Sponsored Post - Roosevelt Island Farmers Market Returns To Good Shepherd Plaza This Saturday April 5 - Featuring A Wide Variety Of Healthy And Tasty Fresh Fruits, Vegetables & Much More, See You Saturday At The Roosevelt Island Farmers Market

The Roosevelt Island Farmers Market returns to it's Spring/Summer Fall Home at Good Shepherd Plaza this Saturday April 5.

from it's Motorgate Plaza Winter home.

The Roosevelt Island Saturday Farmers Market is a beloved member of our community - a place to purchase healthy and deliciously tasting fresh fruits, vegetables and much more. It's also a gathering spot to meet with our neighbors and learn about the latest neighborhood news and gossip.

The Roosevelt Island Saturday Farmers Market at Good Shepherd Plaza is open early morning to mid afternoon on Saturdays in good weather and bad. 

Support your Local Farmers, Eat Healthy! 

See you Saturday at Good Shepherd Plaza for the Roosevelt Island Farmers Market.

Roosevelt Island Saturday Farmers Market Temporarily Relocating To Winter Home Under The Motorgate Helix Starting Tomorrow, November 30 - Bring Your Food Scraps To The Roosevelt Island Haki Compost Collective At Motorgate Too

The Roosevelt Island Saturday Farmers Market is relocating from Good Shepherd Plaza to their temporary winter home under the Motorgate Helix starting this Saturday, November 30.

According to Farmers Market vendor Israel Wengerd of Wengerd Farms:

The move is necessary to be out of the inclement winter weather.

The Roosevelt Island Farmers Market at Motorgate Plaza under the Helix is open early morning to mid afternoon on Saturdays in good weather and bad offering a wide variety 

of healthy and delicious tasting fruits, vegetables 

and much more.

The Roosevelt Island Haki Compost Collective 

volunteers add:

Greetings Haki Compost Collective volunteers, friends and droppers,

Your participation creates compost that not only amends our island soil with nutrients but soil with compost retains moisture very well aiding land in times of drought.

Recently we heard Lenape Center leaders present a school curriculum about their history which is being created in partnership with Columbia Teachers College for NYC. During their presentation at the Brooklyn Public Library, they taught words, including Haki - Mother Earth. We are grateful they helped name our Haki compost collective.

Since the re-start on October 5th over 500 drops have been accepted collecting nearly two tons of food scraps! We also welcomed four new volunteers - Etay, Gael, Nick and Volker. And we look forward to growing numbers when the farmers market moves to join us at the Helix / Motorgate area on Saturday, November 30th.

Please spread the word that the green bin program (in partnership with Big Reuse and RIOC) collects food scraps for compost.

We also welcome volunteers of all ages and abilities to be a part of the collective and welcome students who wish for community service, please write to us at hakicompost@gmail.com.

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by Haki Compost Collective (@hakicompost)

See you tomorrow at the Roosevelt Island Saturday Farmers Market.

Sponsored Post - Come To The Roosevelt Island Farmers Market This Saturday Featuring Over 10 Varieties Of Local Homegrown Apples - Plus A Wide Variety Of Healthy & Delicious Tasting Fresh Fruits, Vegetables & Much More

Come to the Roosevelt Island Farmers Market This Saturday 

at Good Shepherd Plaza for HEALTHY and DELICIOUS TASTING LOCAL HOMEGROWN FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.

According to Farmers Market vendor Israel Wengerd of Wengerd Farms:

Local Homegrown Apples  

are high quality this year

and we have 

over 10 varieties. 

We still have local 

homegrown tomatoes 

among many other healthy and delicious fruits and vegetables and much, much more.

The Roosevelt Island Saturday Farmers Market at Good Shepherd Plaza is open early morning to mid afternoon on Saturdays in good weather and bad.

Support your Local Farmers, Eat Healthy!

The Wengerd Family has been serving the Roosevelt Island community at the Saturday Farmers Market for over 35 years.

See you Saturday at Good Shepherd Plaza for the Roosevelt Island Farmers Market

The Farmers Market will move to it's Roosevelt Island Motorgate Plaza winter home on Saturday November 30.

Residents Thank The Wengerd Family For 35 Years Of Dedicated Service Bringing The Saturday Farmers Market To Roosevelt Island

On a rainy afternoon last Saturday, September 30, a group of Roosevelt Island residents gathered under covering to thank and celebrate the Pennsylvania based Wengerd family for 35 years of bringing the Saturday Farmers Market to Roosevelt Island.

