Columbia University Greenmarket

Every Sunday I go to the Columbia greenmarket to pick up my CSA from Stannard Farm. There is an entire block filled with vendors from all over the Hudson valley region. You can buy everything from Fish, Meat, dairy, bread, eggs, and of course vegetables. They have everything you need to do your weekly shopping at prices that are comparable to any modern grocery store.

This is one of my favorite Greenmarkets in the city! Situated on Broadway just south of the 116^th Street entrance to Columbia Univeristy, it is chock full of everything you’d need and expect, included their composting and textile recycling services.
Also, go and find the vendor (the name of it escapes me…) that sells the strawberry scones. You won’t regret it!

Not that big, but for a size, you find everything that you probably look for at a greenmarket. And this is one of a very few that is open on Sunday.
How many greenmarkets do you know where you can buy fish? Yes, this is one of them. And cheese. And of course the usual suspect like vegetable and fruit. And baked goods.
You find this place between 114 – 116 streets on Broadway and each store is side by side. The fact that this is small and not spread out in multiple lines, some people who get overwhelmed by a big place like Union Square greenmarket may actually like a place like this better. I personally like a bit bigger place, but you can’t beat having a place that is open on Sundays!

Great local farm fresh food! Lots of stuff from the Hudson Valley and upstate NY! Samples of delicious cheeses and jams. Support local farmers!!!

Excellent greenmarket. 2^nd best to Union Square Market in NYC — from where I’ve been to. Large and diverse selection — all quality. Hawthorne Farms were there, which make the best yogurts everrrrr (sorry Ronnybrook).

This is such a wonderful green market that graces the streets of Columbia. Open on Thursdays and Sundays, this little market accepts credit cards, not at the individual markets but with the organizers– trade them in for tokens. I love the fresh fruits, vegetables and breads that can be found at this market. Sometimes I can find Ronnybrook drinks here which is awesome! Buy local, support local!

part of my bi-​weekly routine…
Boun Pane sells amazingly filling, inexpensive, gourmet focaccias. at ~$ 3 a pop, i grab one almost every week and eat it with an apple for lunch. only available on thursdays though
i tend to buy my apples at the stall on Bway and 114^th. i love mixing the varieties into a grab bag of unknown deliciousness
also, i love love love that the market also collects old textiles, shoes, and FOOD SCRAPS!!! for composting every sunday at the stall across the 116^th st. university gates. only bummer, you have to drop off the scraps between 8 am and 12 pm. just collect your scraps in a bag or bin (no dairy, meat, or liquids) and drop it off! let’s compost people!

Every Thursday and Sunday I get my supply of Fuji apples for $ 1.25 a pound from the first vendor on 114^th. The apples are always crisp, juicy, and sweet. They also sell really good apple cider and apple cake.
I love the variety of vendors here. You can get cheese and zucchini bread from the Amish guy, ostrich eggs, fresh sea food, fresh eggs, traditional and unique flavored jams (like garlic), fresh breads and other baked goods, and most of your seasonal vegetables.
I love that you that you can use your credit card here. Just find the person in overseeing the market, and you can swipe your card in exchange for tokens that can be used like cash. The vendors will give you change in cash if you don’t spend the full amount of the token.

This place has become the highlight of my Sunday. Every weekend my girlfriend and I ride the M11 bus all the way up to this market, because it makes our day.
The energy is contagious! Happy people at stalls packed with fresh, all-​natural produce, eggs from free-​range chicken, milk and meat from freely roaming, grass-​eating cows… it’s delicious to just look at it. (Anyone who’s read Omnivore’s Dilemma will finally feel comfortable here.)
— Vegetables are ridiculously cheap. I bought a butternut squash, tomatoes, peppers, onions, corn and carrots for well under $ 10.
— Eggs with orange yolks = healthy and amazingly delicious
— MILK THISTLE FARMS. Make sure you go early and stop by their stall before they run out of their supply of milk. Expensive, but unbelievably delicious. Bring back the bottle for a $ 1.50 refund.
— Cheese! Any chevre from here will blow your mind.
— You couldn’t buy bread like this in a store.
— Even fresh seafood! We once bought 25 or so mussels here, and only had to throw out ONE that didn’t open when cooked. Unbelievable!
It’s made me excited about cooking and eating my food during the week — priceless.

Always well-​attended by vendors and patrons, with locally grown products and fresh food, as all farmer’s markets should be. I come Thursday AND Sunday every week I can, despite the same vendors being there, simply for quality and value.