Coming Up At The Carroll Gardens Greenmarket

Besides fresh produce, plants and recycling, there are always wonderful events planned at the Carroll Gardens Greenmarket, which is held year-round on Sundays from 8 and to 3 pm.
Below is a list of some fun and useful happenings that are coming up in the next few weeks.
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It’s beginning to looks a lot like Spring (and maybe even Summer) at the Carroll Gardens Greenmarket! The market is in full swing for the 2015 season as all of our farmers have returned with plenty to offer. Besides an explosion of spring greens, lettuces, and asparagus. We’re already seeing some spring fruit make its way to the market too: think strawberries. Last week, we saw lots of radishes, Swiss Chard, and fresh herbs!

Do you have a green thumb? Many of our farms have herb and flower transplants ready for your windowbox or garden!

Returning to Carroll Gardens in June is the Pop-Up Repair! Bring your broken household objects in need of some tender, love, and care. The folks at Pop-Up Repair will fix it within a week. They will be repairing objects the following Sundays (8am-3pm) at Carroll Gardens:
Drop off broken stuff: June 7 and 14
Pick up fixed stuff: June 14 and 21
For more information about the program check out: http://www.popuprepair.com/?page_id=308

For those using EBT/SNAP benefits or WIC/FMNP checks, stop by the Market Info Tent to learn how to use your benefits at the Greenmarket. Not sure if you qualify for EBT/SNAP? Come by the info booth and learn how and where to get screened for eligibility for a variety of programs.

The Carroll Gardens Greenmarket is located on Carroll St between Smith and Court St, Brooklyn . It is open Sundays, Year Round from 8am-3pm.

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

GrowNYC Compost Collection: 8:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
For updates about the market, follow on Facebook and on Instagram

(photo credit: Carroll Gardens Greenmarket)

(photo credit: Carroll Gardens Greenmarket)

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News From The Carroll Gardens Greenmarket

(photo credit: Carroll Gardens Greenmarket)

The Carroll Gardens Greenmarket, which is held every Sunday from 8 am to 3 pm on Carroll Street between Smith and Court Streets, has continued to bring fresh produce to the community throughout the summer and is now gearing up for a great fall season.

Gabriella Stern, the Greenmarket Manager and Outreach Coordinator, sent us some updates about our neighborhood's market. She writes:

"This season, we have an explosion of vegetables and fruit at the Carroll Gardens Greenmarket. The market should be your one-stop-shop for juicy and colorful heirloom tomatoes, fragrant herbs, fresh peppers, summer squash, and of course, fruit! Come shop now and take advantage of the end of the summer produce, because before you know it, we'll be back to eating winter squash.

Not sure what to do with all those tomotoes? In the midst of the hot summer nights, I've been avoiding turning on the stove. Instead, I marinate a few sliced heirloom tomatoes in salt, cumin, and coriander. I then serve them on toasted pita bread with a herbed yogurt sauce and cucumbers. It's an easy, quick and tasty summer dinner or lunch.

New to the market is Nolasco Farm who is selling fresh cut and potted flowers. It's still not too late to start an indoor, windowsill garden! If you're looking to get the most out of your outdoor grill, be sure to pick up some grassfed beef, pork, pasture raised chicken, or wild caught fish from Haywood's Fresh and Seatuck Fish!

The Annual Carroll Gardens Greenmarket Clam Bake will be on Sept 20th! Seatuck Fish will be dishing out samples of a tasty clams with stewed market vegetables. We are asking for a small donation per sample. The event will be held from 10:30am-1pm at the CG Greenmarket."

So make sure to stop by the market and don't forget to bring your compost.

Carroll Garden's Greenmarket info: 

Carroll St, between Smith and Court Sts, Brooklyn

Open Sundays, year-round

Market Hours: 8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

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

GrowNYC's Compost Collection: 8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

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Have Your Broken Household Items Fixed By Fix-Up At The Carroll Gardens Greenmarket Now Through June 2018

(photo credit: Carroll Gardens Greenmarket)

(photo credit: Carroll Gardens Greenmarket)

If being green and less wasteful is on your list of resolutions for 2018, I have good news.
The talented folks of Fix-Up (formerly Pop-Up repair) will be collecting household items to be repaired starting January 21st at the Carroll Gardens Greenmarket. As a matter of fact, they will be there every 3rd Sunday of the month, from January all the way to June of this year. So no excuses. Instead of throwing your broken item out, drop it off when you do your market shopping and pick it up the following month.

