Greenmarket: The Complete Guide to New York City's Farmers Markets with 55 Recipes [Paperback]

Pamela Thomas (Author), Andrea Sperling (Photographer)

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Product Description

The heart of this hardworking book is an encyclopedia of over 150 vegetables, fruits, flowers, and prepared foods sold at the New York farmers' markets. Each detailed entry is illustrated with a color photograph and includes information for selecting, storing, preserving, preparing, and serving each item. More than 100 easy-to-prepare recipes are featured, including several from award-winning New York chefs such as Michael Romano of Union Square Cafi, Jean-Georges Vongerichten of Vong, and Tom Colicchio of Gramercy Tavern.

The book also tells the story of Greenmarket, New York City's system of 24 farmers' markets, which was founded in 1976 to preserve farmland in the metropolitan area. The experiment was a huge success with the markets providing utterly fresh foods to New Yorkers and reinvigorating local farms.

The farmers themselves are a wonderful part of the story, and Greenmarket includes mini-biographies of two dozen farmers, along with interesting anecdotes and advice from the growers.

For the millions of people who shop the farmers' markets, here is a practical and thorough consumer-oriented guide.

Product Details

• Paperback: 254 pages
• Publisher: Stewart, Tabori and Chang (May 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1556709161
• ISBN-13: 978-1556709166
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 6.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,904,446 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful handbook to selecting, cooking vegetables, etc., September 30, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Greenmarket: The Complete Guide to New York City's Farmers Markets with 55 Recipes (Paperback)

Even if you don't live in New York, where Greenmarkets are THE place to buy the freshest and most delicious produce, you will use this book often. I frequently look up how to store different vegetables, and the photos help to figure out such things as which green is which. The recipes are simple, based as they are on being made from the best and freshest produce.

This book will inspire you toward a healthy use of vegetables.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars You don't have to be a New Yorker to appreciate this book!, August 3, 2000

By	sherri j. thorne (brooklyn, new york United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Greenmarket: The Complete Guide to New York City's Farmers Markets with 55 Recipes (Paperback)

As someone who practically lives in the Union Square greenmarket, I greatly appreciate this very useful book. Perfect for both novice and gourmet chief alike (who frequently shop it the greenmarkets), it has excellent information about the selection, storing and preparation of the cornucopia of fruits and vegetables available in the greenmarkets. There are other useful sections about baked goods, cheese, flowers & houseplants, fish & seafood, honey & other bee products, milk & other dairy products, as well as poultry, meat & game. What I found very useful was the harvest calendar, located in the front of the book. Thanks to this book, I was able to prepare vegetables that I had never used before. The recipes are quite good too. This is a book that I often use, and it is one that should find a home on every kitchen shelf.

4.0 out of 5 stars Also great if you are part of any CSA in or near NYC, May 9, 2008

By	Threemoons "threemoons" (Astoria, NY United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Greenmarket: The Complete Guide to New York City's Farmers Markets with 55 Recipes (Paperback)

I had picked this book up at a fundraiser for community gardens years ago and had forgotten about it--that is, until I finally got a spot in my local CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) collective. I found my copy and was reminded as to just what a great guide to NYC Greenmarket produce this is. It's well-illustrated and has a guide to many of the items that you'll find, and how to use them.