Carroll Gardens Pushing for Green Market
From blogger 423 Smith comes word of movement to create a farmers market on Smith Street between Second Place and Fourth Place. A local designer and realtor are leading the effort to secure the space and bring in Greenmarkets which already runs 54 markets throughout the city. So far, according to the Courier, the only…
From blogger 423 Smith comes word of movement to create a farmers market on Smith Street between Second Place and Fourth Place. A local designer and realtor are leading the effort to secure the space and bring in Greenmarkets which already runs 54 markets throughout the city. So far, according to the Courier, the only dissension is coming from people who think the market should be in Carroll Park instead. What do the CG’ers out there think?
Smith Street Farmers Market [423 Smith] GMAP
New Farmers Market Eyed for CG [CG Courier]
I’d love one in Crown Heights too. The produce tastes better and is less expensive than the local stores. Not that I don’t want to support them but if I’m paying close to $4 for tomatoes I would like them to be fresh and have some flavor.
I really don’t understand those who have a problem with the FG farmer’s market. I’ve lived across the street from it for two years, and it’s really not noisy or dirty. Sure, you can’t park there on Saturday mornings, but it’s not as if that’s a time when parking spots are at a premium. And it’s not as if it’s in front of people’s homes–it’s across the street!
Great, they wait until after I move out of CG to do this !
I hope it has better selection than the Borough Hall one, that one has baked goods and apples/apple cider and not much else.
Isn’t there also a greenmarket in the traffic circle by the Library on Eastern Pkwy?
Is this supposed to be along side the subway line wall on Smith? Doesnt seem like a lot of space? Am I way off here?
I think a farmer’s market is great idea. I know they are getting one in Prospect Lefferts Gardens on Lincoln Road (by the park). These are quite good for Brooklyn.
Wussy-ass yuppie bullcrap. Put the local guy out of business while you put a dollar in the pocket of freagin Farmer Brown in Jersey. Hey, maybe Old McDonald will sell you a nice fresh pepper, but is he going to machine-slice it and shrink-wrap in on a green styrofoam deli tray for you? No! You gotta go to Pop for that, jerkoffs!
cocco, I love the ch csa and will be back this year, but there are no bushels of tomatoes! last year we had almost none. it’s up to the weatherman.
About time. Closest GM is in Cadman Plaza, a long roundtrip hike in the height of summer. Market should absolutely not be in the park, it is already overused and it would bring back the rats. In the meantime, I have joined the Cobble Hill CSA, and am looking forward to a weekly bushel of tomatoes….