Roosevelt Island resident and Community Board 8 (CB 8) Roosevelt Island Committee Chair Paul Krikler organized the gathering and presented Israel Wengerd with a CB 8 resolution honoring the Wengerd Family Farmers Market service to the Roosevelt Island community. The resolution stating in part:

... WHEREAS; The Wengerd Farmers Market has provided an invaluable addition to life on Roosevelt Island over decades; and WHEREAS; The Wengerd Farmers Market crew always leaves the market site spotless at the end of the day;

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that Community Board 8 Manhattan relishes the opportunity to thank Israel Wengerd, his family, the cashiers and all the other staff for all the years of dedicated service to this community.

Mr Krikler was joined by Amanda Brown of the PS/IS 217 PTA. The PTA runs runs the Farmers Market. Ms Brown presented Mr Wengerd with a painting made by the school's students thanking him for the Farmers Market which provides funding for many of the PTA's programs. 

Here's what happened and

here's the full CB8 resolution.

See you tomorrow at the Roosevelt Island Farmers Market.

Roosevelt Island Celebrates And Thanks Wengerd Family For 35 Years Of The Saturday Farmers Market Bringing Fresh, Local, Homegrown Fruits And Vegetables Every Week To The Community

The 35th anniversary of the Wengerd Family Roosevelt Island Saturday Farmers Market was honored last week with a high flying banner by the Roosevelt Island Operating Corp (RIOC)

and a celebratory cake 

at their Good Shepherd Plaza home last week.

Israel Wengerd, who first started working at the Roosevelt Island Farmers Market as a youngster, and now runs the market said:

It's been 35 years of serving Roosevelt Island with fresh local homegrown fruits and vegetables. The Roosevelt Island community is the best in New York City.

I would like to say Thank You So Much to the Roosevelt Island residents who put on the celebration last week. Thank you, especially to Judy Berdy for coordinating the event.

The June 27, 2024 Manhattan Community Board 8 meeting approved a resolution brought by Roosevelt Island committee chair Paul Krikler honoring the Wengerd Family Farmers Market service to the Roosevelt Island community stating in part:

... WHEREAS; The Wengerd Farmers Market has provided an invaluable addition to life on Roosevelt Island over decades; and

WHEREAS; The Wengerd Farmers Market crew always leaves the market site spotless at the end of the day;

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that Community Board 8 Manhattan relishes the opportunity to thank Israel Wengerd, his family, the cashiers and all the other staff for all the years of dedicated service to this community.

Here's the full CB8 resolution.

See you tomorrow at the Roosevelt Island Farmers Market.

Sponsored Post - Come To The Roosevelt Island Saturday Farmers Market This Weekend Featuring Local Homegrown Strawberries, Tomatoes & Southern Peaches - Plus A Wide Variety Of Healthy & Delicious Tasting Fresh Fruits, Vegetables & Much More

Come to the Roosevelt Island Farmers Market This Saturday 

at Good Shepherd Plaza for HEALTHY and DELICIOUS TASTING LOCAL HOMEGROWN STRAWBERRIES

TOMATOES

and SOUTHERN PEACHES

and much, much more.

The Roosevelt Island Saturday Farmers Market at Good Shepherd Plaza is open early morning to mid afternoon on Saturdays in good weather and bad.

Support your Local Farmers, Eat Healthy!

See you Saturday at Good Shepherd Plaza for the Roosevelt Island Farmers Market

Sponsored Post - Roosevelt Island Farmers Market Returns To Good Shepherd Plaza This Saturday March 30 - Featuring A Wide Variety Of Locally Grown, Healthy And Tasty Fresh Fruits, Vegetables & Much More, See You Saturday At The Roosevelt Island Farmers Market

The Roosevelt Island Farmers Market returns to it's Spring/Summer Fall Home at Good Shepherd Plaza this Saturday March 30.

from it's Motorgate Plaza Winter home.

The Roosevelt Island Saturday Farmers Market is a beloved member of our community - a place to purchase locally grown, healthy and deliciously tasting fresh fruits, vegetables and much more. It's also a gathering spot to meet with our neighbors and learn about the latest neighborhood news and gossip.

The Roosevelt Island Saturday Farmers Market at Good Shepherd Plaza is open early morning to mid afternoon on Saturdays in good weather and bad. 

Support your Local Farmers, Eat Healthy! 

See you Saturday at Good Shepherd Plaza for the Roosevelt Island Farmers Market.

Roosevelt Island Saturday Farmers Market Temporarily Relocating To Winter Home Under The Motorgate Helix Starting Saturday November 25 - Haki Compost Collective Food Scrap Drop Off Site Moving To Motorgate Helix November 25 And Need More Volunteers Too

The Roosevelt Island Saturday Farmers Market is relocating from Good Shepherd Plaza to their temporary winter home under the Motorgate Helix starting this Saturday, November 25.

