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    LI Greenmarket Inc. adopts the Riverhead Farmers Market for Winter

    October 31, 2017

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    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 31, 2017

     

    LI Greenmarket Inc. adopts the Riverhead Farmers Market for Winter Season

    Riverhead, New York: This winter of 2017/22018, the Riverhead Farmers' Market will be newly organized and sponsored by the non-profit organization, LI Greenmarket Inc. The indoor Farmers Market will operate on Saturdays from 10:00am-2:00pm beginning on November 25, 2017 and running through March 31, 2018. Located at 117 E. Main street Riverhead, NY, the market will offer a variety of winter produce and locally-made foods and homegoods from several Long Island Farmers and small-batch producers. LI Greenmarket Inc. will also share healthy recipes, organize special events, accept SNAP, EBT, and WIC benefits for purchasing, and hope to launch the LI Freshbox Program from this location in partnership with Northwell Health and Cornell Cooperative Extension - Suffolk County.

     

    Early this Fall, the Riverhead Farmers Market was in danger of not opening for the 2017/2018 season. After several years of operating the marketspace for Suffolk County residents, between the North and South forks, the Riverhead Business Improvement District Management Association determined they could no longer sponsor the seasonal event. The space rental was too costly and the challenges in sustainability grew too great. In the winter, market organizers have to cover costs that are not present during the outdoor, summer months. Raising Vendor fees to account for these costs, in addition to staffing and promotion does not help support fledgling food entrepreneurs or hard-working small family farmers. But, the presence of the Market is crucial to the community and these businesses. With that in mind, Lucy Senesac, farm manager at Sang Lee Farms in Peconic, contacted Bernadette Market, Director of LI Greenmarket Inc. to see if the non-profit organization could take over.

     

    LI Greenmarket Inc. runs Farmers Markets, school gardening and farming programs, and installs community gardens to help support the Long Island Food shed. The newly declared non-profit 501(c)(3) organization has been working hard since 2007 in efforts to provide fresh food access, offer vocational education, and promote the opportunity for family farms and small-batch food producers to have a platform for business. Director, Bernadette Martin, is enthusiastic about taking on the Riverhead Farmers Market's operations. "We have strong support with some regional partners to continue with some great new initiatives for community health and I think that Riverhead is a terrific community to begin to serve, especially through the winter months," says Martin. "Our team is very excited to help and hopefully grow the Market here." Supervisor Sean M. Walter said, “Downtown Riverhead is fortunate to have many special attractions, including access to the Peconic River, the Long Island Aquarium and proximity to nearby farms and vineyards. It is my sincere belief that Riverhead Farmers Market under the auspices of LI Greenmarket Inc. will grow into another regional attraction that will draw thousands of people to the downtown business district during the winter season.”

     

    There are still operational challenges in ensuring that this Farmers Market will grow to be sustainable. Because of this, Lucy Senesac decided to help boost the start of this new partnership by appealing to the community with a Crowdfunding GoFundMe Campaign. The money raised during this efforts will go directly to pay for the indoor location rent & utilities. Her goal is $5,000 and hopes that by starting the season off with the Community's help will set the stage for a successful 2017/2018 season. Learn more about the GoFundMe campaign at: www.gofundme.com/riverhead-market . Find out more about the Riverhead Farmers Market at: www.ligreenmarket.org/riverhead .

     

    Discover more about LI Greenmarket Inc. and their programs and markets at: www.ligreenmarket.org, Follow the Community on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter.

     

    For Inquiries, Contact:

    glomeckes (at) ligreenmarket.org

     

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