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Farmer's Markets

  • Greenmarket farmers's markets include over 50 markets sprinkled throughout NYC, and around 230 family farms and fishermen

  • Grownyc.org is an excellent source that provides detailed information on those markets, farmers, and ways of getting involved.

  • Click the map on the left to explore all the locations

Being a locavore in NYC is easier than you think!

Start by trying to replace some of the gorcery items you usually buy at an ordinary supermarket with items bought at farmer's markets and coops, received through CSA, or even grown at home. Choose more local-farm-to-table restaurants for your meals out. Once you see the multitude of options available, you'll realize that being a locavore is not just an outlandish ideal.  

Being a Locavore 

CSA

  • Buy food directly from the farmers through Community Supported Agriculture groups

  • The typical arrengement includes buying a share of a farmer's output and getting delivered a box of their food (vegetables/eggs/meat) every week of the growing season.

  • Check out this website to find CSAs near you

Farm-to-Table Restaurants 

  • Many NYC Restaurants are joining the environmentally-conscious trend by obtaining their ingredients from local organic farms and fisheries.

  • This webiste and this website provide lists of what they deem to be the best farm-to-table restaurants in New York. However, the restaurants of this type are not hard to find, so explore them all and find your own favorite!  

  • Some restaurants go one step further and grow the food for their menus on their own rooftops. 

    • Also check out these rooftop gardens that supply restaurants or allow sampling tours

Gardening at Home

  • It doesn't get more local than that! 

  • Just because you live in an apartment building and don't have a plot of land to make use of, doesn't mean that  you can't start your own garden.

  • Whether it is a personal balcony or a roof that you are permitted to access, check out this guide for making the most of your outdoor space.

  • This quick guide further provides information on what to grow and where to get supplies.  

  • What if you don't have an outdoor space? 

    • Window sills that receive lots of sunlight can serve as wonderful places to start a small herb or vegetable garden

    • In fact, even if your apartment lacks adequate sunlight, you can easily install grow lights over your indoor garden

    • Hydroponics are becoming increasingly popular today, and can be incorporated into indoor gardens that take up little floor space. 

Food Coops

  • Coops are grocery stores that are owned and operated by the members 

  • Members are required to buy shares and volunteer their time to work in the stores or on the commitees

  • In return, members have control over the kind of food that the store sells and where it comes from

  • Additionally, the members get significant discounts on the local organic food

  • You can shop at some coops without being a member, but you will have to pay a higher price on the food items

  • The following is a list of links to the websites of NYC coops and their locations

 

 

  1. Park Slope Food Coop – Park Slope

  2. 4th Street Food Coop – Greenwich Village

  3. Flatbush Food Coop – Flatbush

  4. Bushwick Food Cooperative – Bushwick

  5. Greene Hill Food Coop – Clinton Hill

  • Check out this article for inspiration and to see all of the amazing things that hydroponics can be used for 

  • There is a plethora of guides available online (like this one) that guide you through the construction of your own hydroponic garden. You can even make it out of Ikea pieces!

  • Alternatively, you can choose one of the fully set-up hydroponic systems available for purchase, such as these 12. They differ in size and complexity, so you are sure to find one that would best fit your apartment and interests. 

  • Aquaponics are similar systems that incorporate aquaculture into your garden. The waste from the fish or other aquatic animals gets recycled into the hydroponic system and broken down by bacteria to create fertilizer for the plans that you are growing. Thus, the system is self-suffient and your input is largely constrained to feeding the fish and making sure that everything is running smoothly. An aquaponic system can likewise be purchased or constructed.  

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