According to Farmers Market vendor Israel Wengerd of Wengerd Farms: 

The annual move is necessary to be out of the inclement winter weather.

The Roosevelt Island Farmers Market at Motorgate Plaza under the Helix is open early morning to mid afternoon on Saturdays in good weather and bad offering a wide variety of healthy and delicious tasting fruits, vegetables and much more. 

Also, relocating to Motorgate Plaza for the winter is the 

Haki Compost Collective Food Drop Off Scrap Bin.

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by Haki Compost Collective (@hakicompost)

According to the Haki Compost Collective:

We will be moving to it's winter location by the Motorgatw Garage, along with the Roosevelt Island farmers market. 

Join us this Saturday to learn how you too can become a volunteer!

Curious about when we will be collecting food scraps this holiday season? This year, we will collect on Saturdays as we normally do, between 9am -2pm.

See you at the Roosevelt Island Farmers Market Saturday under the Motorgate Helix next to Foodtown.

Sponsored Post - Astoria Grown Loves Being A Roosevelt Island Saturday Farmers Market Vendor, It's The Highlight Of Our Week Coming Here Says Owner - Put Microgreens On Your Salad, Sandwich, Pizza, Tacos, Pasta & More, Eat Them Like A Snack

Astoria Grown is a family owned solar powered micro urban farm growing Microgreens located in a private home located a few minutes from the Roosevelt Island Bridge. Astoria Grown became a vendor at the Roosevelt Island Saturday Farmers Market last April and very quickly established themselves as a popular destination for Roosevelt Island residents with their tasty and healthy Microgreens and friendly service.

I spoke with Astoria Grown owner John Fawcett last week. According to Mr Fawcett:

We're really happy to be here on Roosevelt Island. The community has been so welcoming over this spring and summer. Repeat customers coming by. They're so happy to be able to buy something they can't get anywhere else. In fact, some of these greens you can't get in New York at all. This is the only place.

Roosevelt island has been so fabulous to us. We now know people. We're friends with them. It's the highlight of our week to come here.

The Microgreens are grown indoors, hydrorponic so they're not growing in soil, they're growing in water, on the top floor of our house. We can grow them 12 months out of the year. We have lights and fans and the whole area of the house is designated just for growing the Microgreens.

One of the things we're seeing is a lot of people come to the market because of the Wengerds Farm and it's great. It's wonderful they got everything. What we say to people get the salad at Wengerds, it's great salad. Then come over here and Jazz it up with our Microgreens.

 Mr Fawcett adds:

Micro greens are very young vegetables harvested at 2 to 3 weeks old. 

Microgreens are high in several key vitamins, including Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin E and Vitamin K They are also rich in many essential minerals, such as Brassica micro greens (broccoli, cabbage, kale, etc.) and are rich in the precursors necessary to protect against cancer. Microgreens have far higher nutrient levels than the same mature vegetable.

We grow:

• Arugula, 
• Broccoli,
• Cabbage, 
• Kale, 
• Kohlrabi,
• Peas, 
• Daikon Radish and
• Purple Radish

You eat Microgreens fresh, like a salad. No cooking necessary. Put them on everything, in salads, sandwiches, pizza, tacos, pasta.

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by Astoria Grown (@astoria.grown)

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by Astoria Grown (@astoria.grown)

Get them out of the fridge and onto the table, 

nibble away regardless of what else you are eating for breakfast, lunch, dinner or as a snack.

Young children love this finger food.

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by Astoria Grown (@astoria.grown)

Astoria Grown Microgreens are locally grown for local consumers using no pesticides. They are available at the Roosevelt Island Farmers market and 5 grocery stores in Astoria and Long Island City.

Stop by the Roosevelt Island Saturday Farmers Market, chat with John and Alba

and try some Astoria Grown Microgreens.

More info on Astoria Grown available at their website and Instagram page.

Sponsored Post - Get Your Local Homegrown Apples And More Delicious Tasting Fresh Fruits & Vegetables Tomorrow At The Roosevelt Island Farmers Market

Stop by the Roosevelt Island Saturday Farmers Market tomorrow at Good Shepherd Plaza

for local

homegrown apples

and more.

The Roosevelt Island Saturday Farmers Market is a beloved member of our community - a place to purchase locally grown, healthy and deliciously tasting fresh fruits, vegetables and much more. It's also a gathering spot to meet with our neighbors and learn about the latest neighborhood news and gossip.

