LI Greenmarket Director, Bernadette Martin, will be a speaker and panelist at the upcoming "Food as Medicine Summit," hosted by Hunter College NYC Food Policy Center on November 30th. 

As highlighted from the Policy center, "We often hear that in the fight to combat chr...

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Dix Hills, New York- Cooking enthusiasts are invited to join Long Island Master Chefs and accomplished cooks for a culinary series that explores creative, easy-to-do recipes using fresh, local and nutritious whole foods. Know Real Food LI – A Culin...

We want to take the opportunity to introduce our Friends, SNAP Nutrition Health and Obesity Prevention Program Family Residences and Essential Enterprises, Inc.

LI Greenmarket Inc. is proud to introduce their partnership with FREE and Cornell Cooperative (Suffolk Co.) i...

Have you always felt terrible about throwing out so much food waste, and wished you could start composting? But maybe don't have a yard for a compost bin or even know where to begin? The Community Compost program with Girl Scout Troop 2260 and LI Greenmarket Inc. will...

One of my favorite things to see at Farmers' Markets, as silly as it may sound, is to observe all the varieties of reusable bags that our customers bring and fill up at Market. So many bags are bright colored with a slue of different patterns and designs, and it's fulf...

Have you seen The Sprout Project out on the produce isle of Key Food on East Park yet? 

Maybe you've seen some pictures of sunflower sprouts floating around somewhere on Instagram. 

Well, the news is OUT! And we are getting so busy and so excited about a growing enterpri...

Last week, LI Greenmarket kicked off its Garden Mentoring Program at the Nike Alternative High School with a great day in the garden, and then cooking in the classroom. 

Several students helped harvest Swiss Chard in a few of the raised beds in front of the school...

Ingredients

1 (3-pound) spaghetti squash*

4 tomatoes *

Cooking spray

1/2 cup chopped fresh basil, divided*

1 tablespoon olive oil

2 garlic cloves, minced*

3 tablespoons shredded pecorino Romano cheese

*Available NOW at the market

Directions

1. Cut squash in half lengthwi...

Where does the spaghetti go to dance? THE MEATBALL. - Well, now there’s a new girl in town, the
Spaghetti Squash. There is more than one way to eat Spaghetti Bolognese, so let’s be creative.

Squash is high in vitamin A and beta-carotene. There’s about 22869 IU of vitami...

It was a fun day for new LI Greenmarket Director, Georgia Meckes and the Long Beach Girl Scout Troop 2260. Together, everyone discussed and learned all about the importance of local foods, hosting Farmers’ Markets, and growing our in our own backyards. And the biggest...