Union Square Greenmarket

I would guess this is the largest greenmarket in NYC.
Special things to look out for:
— Compost collection (bring your organics!)
— Textile recycling (bring your old jeans!)
— Hydroponics (local tomatoes in the winter!)
— Meat from other kinds of animals (goat, elk, bison!)
— Maple sweets (hard candy… and marshmellows!!)
— Hawthorne Valley (lots of hard cheeses, and homemade kvass!)

Bought some pretty flowers from here yesterday! Great selection of veggies, fruit, flowers, meat, cheese, bread, etc. Everyone is friendly and there is a wide enough space between the stands that it’s easy to get around and see what each one is offering. Super convenient location at Union Square, with lots of trains nearby.

J’apprécie toujours de faire les marchés dans chaque pays où je me rends car c’est une manière de comprendre comment les gens se nourrissent ou alors des opportunités de trouver des ingrédients soit rares soit non disponibles où je vis. Comme beaucoup de personnes, je me suis progressivement mis à penser que les aliments bio ou fermiers sont non seulement meilleurs pour la santé, ont plus de goût, plus de saveurs et autres caractéristiques d’une alimentation saine. Cependant fréquemment ce qui se vend dans certains types de magasins bio n’est souvent pas du tout attirant. La plupart des marchés de ma région sont tristes à mourir, les petits producteurs quasi inexistants car dans la plupart de ces marchés tout est de la revente et les seuls qui vendent des produits bio sont souvent rapidement dévalisés ou alors n’ont que peu de produits intéressants.
C’est donc sans vraiment de grandes attentes que nous nous sommes rendus au «Union Square Market «et je dois reconnaitre que ce fut une expérience inoubliable car ce marché bio est probablement le plus beau qu’il m’est été donné de voir. Ce qui me fait immédiatement penser que malgré la malbouffe souvent présente aux Etats-​Unis, il y a une énorme prise de conscience de la santé dans certains milieux et que le résultat se traduit par un exemple qu’est ce marché. A ma connaissance, je n’ai encore rien vu de semblable en Europe.
Ce marché bio créé en 1976 regorge de stands proposants des produits absolument magnifiques des fermes de l’état. Fruits, légumes, viandes, volailles, produits laitiers, cidres, vins… une impressionnante série de commerces qui tous vous donnent réellement l’envie d’acheter des produits qui en plus d’être sains, sont magnifiquement présentés.
Des stands avec d’innombrables types de courges que je n’avais jamais vues.
Des «Stripetti «. Moins connues que sa cousine, la courge spaghetti, la courge stripetti la remplacera à merveille dans vos recettes favorites.
Des «Red Kabocha «qui ont une saveur de courge et de pommes de terre douce, une texture soyeuse en bouche.
Des betteraves et cèleris.
Des carottes jaunes.
Des carottes rouges.
Des courges «Spaghetti «.
Des courges «Delicata «qui sont une variété de courges légèrement sucrée où l’on peut manger la peau. Le «Courgeron «, ou courge poivrée ou encore acorn en raison de la forme de gland de certaines variétés. Des «Honey Nut Squash «qui est une sorte hivernale proche de la «Butternut «. Des courges «Sugar Pie «ou potiron de Tourinnes. Des «Red Kuri «aussi appelé courge Hokkaido, et j’en passé…
Carottes et choux de Bruxelles.
Un très beau stand de produits de la mer.
Toutes sortes d’oignons.
Des choux violets.
Le fameux «Kale «qui fait partie de la famille des choux; ses feuilles frisées, d’un vert assez foncé, est un chou ancien non pommé dont on récolte les feuilles pendant toute les périodes automnales.
Le persil tubéreux qui est un légume racine très peu connu contrairement au persil frisé ou plat. Il a un goût un peu de la carotte et de noisette.
Un stand avec diverses sortes de cakes ou pains, à la courge, aux pommes, aux myrtilles, aux canneberges et aux bananes.
Des herbes et piments séchés.
La viande de porc qui se vend d’élevages hautement contrôlés en morceaux pré-​emballés.
Une multitude de sortes de pains; des boules aux raisins et noix, de la ciabatta, du pain à la levure, même un pain au piment jalapeño et cheddar, des baguettes et un rustique italien.
Un très beau stand de pommes avec vente de jus frais et de cidre chaud.
Du sirop d’érable.
Des carottes jaunes ou traditionnelles.
Pommes de terres et choux kale.
Radis, rutabaga, navets.
De surprenantes racines qui probablement sont des salsifis, des topinambours et betteraves.
Un joli étal de diverses herbes et légumes disposés dans des caisses en bois déposées verticalement.
Des navets.
Vente de lapin frais.
Mais aussi de très jolies couronnes de Noël.
Navets, betteraves, oignons et rutabagas.
Les amateurs de salades mêlées seront ravis de trouver des mescluns divers plutôt assez originaux.
De jeunes pousses comme du Kale rouge de Russie.
Ou encore des pousses de radis pourpres.
D’autres pousses de tournesol et radis Hong Vit.
Des choux pointus jaunes.
Un surprenant stand d’os pour chiens mais provenant d’autruches ou de bison…
Diverses sortes de feuilles de blettes.
Des pousses de roquette.
Des grappes de choux de Bruxelles.
Un vendeur de «pies «.
De magnifiques couronnes de Noël réalisées avec du romarin et des piments frais.
Des choux fleurs de diverses couleurs.
Un marché avec une énorme diversité de légumes qui sont presque introuvables et mêmes inconnus en tout cas en Suisse et sa France voisine. Comme quoi nous avons passablement de retard sur nos marchés qui né propose qu’une sélection limitée de produits et des agriculteurs qui pourraient peut-​être être un peu plus ambitieux et créatifs.

