Union Square Greenmarket

Union Square Greenmarket

The Union Square Greenmarket is a farmers' market in Union Square in Manhattan, New York. It is held every Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday from 8 AM to 6 PM. Saturdays are the busiest day of the four. The market is served by a number of farmers in the New England area, During peak seasons, the Greenmarket serves more than 250,000 customers per week.cite web|url=http://www.cenyc.org/site/pages/GMKT/GMKTfacts.htm|title=Greenmarket Facts|accessdate=2007-08-04] More than 1,000 varieties of fruits and vegetables can be found at the Greenmarket. [cite web|url=http://nymag.com/nymetro/news/anniversary/35th/n_8592/|title=Manhattan Gets Fresh|last=Fishman|first=Steve|accessdate=2007-08-04]

History

In 1976, the Council on the Environment of New York City established the Greenmarket program, which provided regional small family farmers with opportunities to sell their fruits, vegetables and other farm products at open-air markets in the city. There were originally seven farmers at the first Greenmarket, and their selection sold out by noon.cite web|url=http://www.newvillage.net/Journal/Issue2/2greenmarket.html|title=Issue 2: Community Scale Economics|last=McGroarty|first=Jane|accessdate=2007-08-04] That summer, two more markets opened in New York City. Despite some backlash from local merchants and supermarkets who believed the Greenmarket was cutting into their profits, more markets opened in the city.

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