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Offline toddg

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Re: JH Greenmarket
« Reply #45 on: May 30, 2010, 01:50:33 PM »
Greenmarket opening day for 2010 is June 6th!
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Re: JH Greenmarket
« Reply #46 on: May 30, 2010, 11:01:51 PM »
Thanks, Todd.

I was hopefully looking East this morning.
But it was a really nice day anyway.
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Re: JH Greenmarket
« Reply #47 on: June 04, 2010, 12:09:04 AM »
LOL I just asked this seconds ago in Community Events ... shoulda looked under Dining.  D'oh!
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Re: JH Greenmarket
« Reply #48 on: June 04, 2010, 10:38:48 PM »
I can't wait for real tomatoes!!!
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Re: JH Greenmarket
« Reply #49 on: June 06, 2010, 11:18:30 AM »
visit number one for the year in the books  :smitten:
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not much in the way of veggies yet, though i did pick up some lettuce and radishes.....seafood guys were there and good as ever. a new beef purveyor as well, though i didn't try anything, the lady at the stand was very sweet and their product list seemed pretty varied. i hope the unofficial food verndors return as well. those potato flautas were soooooooooooo amazing last year
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Re: JH Greenmarket
« Reply #50 on: June 06, 2010, 04:48:13 PM »
And the clothing recycling was there ... four bags of stuff cleared from the house ... woo-hoo!
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Re: JH Greenmarket
« Reply #51 on: June 06, 2010, 08:18:44 PM »
I asked the strawberry folks whether they sprayed their berries, and the fellow working the booth said that yes, they did. Alas, no strawberries for me, but I have to say, it was so refreshing that he was honest about it. He assured me that they only spray the necessary minimum and that most berry growers will say that they don't spray, but that if they say that they're likely not being honest. Without spraying, the berries are really hard to grow, he said. For folks who don't care about such things, I advocate buying berries from the JH berry purveyors! He could have told me that the berries were 100% pesticide free, organic all the way, but he didn't, and for that he gets points++ in my book. Honesty is the best policy, says I!  :)
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Re: JH Greenmarket
« Reply #52 on: June 13, 2010, 09:38:09 PM »
The list of farmers on the Jackson Heights Greenmarket website has been updated since I posted back in April.  New additions include:

Cayuga Organics: Flour, grains and beans from Tompkins County, NY
Maple Avenue Farm: Grass fed and grain finished Angus beef from Madison County, NY.
Red Jacket Orchards: Freshly pressed ciders and juices from Ontario County, NY.

Removed from the list:
Fishkill Farms: Orchard fruit, vegetables and eggs from Dutchess County, NY.
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Re: JH Greenmarket
« Reply #53 on: June 17, 2010, 02:51:57 PM »
We have 15 vendors scheduled for this weekend, and continue to grow as more produce comes in throughout the season. Come out and see us on Sunday! We'll be featuring the elusive garlic scape. These distinctive curly shoots of the garlic plant have a distinctive and lovely bright garlic flavor. Available only for a few weeks in June, we’ll be cooking some up at 11 am. Come by, check out our cooking demo, and take home some scapes as well as a multitude of other delicious local vegetables!

Location: 34 Avenue between 77 & 78 Streets, and on 78 St between 34 Avenue and Northern Blvd.
Schedule: Sundays, June 6 through December 19, 8am-3pm
EBT/Food Stamps, WIC & Senior FMNP Coupons Accepted!
For more information: http://www.cenyc.org/jacksonheightsgreenmarket

If you are interested in doing a cooking demo, we love to feature local home cooks! Come find me (Anastasia, Jackson Heights Market Manager) at the market on Sundays or email me at apetrie@greenmarket.grownyc.org.
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Re: JH Greenmarket
« Reply #54 on: June 17, 2010, 05:39:01 PM »
Hooray to honesty......unfortunately many of the so-called organic farmers are not often asked such questions...........don't ask.......don't tell appears to often to the policy. :tickedoff: :tickedoff:

Quote from: Emma on June 06, 2010, 08:18:44 PM
I asked the strawberry folks whether they sprayed their berries, and the fellow working the booth said that yes, they did. Alas, no strawberries for me, but I have to say, it was so refreshing that he was honest about it. He assured me that they only spray the necessary minimum and that most berry growers will say that they don't spray, but that if they say that they're likely not being honest. Without spraying, the berries are really hard to grow, he said. For folks who don't care about such things, I advocate buying berries from the JH berry purveyors! He could have told me that the berries were 100% pesticide free, organic all the way, but he didn't, and for that he gets points++ in my book. Honesty is the best policy, says I!  :)



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