The usage of food stamps/EBT cards has seen a dramatic increase over the past year– shooting up by 25%. Union Square Greenmarket has witnessed $100,000 more in revenue from food stamp/EBT purchases than the previous year.
Although 43 out of 53 GrowNYC farmers’ markets accept food stamp purchases now, it is likely that that number may increase to provide access to a wider range of communities
Increased food stamp usage has added extra revenue to the Greenmarkets in 2011
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November 23, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Happy Thanksgiving: Fresh Turkeys are still available at
Union Square Greenmarket.
They will also be handing out free Holiday Recipe Packets at the Greenmarket Information Tents
Just remember that you might experience long lines due to the holiday and the market
closes at 6pm
Check out the map of today’s vendors
https://paigepapers.com/2011/11/23/unionsqgrnmrkt_turkeyday/
October 31, 2011 by Leave a Comment
New York City has it’s 1st Annual Food Day
An increase in New York City’s food industry by 14% in 4 years and the push for healthy eating practices has given the city a reason to celebrate. Annual food day was October 24th.
Mayor Bloomberg handed out apples, donated by the New York State Apple Association, to subway riders to promote some of the challenges and opportunities within the food industry
September 28, 2011 by Leave a Comment
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September 28th 2011
Farmers fundraise after Hurricane Irene
Upstate New York Farmers are coming up with ways to encourage more fundraising opportunities for their farm after Hurricane Irene.
Farmers like Kira Kinney, of Evolutionary Organics in New Paltz, are coming up with ways to add much need revenue by selling photographs of the farm to event series and making use of online resources
September 23, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Dining out for hurricane relief
Event: Dine Out Irene 9.25.2011
Time: An all day event on this Sunday
10% of restaurant sales will be directed to Just Food & Grow NYC (Greenmarket). Find out who is participating.
September 21, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Local purveyors, food and wine at Union Square
Keeping It Local: The 16th Annual Harvest in The Square tomorrow, September 22nd
The annual not-for-profit events supports the local businesses in the area. Starting at 7:30 – 9pm a vast selection of food and wine from local purveyors will be on board for an exciting night
https://paigepapers.com/2011/09/21/annualharvestunionsquare/
August 31, 2011 by Leave a Comment
GrowNYC sets up a donation page for farmers
Kudos to GrowNYC, a not-for-profit greenmarket organization based in
New York, for setting up a hurricane relief donation page to help farmers within the tri-state area.
GrowNYC Logo
https://paigepapers.com/2011/08/31/grownyc_donationhurricanerelief/
August 29, 2011 by Leave a Comment
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Upstate New York farms devastated after Hurricane Irene
NYC Greenmarkets suffer from Irene as upstate farms in New York and the New England area remain underwater.
A photo posted on Fork in the Road shows the affect area along the Schoharie and Mohawk Valley
https://paigepapers.com/2011/08/29/hurricaneirene_upstatefarmsflooded/
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