Farmers Markets Up and Running in Bed-Stuy and Brownsville

BED-STUY, BROOKLYN, NY — Six weekly farmers markets in Bed-Stuy and Brownsville will be selling fresh fruits and vegetables through the summer and into November.

The markets will also offer free cooking demonstrations and recipes, and are open to those paying with WIC and Senior FMNP.

Here are the four markets running in Bed-Stuy:

• Starting July 13, the Marcy Plaza Farmers' Market will run Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the intersection of Fulton Street and Marcy Avenue.
• Starting July 16, the Hattie Carthan Community Farmers' Market will run on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the intersection of Marcy Avenue and Clifton Place.
• Starting July 9, the Malcolm X Boulevard Farmers' Market will run on Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. between Marion Street and Chauncey Street.
• Starting July 31, the Hattie Carthan After Church Farmers' Market will run on Sundays from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. at 49 Van Buren St.

Two additional markets are running in Brownsville:

The Isabahlia LOEF Farmers' Market (already open) will run on Fridays from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the intersection of Rockaway Avenue and Sutter Avenue.

Isabahlia is also running a market on Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Livonia Avenue between Powell Street and Junius Street.

The markets are being organized by the Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation and are partially funded by a grant from the United States Department of Agriculture's Farmers Market Protection Program.

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