Much Farmers Market Love In The Area This Weekend, From Kensington To Parkside

Good news for all of us fresh produce lovers – a farmers market in front of the Q at Parkside opens today at 1pm, the Kensington youthmarket opens tomorrow at 9am, and the Flatbush Junction Youthmarket kicks off on Saturday at 10am.

Today’s opening of the Parkside market follows a big push from the neighborhood, including numerous people signing a petition in December to bring the market to the plaza in front of the Q. The Q at Parkside notes that, “with very little outside financial support, local do-gooder Seeds in the Middle has worked with us to open a market on Friday afternoons (1-6pm) and at the plaza at Empire/Flatbush/Ocean on Saturdays.”

The Parkside market will include a variety of delicious things from RH Farms (which has a mouthwatering Facebook feed filled with peaches, cherries, strawberries, cucumbers, and more).Then, tomorrow, the Kensington youthmarket will be in full swing outside the Brooklyn Public Library at Windsor Terrace on Fort Hamilton Parkway (between E 5th and E 4th streets). The market will begin at 9am and wrap up around 4 am. It will be held each Saturday through Nov. 22.Also on Saturday, after a successful trial run last year, the Flatbush Junction Youthmarket (1545 Flatbush Avenue) will begin its second second. Now one of the five youthmarkets in Brooklyn, the Flatbush event provides fresh fruits and vegetables grown by a long list of regional farmers.The market will offer a vast array of organic fruits and vegetables, artisan breads, pastries,  dairy and cheddar cheese, beef, pickles, eggs, and more. Additional days may be added, but the market will currently be open on July 12 and 26, and August 9 and 23.

There’s also good news in the greenmarket department for those who go to the Cortelyou greenmarket: healthbucks are back! from July to November, shoppers using EBT/food stamps can get an extra $2 coupon for every $5 spent at the Cortelyou farmers’ market, which begins at 8am every Sunday. These healthbuck coupons are good until Nov. 15 for any fresh produce at any greenmarket.

Photo via RH Farms