Fresh Produce, Fresh Flowers, Fresh Air – In Lower Manhattan

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Friday, 09 July 2010 15:45

New York, New York, July 2010—Lower Manhattan community leaders, Brookfield Properties and GrownNYC with gather and launch the World Financial Center Greenmarket on Thursday, July 15, at 11 a.m. EDT. The Greenmarket’s hours will be from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. every Thursday during the months of July through November. The opening will take place with a launch and ceremony and Two World Financial Center, 225 Liberty Street at South End Avenue, in New York City. Continuing Brookfield Properties’ commitment to bringing fine food and dining along the spectacular waterfront overlooking the Hudson and New York Harbor, the World Financial Center Greenmarket will feature 10 local farmers with fresh, organic foods and plants including vegetables, fruit, orchids, hydrangeas, baked goods and meats. Throughout the season, the Greenmarket will feature interactive cooks, demonstrations, delicious food and wine tastings and idyllic waterfront seating. Local purveyors include: – Migliorelli Farm, Tivoli, New York (fruits and vegetables) – Meredith’s Bakery, Kingston, New York (fresh bread and baked goods) – Red Jacket Orchard, Geneva, New York (fruit, juices and assorted bottled goods) – Binder Farm, Suffolk County, New York (homegrown plants and flowers) – Beth’s Family Farm, Stuyvesant Falls, New York (jams and preserves) – New York Wine & Grape Association – Holten Farms, Westminster, Vermont (vegetables, fruit, maple syrup, honey, eggs, baked goods and meat, including beef, turkey, pork, chicken and lamb) – MK Orchid Farm, Orange County, New York (orchids and hydrangeas) – Valley Shepherd, Long Valley, New Jersey (sheep, cow and goat cheese, pasta, butter, yogurt and gelato) – Lavender by the Bay, Marion, New York (fresh lavender and assorted lavender products) SOURCE: Greenmarket < Prev   Next >