Tastes AND Sips!

Thank you Red Jacket Orchards for Joining us!

Quench your thirst after all your Tastes with delicious and natural juices from Red Jacket Orchards!

http://redjacket.accountsupport.com/index.html

This family farm in the Finger Lakes region of New York State is managed by the second and third generation of the Nicholson family. They press the freshest juice possible, and with flavors such as Rhubarb Apple Juice, Joe's Summer Blend, and Dark Cherry Stomp, they preserve the tastes of Spring and Summer!

Preview: Tastes of Brooklyn

We're very excited to announce Saul Restaurant has joined the roster of participants for Tastes of Brooklyn!

http://www.saulrestaurant.com/

This Michelin rated restaurant focuses on seasonal and artisanal ingredients to produce some of the finest food in Brooklyn.

Crown Heights Farmers Market a Success!!

See our Crown Heights Farmers Market in the news!

http://www.news12.com/articleDetail.jsp?articleId=292505&position=1&news_type=news

http://www.collive.com/news_search.rtx?query=Farmers%20Market

Fresh produce at the Farmers Market, photo courtesy of COLLive.com

Thanks to everyone who came out to supper the first Farmers Market in Crown Heights of the season! They will take place every Thursday through November, from 3:00 - 7:00 pm at Hamilton Metz Park (Albany/Lefferts Avenues). We hope to see you there next week!

Preview 2 Participating Restaurants for Tastes of Brooklyn!

Announcing the first of many participating restaurants and food vendors for the Tastes of Brooklyn event on October 15th: iCi Restaurant & Palo Santo!

iCi focuses on fresh, seasonal, and local food, deriving inspiration from the farms and markets they source from. Their seasonal menus focus on foods that are harvested in an ecologically sound manner by socially responsible people. Check them out here - http://www.icirestaurant.com/

iCi Halibut, photo taken by The Brooklyn Paper

Palo Santo is a nieghborhood Latin market and wine bar dishing out daily menus built from local, sustainable farm products as well as carefully sourced fair-trade imports. Visit their website for more info - http://www.palosanto.us/

Palo Santo Wild Boar, photo courtesy of Chef Jacques

We're very pleased to feature these restaurants and are excited to try what they'll be cooking for Tastes!

Visit the Crown Heights Farmers Market

Seeds in the Middle is pleased to announce: The FIRST-EVER Crown Heights Farmers Market

Starting TODAY Thursday, September 15
TIME: 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm
WHERE: Hamilton Metz Park, Albany/Lefferts Aves., Brooklyn, NY

...and every Thursday through November!

All are welcome! WIC, EBT, SNAP, FMNP


We welcome Farmer Roy Hildebrant of Iona Hills  in New Jersey, and Market Managers Gourmet Chef Jack Silberstein and Supermom Gardner Natasha (Nandi) Smith.

A special thanks to the Aetna Foundation, Citizens Committee for NYC, Bronx Health Reach, Home Depot, Whole Foods Market, Yale Club, Institute for Integrative Nutrition, Dr. Mary Leou and all the donors who support Seeds in the Middle's mission to empower all to get healthy.

Seeds in the Middle and the community extend profound thanks Sen. Eric Adams, NYC Parks Dept., NY State Agriculture Markets, USDA, Farmers Federation of NY, Empire State Development and all the dedicated employees and neighbors who made this happen!

Seeds in the Middle presents Tastes of Brooklyn

Tastes of Brooklyn will be a field-to-fork culinary festival held at Brooklyn’s Borough Hall on Saturday, October 15, 2011.

Top Brooklyn chefs will partner with farmers to present the first-ever Tastes of Brooklyn. This exciting new festival celebrates Brooklyn’s culinary talent while providing our least privileged children with access to healthy food and fitness. We also invite Brooklyn food artisans at the Borough Hall Greenmarket on Saturday, October 15, to highlight their delicious, local ingenuity.