The Roosevelt Island Saturday Farmers Market at Good Shepherd Plaza is open early morning to mid afternoon on Saturdays in good weather and bad. 

Support your Local Farmers, Eat Healthy! 

See you Saturday at Good Shepherd Plaza for the Roosevelt Island Farmers Market

Sponsored Post - Roosevelt Island Saturday Farmers Market Tomorrow Featuring Delicious First Of Season Soil Grown Tomatoes From Pennsylvania Amish Country, Homegrown Vegetables And Summer Sweet, Juicy Peaches And Apricots, Homemade Yogurt And Brown Eggs From Our Farm - Support Your Local Farmers And Eat Healthy

Stop by the Roosevelt Island Saturday Farmers Market tomorrow at Good Shepherd Plaza

for delicious tasting first of the season soil grown tomatoes

from Pennsylvania Amish Country 

 and more homegrown vegetables including sweet spring onions, 

red leaf lettuce, rhubarb and asparagus.

Also summer sweet and juicy peaches and apricots are here.

Try the homemade yogurt and Brown Eggs from their Farm.

The Roosevelt Island Saturday Farmers Market is a beloved member of our community - a place to purchase locally grown, healthy and deliciously tasting fresh fruits, vegetables and much more. It's also a gathering spot to meet with our neighbors and learn about the latest neighborhood news and gossip.

The Roosevelt Island Saturday Farmers Market at Good Shepherd Plaza is open early morning to mid afternoon on Saturdays in good weather and bad. 

Support your Local Farmers, Eat Healthy! 

See you Saturday at Good Shepherd Plaza for the Roosevelt Island Farmers Market

Sponsored Post - Roosevelt Island Saturday Farmers Market Tomorrow Featuring Delicious First Of Season Soil Grown Tomatoes From Pennsylvania Amish Country, Homegrown Vegetables And Summer Sweet, Juicy Peaches And Apricots - Support Your Local Farmers And Eat Healthy

 Stop by the Roosevelt Island Saturday Farmers Market tomorrow at Good Shepherd Plaza

for delicious tasting first of the season soil grown tomatoes

from Pennsylvania Amish Country 

 and more homegrown vegetables including sweet spring onions, 

red leaf lettuce, rhubarb and asparagus.

Also summer sweet and juicy peaches and apricots are here.

The Roosevelt Island Saturday Farmers Market is a beloved member of our community - a place to purchase locally grown, healthy and deliciously tasting fresh fruits, vegetables and much more. It's also a gathering spot to meet with our neighbors and learn about the latest neighborhood news and gossip.

The Roosevelt Island Saturday Farmers Market at Good Shepherd Plaza is open early morning to mid afternoon on Saturdays in good weather and bad. 

Support your Local Farmers, Eat Healthy! 

See you Saturday at Good Shepherd Plaza for the Roosevelt Island Farmers Market

Welcome Astoria Grown To The Roosevelt Island Saturday Farmers Market - A Solar Powered Home Based Urban Farm Selling Nutritious Microgreen Vegetables

Astoria Grown is a new vendor at the Roosevelt Island Saturday Farmers Market. Astoria Grown is a home based urban farm located in a private home located a few minutes from the Roosevelt Island Bridge.

I spoke with the Astoria Grown owner last Saturday. Meet the newest Roosevelt Island Farmers Market vendor, Astoria Grown .

According to Astoria Grown 

The farm is an indoor facility on the top floor of our house in Astoria.

The house, including the farm are powered by a solar installation on the roof. 

We use and reuse stainless steel mesh as our growing medium, We use only organic nutrients and no pesticides. We disinfect our materials with hydrogen peroxide vinegar and the sun . 

Our seeds supporters are True Leaf and Johnny’s Seeds. Our nutrients come from Farmers Pride and Ocean Solution.

All of our containers are recyclable and compostable.

Nutrition. 

Microgreens are high in several key vitamins, including Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin E and Vitamin K They are also rich in many essential minerals, such as Brassica micro greens (broccoli, cabbage, kale, etc.) and are rich in the precursors necessary to protect against cancer. Microgreens have far higher nutrient levels than the same mature vegetable.

Our products.

 Micro greens are very young vegetables harvested at 2 to 3 weeks old. We grow:

• Arugula, 
• Broccoli,
• Cabbage, 
• Kale, 
• Kohlrabi,
• Peas, 
• Daikon Radish and
• Purple Radish

Stop by the Roosevelt Island Farmers Market every Saturday and learn more about Astoria Grown and try their microgreens.

More info on Astoria Grown at their web site and Instagram Page.

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by Astoria Grown (@astoria.grown)

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by Astoria Grown (@astoria.grown)