The St. Mark’s Church Greenmarket will not be returning this year

[Photo from June 2016 by Steven]

An EVG reader looking for when the annual St. Mark’s Church Greenmarket might return this season found the following message on the GrowNYC website...



Not a good sign.

An administrator at St. Mark's Church-in-the-Bowery confirmed the news. Church officials were informed by GrowNYC last week that the St. Mark's Greenmarket will not be returning this year. It would have been the 36th year for the Greenmarket here. We reached out to GrowNYC, which runs the city’s Greenmarkets, for comment. Will update when we hear back.

The Greenmarket on 10th Street at Second Avenue first started in 1981 in the triangular space in front of the St. Mark's Church-in-the-Bowery.

Updated:

Someone from the Greenmarket staff this this in the comments...

Thank you everyone for expressing your concern regarding the St. Mark's Greenmarket. We are a 501(C)3 non-profit organization whose mission is to simultaneously serve our farmer/producer community and the NYC residents who depend on our markets for fresh food. Closing markets is always a last resort for us and we are actively looking for a new location in the near vicinity that will allow for a more thriving marketplace, to make sure that our farmers stay viable and we can continue serving the community.

In the meantime, we found homes to support the farmers that sold at St. Marks and please visit us on Sundays in Tompkins Sq Park, Sundays (starting 5/21) in Stuy Town, and M/W/F/Sat in Union Square- all a close walk from 10th street and 2nd Ave.

The St. Mark's Church Greenmarket returns today

The Greenmarket outside St. Mark's Church in-the-Bowery on Second Avenue at East 10th Street returns for its 35th year today.

A few details:

Open Tuesdays, June 7 - November 22
Market Hours: 8 a.m. - 6 p.m.

GrowNYC's Textile Recycling: 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
GrowNYC's Compost Collection: 8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Cash, EBT/Food Stamps, Debit/Credit, WIC Vegetable & Fruit checks & FMNP coupons accepted.

Farmers
Mi Ranchito Farm Specialty vegetables, New Farmer Development Project Participant from Monmouth County, NY
Kernan Farms Vegetables from Cumberland County, NY

Updated 9:30 a.m.

A photo via Steven of the Greenmarket this morning...

Learn the history of the NYC greenmarket program tonight

[Greenmarket guy Barry Benepe]

From the EVG inbox…

Greenmarkets: A Presentation by Barry Benepe
Tonight 6:30-8
Church of St. Brigid, 119 Avenue B at East Eighth Street
Free! Reservations required

In 1976, planner and architect Barry Benepe co-founded the Greenmarket program in New York City with a fellow planner, Bob Lewis. Their open air farmers markets offered a solution to two pressing problems: regional farmers were struggling to make a living and losing farmland to development, and New York City consumers had a hard time finding good, fresh produce.

Barry will join GrowNYC and the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation to discuss the history and development of several iconic open air farmers markets, including the Union Square Greenmarket, Tompkins Square Greenmarket and the Saint Mark’s Church Greenmarket.

To register, please call (212) 475-9585 ext. 35 or email rvsp@gvshp.org

Saint Mark's Church Greenmarket reopens today

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Let's to to the EVG inbox…

GrowNYC’s Saint Mark’s Church Greenmarket will reopen on Tuesdays beginning today. Located at East 10th Street and 2nd Avenue, this year Mi Ranchito, a New Farmer Development Program participant, will join the market and bring fresh vegetables, Mexican specialty produce and herbs from Monmouth County, New Jersey.

The Saint Mark’s Church Greenmarket, an East Village stand-by for fresh, local foods since 1981, will run until Nov. 25.

Farmers attending:

• Bread Alone Breads and pastries, some certified organic, from Ulster County, N.Y.
• Mi Ranchito Farm Vegetables, Mexican specialty produce, and herbs from Monmouth County, New Jersey
• Kernan Farms Vegetables from Cumberland County, N.Y.
• GrowNYC’s Food Scrap Compost Collection: 8 am – 2 pm
• GrowNYC’s Textile Recycling: 8 am – 4 pm

Hours: Tuesdays 8 a.m. – 6 p.m.

St. Mark’s Church Greenmarket Reopens today

From the EV Grieve inbox...

The St. Mark's Church Greenmarket, which has connected the East Village with local food and farms since 1981, reopens for the season on Tuesday, June 4. Vendors include:

• Kernan Farms Vegetables, including the first of the season’s asparagus and strawberries from Cumberland County, New Jersey
• Bread Alone Bread, pastries and pies made from local flour, from Ulster County, New York
• El Mirador Farm Vegetables, Mexican specialty produce, and herbs from Monmouth County, New Jersey (New Farmer Development Project Participant)

St. Mark’s Church Greenmarket
East 10th Street and 2nd Avenue
Tuesdays 8 a.m. – 7 p.m. from June 4 through November 26

* WIC and FMNP checks accepted at individual farmer stands.

* EBT/Food Stamps/Debit/Credit accepted at market info tent from 12p.m. – 5:30 p.m.