From the Greenmarket:
Fix-Up at the Carroll Gardens Greenmarket: Every 3rd Sunday, 8am-2pm (next appearance will be Jan 21st)
Bring your broken household items for the fixing--Pop-Up Repair will be at market the third Sunday of every month! Drop off your broken household items at the Pop Up Repair tent and pick it up later, fixed and as good as new. Visit Pop Up Repair's website for more information on their services and a list of items you can bring.

Fix-Up Repair was founded by Sandra Goldmark and Michael Banta to "provide an alternative to the cycle of use and discard." They partner with communities, business and individuals to open short term repair shops around the country. They also host a series of free worships which include book repair and musical instrument repair tutorials.
The pop-up shops are staffed by "theatre artisans and technicians, one of the few remaining professional groups with the skills to repair a wide range of objects."
Pop-Up repair will charge a very reasonable fee for extending the life of your item.

To learn more about Fix-up and their prices, click here.

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Carroll Gardens Greenmarket Will Start Collecting Food Scraps For Composting Starting April 22st

I love this and I am pretty sure you will be excited about this as well. Starting on Sunday, April 22nd,The Carroll Gardens Greenmarket will now be part of the "GROWNYC Food Scrap Compost Program", which means that while you do your Sunday morning produce shopping, you can drop off your fruit and vegetable scraps, which will to be transported to a compost facility where they will become fertile soil enrichment for local farming projects. In addition to scraps, the Carroll Gardens Greenmarket will also start accepting used textiles.
Below is a note from Jessica Douglas, Regional Greenmarket Coordinator for Brooklyn. She writes:

"Hello Friends of Greenmarket! We are thrilled to announce that we will start collecting food scraps and textiles at the Carroll Gardens Greenmarket on Sunday April 22nd. The collection will be every Sunday, 8am to 1pm, and will be located on the corner of Smith and Carroll. Please help us spread the word by telling your friends and neighbors, sharing on facebook, tweeting, including information in community newsletters, posting on blogs, and generally shouting from the rooftops. Thanks so much for your continued support! Looking forward to seeing you at the market (with food scraps and old clothes in hand) on Sunday the 22nd. Cheers,  Jessica"

According to the Grow New York web site:

Accepted materials include fruit and vegetable scraps, non-greasy food scraps (rice, pasta, bread, cereal etc.), coffee grounds & filters, tea bags, egg and nut shells, pits, cut or dried flowers, houseplants and potting soil.

****Please NO meat, chicken, fish, greasy food scraps, fat, oil, dairy, dog or cat waste, kitty litter, coal or charcoal, coconuts, diseased and/or insect-infested houseplants/soil or biodegradable/compostable plastics.

As far as the Textile Collection, clean and dry clothing, paired shoes, bedding, linens, hats, handbags, belts, fabric scraps 36" x 36" or larger and other textiles are accepted. They do not accept rugs or carpeting.

More info here.


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Carroll Gardens Greenmarket Returns April 19th

Dear Neighbors,
Great news!

The Carroll Gardens Greenmarket returns on Sunday, April 19th!

Mark your calendar.
I will see you there.

This is from an email I received from Liz Carollo,
Publicity Coordinator, Greenmarket

After two very successful years, the much loved Carroll Gardens Greenmarket is back and planning a stellar year with the freshest, local food this side of the Brooklyn Bridge. Residents, families, and neighbors gather to choose from a bounty of fresh picked fruits and vegetables, beautiful plants and flowers, grass-fed meat, organic dairy, wild-caught fish, and more! There will be free events all season long like cooking demonstrations, raffles, kids & family friendly activities, and seasonal celebrations. Come talk to the farmers who grow your food, meet your neighbors, bring a friend, and taste the difference at your neighborhood Greenmarket! The Carroll Gardens Greenmarket is located at Carroll St and Smith St, and is open from 8am - 4pm, Sundays from April 19th through December.

