Saturday, July 17, 2021

FARMSTAND REOPENS IN KENSINGTON

 

Kensington Farmstand
Saturdays, July 10th through November 20th, 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
 
UPDATE: This location will also serve as a food scrap drop-off site on November, 6th, 13th, and 20th, from 8:30 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. GrowNYC's guidelines for compostable materials are posted at https://www.grownyc.org/compost#what.
 

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Kensington Farmstand is open from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. every Saturday from July 10th through November 20th.
 
Kensington Farmstand accepts cash, SNAP/EBT, debit/credit, WIC, and Senior FMNP coupons. 
 
Spend $2 in SNAP/EBT/P-EBT and get a bonus $2 Health Buck, up to $10 per day. 

Kensington Farmstand is part of a network of food access retail locations operated by non-profit GrowNYC. It provides a source of farm-fresh produce as well as employing young people, providing them with seasonal employment and valuable job experience.

Formerly named Kensington Youthmarket, it was located alongside the Windsor Terrace Library from 2011 through 2018. In 2019, when the library closed for renovations, the market moved to its location by Albemarle Playground. 

Farmstand Suppliers

The Farmstand sources all of its food from GrowNYC's Wholesale program, designed to bring the freshest, highest-quality, regionally-grown farm products to New York City. Farmstand’s produce is grown by these farms:
 
Bittner-Singer Orchards – Appleton, NY
Castle Valley Mill – Doylestown, PA
Dagele Brothers Produce – Florida, NY
Davenport Farms – Stone Ridge, NY
De Meyer Farm – Hilton, NY
Emmi and Sons – Baldwinville, NY
Farmer Ground Flour – Trumansburg, NY
Handsome Brook Farm – Various locations throughout New York
Heilig Orchards – Mullica, NJ
Hot Bread Kitchen – New York, NY
Larchmont Farms – Elmer, NY
LynOaken Orchards – Medina, NY
Madura Farms – Pine Islands, NY
Maine Grains – Skowhegan, ME
Mead Orchards – Tivoli, NY
Muzzarelli Farms – Vineland, NJ
Myers Produce – Craftsbury, VT
Pastore Orchards – Elm, NJ
Platte Creek Maple Farm – Saugerties, NY
Primordia Mushroom Farm – Lenhartsville, PA
Prospect Hill Orchards – Milton, NY
Radicle Farm Company – Newark, NJ
Red Gate Grocer – Moravia, NY
Reeves Farm – Baldwinsville, NY
Robert M. Olive – Hammonton, NJ
Row by Row – Hurley, NY
Satur Farms – Cutchogue, NY
S &SO – Florida, NY
Satur Farms – Calverton, NY
Small Axe Peppers – Bronx, NY
The Kitchen Garden – Sunderland, MA
Tremblay Apiaries – Van Etten, NY
Trapani Farms – MIlton, NY 
Upstate NY Growers and Packers – Clinton, NY
Wilklow Orchards – Highland, NY
Whalen Farms – Shamong, NJ 
 
Farmstand's partner is New York City Council Member Brad Lander.

Location
McDonald Avenue
between Albemarle Road and Caton Avenue, in front of Albemarle Playground
Kensington, Brooklyn
(map)