Greenmarket Facts

48 market locations in the five boroughs, several locations operate multiple days per week
26 market locations operate year-round
Over 250,000 customers frequent the markets every week in peak season
Over 150 acclaimed restaurants obtain ingredients from Greenmarket farmers each week
8,000 students participate in Greenmarket's educational programs each year
In 2015, Greenmarket led 33 senior tours with approximately 650 participants
Greenmarket producers donated almost 1 million pounds of food to City Harvest, the Food Bank for New York City and other hunger relief organizations in 2014
Over $2.58 million in Farmers Market Nutrition Program (FMNP) coupons were redeemed by Greenmarket farmers in 2015
Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT)/Food Stamps accepted at 52 markets in 2015, up from 3 markets in 2005, with sales going from $1000 in 2005 to over $1,000,000 in 2016
HealthBuck distribution totaled over $298,000 in 2015

224 regional farmers and food producers attend Greenmarkets (23 certified Organic, 2 certified Animal Welfare Approved, 3 certified Naturally Grown)
165 from New York, 35 from New Jersey, 13 from Pennsylvania, 5 from Connecticut, 4 from Vermont, 1 from Massachusetts and 1 from Rhode Island
108 vegetable, small fruit and orchard growers
49 livestock farmers (meat, dairy, poultry, wool)
18 producers of honey, maple syrup, preservesor wine
26 growers of plants, flowers & evergreen trees
17 bakers
8 fishers & aquaculturists

own or lease 33,000 acres of farmland
cultivate 20,000 acres
have placed over 1,000 acres in farmland protection programs, ensuring that the land will never be developed
travel a median distance of 90 miles between their farm and NYC