Oh the greenmarket how I wish you were on the other side of the river. I would love to come here to buy things weekly but it’s quite a hike from NJ. Discovered this place while venturing into Union Square for the holiday shops. This place is loaded with cool vendors selling anywhere from fresh baked breads to organic meats to dried flowers to fresh veggies. Most of the vendors gave out free samples so make sure you stop by and ask for one!

Quality produce, delicious baked goods, and beautiful plants and flowers. Definitely try to go earlier in the morning, especially if you’re going on a weekend, as it does get absurdly crowded by mid afternoon. The cider is great, both hot and cold. Most of my experiences with this market have been buying houseplants, which have all been healthy and have lived out fair lifespans considering my own dimly lit and sparingly heated living conditions. I still have some cacti from last year going strong. They have a good selection of gluten free and vegan pastries as well. The produce is on the higher end of pricing, but not much more than organic fruits and vegetables in an upscale supermarket. Over all, a good place to go for any of the aforementioned.

I go out of my way nearly every time that I am in Manhattan to shop here, even if I don’t REALLY need something. There is so much produce, dairy, juices, meat, fish, floral, baked and even alcohol-​related items coming from farms in NJ, upstate NY, CT, PA, and LI. All great eye candy. There is even a composting kiosk there. The market administrative kiosk offers class trips for NYC school kids, plus info on farming, farmer’s markets, etc. In the warmer weather, craftspeople bring their hand-​made items for sale and, starting mid-​December, there is a large crafts market. These latter two experiences, are not part of the Greenmarket, but are good destinations. I love coming here.

The Union Square Greenmarket is one of the City’s biggest and most well known farmer’s markets, though by no means the only one. Vendors offer numerous goods such as wine, fish, eggs, flowers, bread and many fruits and vegetables. Their products are fun and fresh but they are more expensive than Whole Foods across the street and the quality is sometimes dubious for the price.
I love the sense of community at this Greenmarket. People bring their dogs and vendors are eager to offer samples. I also love that they open around 8am so I often pass by whilst walking to work. I’m not in the market for samples of wine before work (this was a post-​30 development).
I shop here occasionally to support local businesses and farmers. I love their zucchini, sunflowers and raspberries. Butttt they ain’t cheap. So just know before you go.

Dear Union Square Market, I really want to love you. You look like a great market. I come from a city with a great farmers market (Detroit… Really. Eastern Market is a great market), so I know of what I speak. And I appreciate your commitment to organic produce. But when I pay double for produce that so full of bugs that I can’t possibly eat it… Yuk. That’s not a value to me… Or you, when I am forced to stop buying your goods. Sigh.

A Saturday morning jaunt to this market can instantly add a little bit of perfection to any autumn (or summer– or any season for that matter) weekend. Just taking in the sights and sounds would be pleasure enough– but come hungry for delights like pillowy soft apple cider donuts, homemade pretzels and artisanal potato chips. And if you’re handy in the kitchen you’ll find a veritable treasure trove of inspiration. Or if you’re like me and your oven serves mainly for cereal box storage then you’ll marvel all the more at the colors and varieties of goodies that your fellow New Yorkers are going to take home and actually whip into something miraculous. It’s a great spot to bring your pup, but keep an eye out to make sure they aren’t inadvertently run over by a stray shopping cart — it can get right on weekend mornings! Also, the perfect spot to acquire all your fall décor when «pumpkin season» rolls around. Hay bales and corn stalks and decorative gourds galore!

