Visited: Sunday, October 4th, Late Morning.
Open: 9:30-4, Sundays, June-November.
SIZE
Medium-sized – 10 stands, but still a wide variety.
VENDORS
Community-oriented, helpful vendors. Make on-the-spot deals with you!
Samples: Burger Sliders, Pears, Peaches.
QUALITY OF FOOD
Sweet, crisp produce and juicy, tender meat. Samascott Orchards’s produce is only minimally sprayed. Bread Alone’s baked goods are all organic and contain mostly local ingredients. Migliorelli Farm utilizes the Integrated Pest Management Program. Ledge Rock Farm supplies only grass fed beef. Beth’s Farm Kitchen offers Low Sugar and Sugar free jams. Artisan Cheese and Yogurt has only gourmet, homemade cheeses. Toigo Orchards utilizes Integrated Pest Management to grow their produce: produce is “all natural” and encounters no chemical residues.
VARIETY
Vegetables:
Whole: Arugula, Beans, Beets, Bok Choy, Broccoli Raab, Carrots, Cauliflower, Celery, Cilantro, Collard Greens, Corn, Cucumbers, Fennel, Garlic, Kale, Lettuce, Onions, Parsley, Peppers, Potatoes, Pumpkins, Radishes, Scallions, Spinach, Swiss Chard, Turnips,
Nick’s Picks: Pickled Vegetables.
Fruit:
Whole: Apples (10 types), Pears (Bosc, Bartlett, Clapp, Seckel), Raspberries, Tomatoes.
Fruit Products: Beth’s Farm Kitchen Jams & Chutneys, Apple Butter, Apple Cider, Pear Cider, Bloody Mary Mix, Vodka Sauce, Tomato Sauce.
Bread Products:
Baked Goods: Apple Cider Donuts, Granola, Cookies, Muffins, Pastries.
Breads (Bread Alone): Baguettes, Rolls (Various Types), Pre-Sliced Breads, Paninis.
Pasta (Artisan Cheese & Yogurt): Ravioli, Gnocci.
Meat (Ledge Rock Farm):
Angus Beef: Ground, Patties, Chuck, Filet, Sirloin, Porter House, Strip, Flank, Kabob, etc.
Animal Byproducts:
Samascott Orchards: Eggs.
Artisan Cheese & Yogurt: Variety of Hard and Soft Sheep’s, Cow’s and Goat’s Milk Cheeses and Yogurts.
SEASONAL CONSISTENCE
The only produce not available at this market on this day but in season at this time was brussels sprouts, cabbage, eggplant, herbs, peas, squash, watermelons, plums and grapes.
CENYC.org Information for this market
WHAT’S UNIQUE?
The Stuyvesant Town Greenmarket is one of the best market’s I’ve ever visited. The market is set in an idyllic park, in which fountains flow and playgrounds are littered with energetic children. In addition, kids play chess by the market or sell chocolate for charity next to the stands. The market has an old fashioned, back-to-roots feel to it. Specifically, the market is special in that it offers 10 different types of apples (a much wider variety than most markets). Migliorelli Farm proudly displays their pear cider as well, which is sold out if one does not arrive early. Lastly, a new farm, Ledge Rock Farm, has “meet the farmer” opportunities every Sunday, and they even offer juicy, irresistible burger slider samples, so that the customers line up to buy the delicious meat.
PRICING
Extremely reasonable prices; some are very competitive with grocery prices.
Sweet Peppers: $2.00/lb
Corn: 5 for $2.00
Pies: $12 each
Pear Cider: $5.00/half gallon
Seckel Pears: $1.40/lb
Tomatoes: $3.00/lb
Ground Beef: $4.89/lb
Filet Mignon: $19.99/lb
Jams: $8.00 each
ACTUALLY LOCAL?
Some farmers are located as far as Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, but others are as close as Stuyvesant Falls, New York.
CONVENIENCE
The market is in an excellent location because residential, high-rise border the park. The market seems to attract both the old and the young, and the business is successful throughout the day. The only regret I have about this market is that it is only open from 9:30-4, once a week; with the variety it offers, I think it could do great business in opening for a longer period of time, and more frequently.
NAVIGATION
The market is easy and enjoyable to navigate.
EBT STAMPS Not Accepted.
FINAL COMMENTS
One should visit the Stuyvesant Town Greenmarket when looking for a classic market experience. The vendors are down to earth and the food is too delicious to turn down for freezer-burnt produce in the supermarket. If I lived near Stuyvesant, I would stock up every Sunday for sure!
