Carroll Gardens Greenmarket

This market was a little underwhelming. There were maybe 10 stands to choose from and they were crammed onto the sidewalk leaving little room for foot traffic. They did have 2 larger tents with a pretty good selection of fruits and vegetables. I came looking for small pumpkins and gourds to use for decorations but ended up leaving empty handed. The selection was extremely limited. Unfortunately, I did buy a $ 3 almond croissant that was extremely hard and stale. I think I’ll just make the trip into Manhattan for the Union Square Farmers Market next time.

Contrary to Unilocal’s insistence, the Carroll Gardens Greenmarket is not in Gowanus… nor is it really open at even 2pm on days it is.

I love this place, my favorite stands are the first produce stand (they always have samples) the egg guy, the Di Paolo turkey stand, and the last stand that looks pretty small but they have great greens and interesting homemade scones. Like someone else said, the sidewalk is narrow so arrive before the strollers do.

This is a great little market. They have mushrooms, fish, pickles, organic meat (breathtakingly expensive), turkey sausage, a bakery stand, milk that is not homogenized, other dairy and eggs as well as the usual fruits and vegetables in season.

Cute little farm market on Carroll Street.
Local grown fruits, veggies, greens, even meat and preserves.
Also info on green energy, compost and recycling.
Open on Sundays only.
Awesome, definitely great stop for fresh produce.

Perfect little market. Great place to find the ingredients for a fresh Sunday Dinner

Have you ever had a «burpless» cucumber? Me neither, but you better believe I bought one here on Sunday. According to the vendor, they are skinless, seedless, and I’ll never go back to a regular cucumber after I eat it. Even though I haven’t yet figured out what to do with it, I always had a sneaking suspicion that I was too good for ordinary cucumbers.
In addition to cucumbers that don’t belch, you can also find the following at the Carroll Gardens Greenmarket:
Tasty turkey sausage/​burgers (and other items) from DiPaolo’s.
Sinus-​clearing wasabi pickles (and other items) from Divine.
Crusty ciabatta (and other items) from Bread Alone.
Whole chickens, primed for roasting. Duck bacon and/​or rillettes.
All manner of greens, beans, nuts, mushrooms, cheese, eggs, flowers and other plants.
And the real draw, that isn’t at any other area markets (as far as I know): Grazin’ Angus. Their beef isn’t cheap by any means, but it’s grassfed and finished, and it’s excellent if you can afford to indulge. (That’s really the only drawback of Grazin’ Angus, and this market as a whole… shit’s expensive.) Ground angus ($ 8/​lb) is a bit more affordable than the steaks (even skirt steak was like $ 22/​lb). Also, the guy is very friendly, and a fan of the Mets, which goes a long way.
I have been happy with every purchase I’ve made so far. So I think you should come here and buy delicious items from the vendors. Because the more you support the market, the more awesome vendors will show up. Therefore, by spending money here, you will really be increasing my quality of life. Sure, it’ll be good for the whole neighborhood and the food industry in general, but let’s be honest: I’m the one that really matters.

My wife and I love this market. We do most of our weekly grocery shopping here. Defintiely check out Grazin Angus and Milk Thistle. This market has grown steadily and is now open year round. Plenty of fruit and vegetable vendors from farms that raise their food sustainably.

The Carroll Garden’s farmers market is a great small market. You won’t find the scale/​variety that it available in Union Square or Grand Army Plaza, but this is a market scaled for the surrounding neighborhood. I often try to get here as early as possible before anything runs out. I LOVE Milk Thistle Farms and their returnable glass bottles. Fishkill Farms seems slightly pricey but their produce is always really fresh and they are very friendly (esp Walker who was working for them last year). Consider Bardwell Farm has great cheeses and they will let you sample all of them and give you suggestions if you need cheese for a particular recipe or use. Chelsea Whittaker, the manager of the market, is always really friendly and helpful with information about the different farmers there and they are always cooking something at the market information tent. My method is to keep the fruits and veggies in the cartons instead of having them put them in plastic bags and I return them the next week so that I can reduce my trash.

Love this farmers market. We rely on the farmers markets for pretty much all of our summer produce and almost everything else, and despite this one being tiny, it works great for us. I prefer this one to the Grand Army Plaza market, which is far larger. This one has two farmers with stellar produce – grown using organic methods (but not certified), heirloom varieties, full of gorgeous deliciousness (for the 2010 summer, they are at opposite ends of the market – the Korean folks at the far end and the woman at the very beginning of the row). Milk Thistle dairy (crazy yum – beats Ronnybrook, hands down, if you ask me or my kid) is there, as is a great fish guy, the awesome grain folks (who now sell bread, too), the turkey folks, and a great green meat guy (though their meat is too expensive, like all other greenmarket meats – try ordering from Fleisher’s Meats, who deliver, instead!). The only thing Grand Army has on this one is that Blue Moon Fish can’t be beat… (but the guy who sells fish at this one is pretty darned good, too).

Although small, this green-​market has heart. Open on Sunday which is crucial for me. Everything you need vegetables wise, a cheese-​monger, eggs and poultry if you want them as well as a fishmonger. It’s been running July-​November but they said it would stay open through December and hopefully become year round which we need! Please check it out and support it.