UPDATED: KENSINGTON FARMSTAND CANCELED FOR THIS YEAR

Update from GrowNYC's Farmstand Program Coordinator, July 4, 2022:

"Due to acute staffing shortages in our Farmstand program, GrowNYC program staff are stretched beyond their capacity to deliver quality services to all our current Farmstand sites. Therefore, we have made the difficult decision to pause operation at Kensington Farmstands for the 2022 season.

GrowNYC remains committed to providing equitable food access across the city, and therefore we have prioritized sites with the highest SNAP and nutrition benefit redemption rates. Due to neighborhood demographics, Kensington has the lowest SNAP redemption rates among all our farmstand sites at 22%, while our other sites have SNAP redemption rates in the 60 to 70% range.

We did not make this decision lightly, and deeply regret the situation our organization has found itself in.  We are working with Council Member Hanif’s staff to find a community partner who might be able to take over operation of the Kensington site going forward this season."

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From GrowNYC's Farmstand Program Coordinator, June 3, 2022:

"Unfortunately, Kensington Farmstand will close for this year. We'll be looking to bring it back again next season."

Under the name "Kensington Youthmarket," the market was located on Fort Hamilton Parkway--alongside the Windsor Terrace Library--from 2011 through 2018. 

In 2019, when the branch closed for renovations, the market moved to a new location on McDonald Avenue near Albemarle Playground and changed its name to Kensington Farmstand.

The closest GrowNYC greenmarket is located at Bartel-Pritchard Square and is open on Sundays and Wednesdays.

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)

GREENMARKET IN KENSINGTON WILL RETURN IN JULY

Kensington Farmstand

Saturdays, July 18th-November 21st, 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Kensington Youthmarket--whose name has been changed to Kensington Farmstand--will be open from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. every Saturday from July 18th through November 21st.

Cash, SNAP/EBT, Debit/Credit, WIC, & Senior FMNP coupons will all be accepted there.

The market was located alongside the Windsor Terrace Library from 2011 through 2018. But in 2019, when the library closed for renovations, the market moved to a new location. It's now by Albemarle Playground, located on McDonald Avenue, between Albemarle Road and Caton Avenue, behind P.S. 230.

In addition to providing our neighborhood with farm-fresh produce, Kensington Farmstand is a source of employment for young people, providing them with seasonal employment and valuable job experience while educating them about health, nutrition, the environment, and regional agriculture.

Farmstand Suppliers
Farmstands source all of their food from GrowNYC's wholesale program, which is designed to bring the freshest, highest-quality, regionally-grown farm products to the New York City community.

These farms grow Farmstand's produce:

• 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

Farmstands are organized in collaboration with community-based partners. Kensington Farmstand's partners are New York City Councilmember Brad Lander. and the Windsor Terrace Library.