From farm to table: fresh fruit, vegetables on sale at Greenmarkets
Southern Brooklyn residents looking to live healthier lives are getting help from tri-state area farmers. Farm-fresh fruits and vegetables are on sale every weekend in Bay Ridge and Bensonhurst, now that two popular Greenmarkets have returned for the season.
On Saturday, the Bay Ridge Greenmarket, located on Third Avenue and 95th Street, opened, with farmers setting up stalls to sell from sweet potatoes to homemade yogurt. The farmer’s market will be open every Saturday from 8 a.m.-3 p.m. from now until November, according to Councilman Vincent Gentile, who worked to bring the market to the community.
Gentile (D-Bay Ridge-Dyker Heights-Bensonhurst) also hosted a “grand opening” of the Bensonhurst Greenmarket on Sunday morning. That market, located in Milestone Park (18th Avenue at 81st Street) will be open every Sunday from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. from now until Thanksgiving, Gentile said.
“This is our third season here!” Gentile told the crowd of shoppers who turned out to see what the farmers brought to Brooklyn.