farmers' market

Posted by Ed Yowell, Slow Food NYC

A 47 acre farm in Queens? Who knew?

The Queens County Farm Museum, originally the 1697 Dutch homestead of Elbert Adriance, is the oldest continuously operating farm in the City of New York. It remained a working farm until 1926, when it passed to the ownership of Creedmore State Hospital to serve as a farm-based, patient rehabilitative service facility. In 1975, the farm came under the stewardship of the not-for-profit Queens County Farm Museum, the mission of which is to, “preserve..the site..and educate the public as to Queens County’s agricultural and horticultural past.” And that it did from 1975 until 2008, presently hosting approximately 500,000 visitors each year, mostly children.

• Are you interested in how state legislation can impact healthier food in low-income neighborhoods?
• Do you believe there is room for growth in our farmer’s market programming?
• Do you believe mothers and their children should get up-to-date nutrition advice and services?

If you answered yes to any of the above, attending this months FSNYC’s Open Networking Meeting is a must.