For Home Page, click Pardon Me For Asking

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Carroll Gardens Greenmarket Planning Some Great Spring Events

As the weather becomes warmer and the neighborhood re-awakens after a long winter slumber, the Carroll Gardens Greenmarket is celebrating the arrival of spring with a series of events that you might want to check out.

For the next few Sundays, Market Manager Julia Raggio has scheduled the following:

Sunday, March 19th: 8am-3pm
Greenmarket Grains will be making a highly-anticipated appearance at Carroll Gardens Greenmarket! Pick up some hearty salad staples, like Farro and Freekeh, or some unique Wheat flours made from all locally sourced grains. Learn more about the Greenmarket Grains project, and support farms striving to grow more grain in our region.

Sunday, April 4th: 10:30am-12:30pm
Special guest Isa Rodrigues visits us from the Textile Arts Center, for a hands-on demonstration on how to dye fabrics using natural materials. Don't miss out on this incredible opportunity to learn a skill for more sustainable crafting!

Sunday, April 30th: 10:30am-12:30pm
Hetty McKinnon, blogger, and author of two incredible cookbooks (Community, and the highly anticipated follow-up,  Neighbourhood, to be released this summer), visits Carroll Gardens Greenmarket for a guest cooking demonstration.
Pick up some new recipes, and learn some new creative ways to eat locally.

So mark your calendar and stop by the market for fresh veggies, fruits, plants and so much more.


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Recipe From Last Sunday's Carroll Gardens Greenmarket Cooking Demonstration

photos courtesy of Lucy Ramirez, Carroll Gardens Greenmarket

 

I am sorry I missed last Sunday's cooking demonstration at Carroll Gardens Greenmarket. Local resident and chef Myra Klockenbrink of Myra's Mouthful made Moroccan Chicken using ingredients by some of the vendors.
Lucy Ramirez, manager of the neighborhood Greenmarket was kind enough to send along some photos she took during the event.  She writes
"[On Sunday], we did a fun cooking demonstration (Moroccan Chicken) to showcase Yellow Bell Farm's next generation farmer, Katie Bogdanffy. Yellow Bell was formerly named Feather Ridge - located in Elizaville, NY in the Hudson Valley.
Community Chef Myra Klockenbrink wrote the recipe to feature Yellow Bell's "Free Runner" Chickens.
I've attached photos from the day which include Michael Simon, our most faithful volunteer going on 6 years here at the Greenmarket.
The cooking demonstration showcased mainly local ingredients from local family farms: YellowBell Farms, Rogowski Farms, and Jersey Farm Produce.
We plan to do more cooking demonstrations in the coming weeks! Stay tuned to our webpage:
http://www.grownyc.org/greenmarket/brooklyn/carroll-gardens."

I asked Lucy if she could forward Myra's recipe, so that others may try it.  Here it is:

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Coming Up At The Carroll Gardens Greenmarket This Month

 (photos curtesy: Gabriella Stern of Carroll Garden Greenmarket)

This month, the Carroll Garden Greenmarket is celebrating Fall with two fun events.  First up is the chance to win a prize by guessing the weight of a giant pumpkin. Then, the following week, meet local chef Hetty McKinnon of Arthur Street Kitchen and watch her cooking demo.  She is a dear friend of mine, so please stop by to say hi to her.

Pumpkin Patch Day and "Guess the Weight of the Pumpkin"

October 18th, 9am to 1pm

Get all your Halloween and Fall décor at the Carroll Gardens Greenmarket. Nolasco Farm will be bringing lots of pumpkins for a pumpkin patch! Take your photo among the pumpkins and gourds and bring some home for carving. There will also be a giant pumpkin. Guess the right weight a win a Carroll Gardens totebag with market goodies.

Arthur Street Kitchen Cooking Demo

October 25th, 11am to 1pm

Arthur Street Kitchen's Hetty McKinnon, a Carroll Gardens neighbor, will be leading a wonderfully Fall cooking demo. She's a self proclaimed winter squash lover and will show us how to make a delicious Fall salad.

