The Foodshed Market at The Commons

I love the Broooklyn Commons! For whatever the purpose– great produce (right down the street and closer to the train than Traitor Joe’s), fundraising parties, yoga, acupuncture.

What happened? Where did all the vendors go? No more seafood. No more Brooklyn Cured. No more chickens, duck breast, spreads, Pure Goodies, pickles…
There is still pasta, a stellar baker slangin’ bangin’ breads, but the past couple times there have literally only been about four different vendors, and only the one produce option. I appreciate that he carries a slew of spices, but I don’t know that I’ll ever be comfortable paying $ 8/​lb. for garlic. That’s more than double the price of my already exorbitantly priced grocery store, and it’s a bit hard to swallow.
Just like that song I can’t seem to get out of my head, «Sometimes it lasts in love, and sometimes it hurts instead.»
This hurts, Foodshed. Me, at least as much as you.

not sure why there are so many 5 star reviews for this lackluster paltry dearth of a greenmarket. totally dissapointed. i’ll stick to the Grand Army market or McCarren park

Farmer’s market all year round! You just can’t beat that. They have everything. Fresh local veggies. Fresh local meats. Fresh baked goods. Home made marshmallows!
My boyfriend and I decided we would make dinner together at home for Valentine’s day. We hadn’t figured out what we were going to do but somehow, after stumbling upon this place, we mapped out our entire menu!
They have samples for almost everything here! (This is dangerous when everything is so good.) I got suckered into buying a chocolate/​caramel waffle and chocolate biscottis… but they were so good!
For dinner, my boyfriend and I picked up some fresh duck, potatoes, kale, and beets here all for about $ 10! We cooked it that night and everything was SOOO FRESH!
We might have to come back here more often.

I love this place. If I could i would visit it every weekend. I will move to boerum hill bc of it. Kidding… actually, i’m not… no wait, i am, maybe.
It’s got freshies, specialties, cured, sweets, cheese, pastas and even lobster rolls and music while you shop. heaven.

Putting your money where your mouth is becomes a joyous pleasure at Foodshed. We’re so happy to have this place in our neck of the woods, and have been cheerfully supplementing our Park Slope Food Co-​op shopping trips at Foodshed for several weeks now so as to avoid the Co-op’s ruinous weekend crowds.
Foodshed has local fruits and vegetables, fine pasta, excellent fresh-​caught fish from Long Island (pricey but very tasty!), sweets and baked goods of various kinds, pickles, cheese, lobster rolls, yogurt, and other good stuff.
If you go, you must try the chocolate-​covered toffee – a fatally delicious treat. (Usually this vendor is located on the second floor.)
On two of our visits, we’ve also enjoyed the wonderful live music on the main floor, which adds a sweet, down-​home energy that makes it fun to hang out, chat with the vendors, taste the samples, and explore the new offerings that appear there each week.
All in all, a lovely way to spend a Sunday afternoon and get your food on for the week to come.

Personally, I’m wicked excited to have a year-​round, indoor farmer’s market nearby. Nice selection bread, cheese, yogurt, fruits, vegetables…, and they have educational workshops about things like canning. I can even order a Thanksgiving turkey here! Love it.

I am a big fan of farmer’s markets, but lately, all the farmer’s markets seem to be the same. So when I actually stumbled on this place, I was pleasantly surprised.
The «shed» is tucked between the many small boutiques on Atlantic Avenue. It is great that this venue is indoors, so when Old Man Winter arrives, we can all still enjoy this little memorabilia of summer.
When I came on a Sunday afternoon, there were about 10 vendors. Some of the items sold included:
–chocolate bars
–cookies as big as your face (chocolate chip and molasses)
–tomato salsa by Breezy Hill Orchard (I bought some of this and it is very tasty and fresh)
–skordalia (garlic dip) by Go Go’s (I bought some of this and it is great with crackers and bread)
–pickles
–Brooklyn Company salsa
–Kombucha
–fresh produce including apples, pears, seasonal vegetables
–raw milk cheese
A great idea and a great way to learn about the Brooklyn Coalition.
This is their motto, «The Brooklyn Food Coalition is a grassroots partnership of groups and individuals striving to give effective voice to all those who live or work in Brooklyn and wish to achieve a just and sustainable system for tasty, healthy, and affordable food.» Places like this make me love Brooklyn even more. I don’t ever want to leave!