The market is a great place to stop by when you have some downtime. The focus is mainly on shrubbery, but there are food stands as well. Some baked goods are more affordable and more worth the price than others, but most are at a good deal. The cookies I got were super soft and chewy — exactly how cookies should be!

Ooh almost forgot that I stopped through here twice on my last trip. Its right outside the subway entrance.
I only bought a juice as the vast majority of goods seem suited better to someone who lives here (fruits, veggies, flowers, seafood, even steaks and bacon). However, there were things like lemonade, cider, doughnuts, pastries, etc for sale. Its a feast for the eyes and nose (a lady was selling lavender flowers and oils) if nothing else!
Apparently it switches to a holiday marketplace closer to the holidays.

Well, I always buy the pretzels-​the BROKEN pretzels which taste exactly the same as
the whole ones and your stomach doesn’t know or care. They now have ones with
caramel which are good but the old fashioned salt or non salted are fresh and superb!
there’s a lot of fresh fare to choose from and while I don’t cook anything when in NYC,
i would say the apples, when in season, are first rate and the carrots are plenty and
colorful. They’re NOT that different from the Hollywood farmers market, but the
people are friendlier and it’s not like navigating the ‘entitled’ (though the prices
are for those who are ‘entitled’). They also have places that sell various beverages
made from their wares (apple cider, grape juice) and these are fresh and refreshing.
It’s a very «ny’ kind of place and worth visiting.

Over the years the market seems to be smaller to me for some reason but nonetheless the greatest place to get some fresh meat including bison and now even ostrich! Not much of a sampling type of market as they are busy. Wish they have some more prepared food to try.
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The Mr & I had time to kill before a rezzie at ABC Kitchen & realized we had just enough time to run the gambit at Union Square Greenmarket… WOW!
We were here on a Saturday morning & there was so much for the eyes to behold! Tons of produce in a ton of stands — fresh fruits & veggies = lots of heirloom tomatoes & some amazing-​looking rhubarb in a myriad of colors. Multiple stands had peaches, which are my fav fruit on the planet & they looked incredible! Cheese booths that caused me physical pain to pass by — but we just could not carry stinky cheese back to SF with us (unfortunately!) Regardless of how badly we wanted to!!!
Grabbed a Peach Bread from Nemuth Orchard. They had a large variety of pies & breads & as desperately as I wanted their peach pie, we were leaving that day & I knew I needed something that would travel well… so the peach bread fit the need perfectly
Also indulged in a jar of honey from Berkshire Berries but wanted to go totally overboard with their jams & jellies. The one we selected was perfectly sweet on its own yet provided a very light sweet-​pairing to coffee… excellent! Also saw other tables of local honeys & had we the luggage space, this market could have been totally dangerous!
Only thing that was a miss for us was the Maple Candy from Deep Mountain Maple. It was very hard & grainy & we’d been hoping for something softer & more fudge-​like. But can’t win them all & there’s still SO much more to try! Yup, I’d say we’re huge fans & we’ll be back for sure!

Big farmers mkt. wed afternoons and Saturdays. Nice place to walk around and enjoy the local fruits and veges. Not a lot of free samples but produce looks yum.

Come early to avoid the crowd of shoppers that frequent this open air market. Fresh produce in the city! What a treat!
I had an organic yogurt and a bagel to enjoy at the nearby park.

I love the Union Square Greenmarket!
Every season there are tents set up selling everything: apples from local orchards in the fall, beautiful plants in the spring, fresh veggies and fruits all summer long, and creamy hot chocolate in the winter. And let us not forget the apple cider donuts*. My reason for visiting is always the same — scope out the baked goods and the plants. Today I picked up two new baby herbs to add to my little urban garden, aka my apartment windowsill, and I can’t wait to replant them into pretty pots.
Prices for plants and baked goods I think are very reasonable, ie. $ 3.50 for a bag of donuts, my little herbs were $ 1 each, larger plants were $ 3, $ 4 and $ 5. Its the cost of the fruits and veggies that hurt sometimes — like a pint of ‘farm fresh’ strawberries for $ 6. Ouch. For those instances I will stick with my local grocery store. Still lovin’ the Greenmarket though. :-)
*Yes, even though its July — you should totally pick up a bag of apple cider donuts. They are cinnamon-​y and sugary and apple-​y and so delicious.