Carroll Garden's Greenmarket info: 

Carroll St, between Smith and Court Sts, Brooklyn

Open Sundays, year-round

Market Hours: 8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

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

GrowNYC's Compost Collection: 8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

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See You At The Greenmarket This Sunday!

**A Message From Liz Carollo, Council on the Environment of New York City**


Carroll Gardens Greenmarket re-opens this Sunday, June 8th at 8am!

The Carroll Gardens Greenmarket (Carroll between Smith & Court) is back this Sunday with all your favorite farm foods! Starting this Sunday we’ll have spring vegetables (asparagus, greens, garlic, herbs), grass-fed meat, wild-caught seafood, flowers & plants, eggs, baked goods and more! Goat cheese and Organic milk arriving in the coming weeks.

We’ll give FREE Greenmarket tote bags to the first 50 customers who sign up for our e-newsletter, and neighborhood resident Andrew Sarno will bring his 1946 Ford-Ferguson tractor – a great photo op for your kids!

The Carroll Gardens Greenmarket, Carroll btwn Smith & Court every Sunday starting at 8am!

For Home Page, click Pardon Me For Asking

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Get Your Official Carroll Gardens Greenmarket Tote Bags This Sunday

(photo credit: New York City Greenmarket)

How fun is this?  Carroll Gardens' Greenmarket now has an official tote bag.  According to Gabriella, Greenmarket's manager,  you can be one of the first lucky persons to own one.  She writes:
"For a special Father's Day promotion, we will give out 20 free bags to the first 20 market shoppers of the day. Shoppers will have to check in with the Market Manager to receive a bag. We will have special tote give-a-ways all summer long. Be sure to check facebook for more info: https://www.facebook.com/BrooklynGreenmarkets."

Also, if you have not seen it yet, you may want to take a look at the new Greenmarket Cookbook, which is available at the Carroll Gardens Greenmarket as well.
"The book is $20 and is a perfect Father's Day gift for all food enthusiasts!" says Gabriella.
(Incidentally, my son Max Kelly took the photos for this book. Hope you don't mind the shout-out from this proud mama.)

And just for your information, this week, new produce at the market include broccoli, strawberries, zucchini, garlic scapes, and squash blossoms.




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Pre-Order Your Thanksgiving Turkey From DiPaola Farm And Pick Up From Carroll Gardens Greenmarket!

PMFA just received two updates regarding the Carroll Gardens Greenmarket from the market's manager Gabriella Stern.

Gabriella writes:
1. It's not too late to pre-order your local Thanksgiving turkey and pick it up at the Carroll Gardens Greenmarket this Sunday, 11/22. Be sure to email dipaolaturkey@gmail.com before this Sunday. See their website for order details: http://www.dipaolaturkeyfarm.com/special-orders/

All orders must be picked up by noon. No exceptions.ALL ORDERS MUST BE PICKED UP BY NOON, NO EXCEPTIONS.
Turkeys are $3.69 per lb

2. The Grand Army Plaza Greenmarket will be open the Wednesday before Thanksgiving to give shoppers extra time to pick up their local turkey, vegetables, freshly baked pies, and cheese! We will also have our Beer and Spirits of NY Pop-Up featuring Farmhouse Brewery and Port Morris Distillery. Creative production company, Our Name is Farm will be demonstrating how to make a delicious Pumpkin Cheddar Polenta with Honey Roasted Carrots and Duck Bacon Gremolata.

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A Carroll Gardens Greenmarket Spring Update

The Carroll Gardens Greenmarket will be closed on Sunday, March 27th for Easter.  The compost and textile collection are also cancelled for this Sunday.
However, the Greenmarket is getting ready for spring and Caroline, the market's coordinator, would like to announce some updates.
From Caroline:
The Carroll Gardens Greenmarket was blessed with a relatively mild winter this year! Each Sunday, market manager Dorothy Ferrante has been cooking up warm and tasty cooking demos for our Winter Warrior shoppers. Still, we’re looking forward to signs of spring already popping up: farmers come to market with stories of lambs, calves, and kids being born and fields almost dry enough for the first plantings, while colorful tulips and potted plants brighten their stands. This coming Sunday the market will be closed for the Easter holiday, but we look forward to welcoming back Lani’s Farm the following Sunday, April 3rd. See you at the market!

