SIZE

Large market; 16 stands!

VENDORS

Interested in the food they sell and very helpful. 

Samples: Red Jacket Orchards Juices, Cheese, Biscotti.

QUALITY OF FOOD

Splendid. The mushrooms burst with flavor and the ground turkey makes great meatballs. Dipaolo Turkey is hormone and antibiotic free. Norwich Meadows Farm produce is organic. Chocolate is organic.  Red Jacket Orchards utilizes integrated pest management.

VARIETY

Vegetables: 

Arugula, Beans, Beets, Cabbage, Carrots, Corn (Sweet, Bicolor), Dragon’s Tongue, Eggplant, Fava Beans, Assorted Herbs, Kale, Lettuce, Onions, Peas, Peppers, Potatoes, Purslane, Shallots, Squash, Swiss Chard, Zucchini.

Fruit: 

Whole: Apples (Mutsu, Fuji, Red Delicious, Ida Red, Braebern, Empire, Prestine, Tydemon, McIntosh), Apricots, Blueberries, Cantaloupe, Currants, Gooseberries, Peaches (Donut, Yellow, White), Plums, Tomatoes (All Kinds), Watermelon.

Fruit Products (Red Jacket Orchards): Various Juices, Apple Sauce, Apple Glaze, Apple Butter, Apple Syrup, Canned Peaches & Apples, Dried Apples, Assorted Jams.

Fungi (Madura Farm):

Maitake Mushrooms, Oyster Mushrooms, Shitake Mushrooms, Cremini Mushrooms, Portobello Mushrooms, Pom Pom Mushrooms.

Bread Products:

Currant Scones, Cinnamon Buns, Zucchini Walnut Bread, Sandwich Bread, Fancy Bread, Rolls, Brownies, Assorted Pies, Muffins (Low Sugar, Low Fat, Gluten Free, Regular), Biscotti, Dog Biscuits.

Meat:

Duck: Breast.

Chicken: All cuts.

Pork: All cuts, sausage.

Dipaolo Turkey: all cuts, ground, sausage.

Seafood (Pura Vida):

Clams, Mussels, Oysters, Striped Bass, Gray Sole, Monk, Triggerfish, Hake, Flounder, Bluefish, Bonito, Codfish, Sea Bass, Scallops, Squid.

Animal Byproducts:

Eggs

Miscellaneous:

Clothing and Textile Recycling

Honey

SEASONAL CONSISTENCE

The produce that was in season on this day but was not offered by the Tompkins Square Market was broccoli, garlic, leeks, radishes, spinach, turnips and blackberries.

WHAT’S UNIQUE?

One can tell that the Tompkins Square Greenmarket is a special one at first sight.  The extensive market snakes around the corner of  Tompkins Square Park, a very shady and busy park in which people lounge, sit, or walk cheerfully.  Alive with a chorus of voices and rich with a famous past, Alphabet City is an ideal location for a market.  Interesting foods it offers include organic shelled fava beans – a rare sight in Greenmarkets –  six different types of mushrooms, and duck. The Tompkins Square Greenmarket is a must-visit for anyone in the area.

PRICING

As expected, the organic selection at the market is more pricey than the nonorganic; however, as compared with other markets the prices at this one are regular.

Apples: $1.50/lb

Organic Bicolor Corn: $1.00 each

Organic Eggplant: $5.00/lb

Chicken Breast: $6.75/lb

Zucchini Walnut Bread: $3.00/piece

Portobello Mushroom: $10.00/lb

ACTUALLY LOCAL?

The farms from which the market receives its food range in location from Norwich, New York to West Pawlet, Vermont.

CONVENIENCE

Tompkins Square is an optimal location for a farmer’s market because of the traffic that passes by and the proximity to the park and the street. The subway station is not too far away, and the temptation to enter the market is absolutely irresistible when exiting Tompkins Square Park. 

NAVIGATION

Easy to navigate.

EBT Stamps Accepted.

FINAL COMMENTS

Whether the people one sees in the Tompkins Square area are walking their dogs, going for a stroll or heatedly discussing the importance of healthy eating, the neighborhood and the delicious variety make the Tompkins Square Greenmarket excellent.