about it. Well, not really angry but we just really want one really bad! Anyway, I found out today that they are looking for more spots in NYC to host Green Markets at so I wrote their development team with a request to come check out the KG area. So, question is, if they decided to put one here, where would the best spot be? The several spots I'm thinking about are: in the north LIRR parking lot, the KG Theatre Park, in front of TD Bank, the parking lot for the Overlook at Forest Park which would be really central for FH and KG people. What do you all think? 

CENYC website - http://www.cenyc.org