Sunday, April 3rd 10:30am to 1pm
Opening Day at the Greenmarket
Let’s play ball! Kick off spring and the beginning of baseball season with your favorite farmers. Visit the Market Information tent to sample Haywoods Fresh hot dogs from the grill.

Caroline also sent along the photos below of some naturally colorful eggs that don't need Easter dye to look pretty and of a newborn calf on Haywood’s Fresh’s farm.

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"East One Coffee Roasters" To Open Soon In The Former Casa Rosa Space On Court Street

(photo credit: Morten Tjelum)

The retail space at 384 Court Street at the corner of Carroll Street has sat empty for the past two-and-a-half years, ever since Casa Rosa, an old fashioned Italian eatery, closed its doors after 34 years in Carroll Gardens.
Fortunately, the space will soon be home to a new neighborhood coffee shop and eatery named "East One Coffee Roasters."
A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of meeting Morten Tjelum, one of the four partners in this new business.  He was kind enough to provide PMFA with more information about their upcoming business and to include the amazing photo above showing of the current construction work on site.

Morten writes:
After years of vacancy, the space at 384 Court Street (corner of Court and Carroll – previously Casa Rosa) has now found new occupants. Tom (US) of Italian descent and Morten (Danish) who are into the Nordic food craze and Scandinavian simplicity, have rented the space and are now in the process of preparing it for a full service restaurant (along Carroll Street) and an artisan coffee shop (facing Court Street). The team met years ago in London and operated a couple of coffee branded businesses there for a number of years.

The name will be East One Coffee Roasters. E.1 being the post code prefix for the East London neighbourhood of Shoreditch which remains the stomping ground for coffee enthusiasts and independent artisan restaurants. The Shop and Restaurant will be very relaxed and unpretentious. It’ll be a place where locals can pop in for a coffee and a bite to eat, meet neighbours, have a chat, try out one (or some) of the craft beers and wine that will be offered or sit down in the restaurant and enjoy brunch, lunch or dinner.

The restaurant will feature contemporary and eclectic offer of light American fare with a splash of antipodean and British cafe on offer – interesting foods based on seasonal availabilities. We intend to support the local Carroll Gardens Greenmarket and procure as much as possible from there. In acknowledgement of the heritage of Carroll Gardens, it is likely that the menu will offer the occasional red sauce and a couple of pasta dishes (Tom has a number of his Grand Mothers prized recipes). An artisan roaster will be on premise, roasting a number of single origin coffees and espresso blends for the enjoyment of customers throughout the day. Here we will be utilizing the latest technology in an old fashioned art to ensure the happiness of all of our neighbours and passersby that may not enjoy the amazing aroma of freshly roasting coffee on a daily basis (not us of course…we love it!) The Coffee Shop is being rebuild to easily accommodate a number of baby buggies – after all, the space is located across from the playground at Carroll Park. For the many canine members of the neighbourhood, there will certainly always be fresh water available and hook ups strategically placed so that staff and guest can keep an eye on the precious pooches outside.

Morton adds:  “We very much enjoy the neighborhood atmosphere in Carroll Gardens and intend to contribute to the local community in whichever way we can and look forward to be a positive addition to Carroll Gardens.”

It will be wonderful to see some life return to this storefront, which has stood vacant for too long. I have no doubt that East One Coffee Roasters will do very well, especially because of its proximity to Carroll Park.
Welcome to Carroll Gardens, Morten and Tom.


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Carroll Gardens Greenmarket Will Be Closed This Sunday

We received a note from Gabby, who manages the Carroll Gardens Greenmarket. She would like to let everyone know that our neighborhood Greenmarket will be closed this weekend, April 5, 2015, for Easter Sunday. However, the market on Cortelyou Road will be open. You can find information here.

Gabby also pointed out that Lani's Farm is back at the Carroll Gardens Greenmarket, "along with some nice Spring items, including spinach, baby lettuce, and swiss chard."

The market will be back at its regular Sunday time on April 12th.



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