Lower East Side Youthmarket

The Youthmarket is run by GrowNYC, the same group that runs the Greenmarkets. The difference is that the Youthmarket not only serves the community as a source for fresh food, it provides job skills training and food education for the neighborhood young people who staff it.
The Youthmarket in front of the Abrons Art Center is open on Thursdays this summer from 3−7PM. On opening day last week it was just one table, but the quality of the offerings was high, the prices were fair and there was a reasonable variety of fruit and veg available, including cherries, carrots, apples and beets. Not organic, but local and very fresh. Prices about the same as at the Greenmarkets.
This little Greenmarket is not worth going out of your way for, but well worth a visit if you live in the neighborhood. If supporting the Greenmarkets gives you a warm fuzzy feeling, supporting the Youthmarket ought to provide an even warmer fuzzier feeling. If all you’re after is some fresh local fruit and veg they’re a good source. Glad to have them in the neighborhood.