Chelsea Farmers Market Opens For 2018 Season

On Saturday, May 5th, the Chelsea Farmers Market will open for its 5th season. The market will be held on the north side of West 23rd Street, off 9th Avenue, every Saturday from 9am to 4pm through December 15th. Created in 2014 with the support of Church of the Holy Apostles, the farmers market will continue to highlight New York area growers and artisan food makers, with the mission of bringing wholesome and delicious foods to the neighborhood’s shoppers and supporting local small farms and food businesses.

The Chelsea Farmers Market is a grower-producer market, meaning that vendors must be farmers or make food with ingredients purchased from local farms. The few exceptions to this rule are olive oil, chocolate and coffee vendors who are able to document their sourcing. This season, shoppers can look forward to a wide variety of fruits, vegetables and meats from area farms, including organically grown produce from Echo Creek Farm in Salem, NY. Market favorites American Pride Seafood, PickleLicious and Grown in Brooklyn (NYC-made tempeh) will all be back along with many others. New vendors this year include Taconic Distillery with a range of whiskeys made with New York grown grain and Patisserie Vanessa with French macarons and other fine baked goods. The full schedule of shopper favorites and new vendors attending this year is available at www.downtoearthmarkets.com.

EBT and WIC Checks are welcome and Health Bucks are available. Chelsea shoppers can stay up to date on market news and more by signing up for the email newsletter via the Down to Earth Markets website or by following the Chelsea Farmers Market on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/dtechelseafarmersmarket/). Down to Earth Markets also operates the Morningside Park and Hudson Yards farmers markets in Manhattan. A full list of the farmers markets that they manage can be found at www.downtoearthmarkets.com.