Love to shop or walk around in the Union Square Greenmarket. Many different items are sold here. My main motivation to come here was getting wheat grass for my cat. It costed $ 3.5 and last normally about 2 weeks.

We are visiting from Boston and made this a stop on our weekend visit. Loved it. So much to do and see, in every season and weather pattern. Glad they come out in force, with a little drizzle.
We loved the horseradish, floral arrangements, breads, pastries, drinks, homemade goodies, and so much more. Great place to hang out. Bring cash to make things easier on the vendors!

I visited this market on a cold Friday in January. There were a few vegetable vendors offering a wonderful selection of root veggies, including kohlrabi, turnips, radishes, potatoes, rutabaga, celery root, parsnips, sunchokes, and some varieties of carrots I’ve never seen before, as well as vendors selling apples, canned goods, and other wares. I saw jars of New Jersey tomato soup, which looked delicious, but I wouldn’t have been able to take that home with me on the plane. I did buy some culinary lavender from the lavender stand. A word of warning: Do not buy one of the 50-​cent cider donuts. It was dry, cold, and tasteless. I did not even finish it.

Yeah, this was fun. Table after table after table of freshly grown, freshly harvested, freshly made, or freshly baked breads, vegetables, fruits, eggs, jams, pies, cookies, flowers, wreaths, wines, cheeses, and more. I love this kind of setting. I love the fact that it’s set in the middle of a square, amidst all the hustle, bustle of New York City, and several days a week, farmers, food handlers, and otherwise come out of the woodwork to share/​sell their homegrown, homemade foods. I’ve always wanted to go, and now I can say that I have… and I’m sure glad I did. The only thing we bought, however, was some pear preserves and pumpkin butter from Beth’s Farm Kitchens. Delicious. We sampled about 15 different jams/​spreads, and each were terrific. There was no point in purchasing any of the veggies or fruits. Several days more and 3,000 miles of traveling would surely diminish the freshness factor, but buying canned preserves wouldn’t suffer that way.
Not only is this a nice way to support local farmers, but it’s also a fresh, organic alternative to typical grocery store offerings. My understanding is that many of the top chefs in NYC avail themselves to THIS greenmarket.

If you are looking for cheap vegetables as an alternative choice for a supermarket, this is not the place.
What you will find, though, is a lot of delicious local and seasonal fruit and vegetables. Many of the stands have made products, such as pickles, horseradish, bread and other baked goods. It can be pricy, like the $ 8 for a jar of jam, but it taste nothing like store bought jam. There is also a fish stand that has a very fresh selection and a good price on it, too. I bought ¾ of a lb of tuna belly for about $ 13 which would have cost a fortune at a restaurant.
One of my favorite stands is the vegetable one that cooks some produce for samples. I tried many different things there, such as moo radish, which I would not usually pick up. Also there is a bakery stand that sells vegan carrot cake cookies (about the size of one’s face) for $ 3.50 that are absolutely amazing. My favorite stand, though, is the wine. It is locally made and the bottles are hand drawn. They have pear champagne, blackberry wine, wine from the concord grapes that they grow (the best grapes I have ever eaten, btw) as well as sangrias. Definitely worth checking out. If you are not sure which kind you like, don’t worry they will let you sample whichever you want :)
The only bad thing would be that it can be pricy and most stands are cash only.

OMG this is produce Nirvana! We have been coming to this market for years. The fruit and vegetables are delicious. The breads are amazing. The cheeses are delicious and fresh. The stands are generous with their samples.
Everything is local and super fresh. The prices are great. It is always a treat going to this market.

Cada lunes, la plaza de Union Square alberga el Green Market, un interesante mercado de productos orgánicos y naturales, en donde los propios granjeros o agricultores venden sus propios productos.
A lo largo de la plaza se instalan tenderetes de todos los tipos, en donde se vende de todo: hortalizas, frutas… Se nota que son productos naturales, por el color y el aspecto. Tomates enormes, frutas que huelen que alimentan, pero también hay productos más elaborados, también artesanos. Podrás encontrar miel, mermeladas, e incluso algunos postres hechos de forma casera.
Un pedacito de agricultura en medio de tan urbanizada ciudad.