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
Farmer Facts:
- 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
Greenmarket Farmers:
- 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
Vegetable Farm Sizes:
- Largest 900 acres
- Median 50 acres
- Smallest 2 acres
Orchard Sizes:
- Largest 980 acres
- Median 118 acres
- Smallest 24 acres
Livestock Farm Sizes:
- Largest 2250 acres
- Median 155 acres
- Smallest 5 acres
Greenmarket Farmers Grow:
- 47 varieties of peas and beans
- 120 varieties of apples
- 170 varieties of tomatoes
- 350 varieties of peppers