Boro Garden, Sci Hall Host Fresh Fruit, Fish
By Barbara Arnstein
Raspberries, cherries, sweet corn, herbs! The improved Farmers Market has come to the ‘burbs! Nectarines, greens, have a pepper or plum! Lots of fresh fruits and veggies to make you say yum!Beginning Friday, July 2, and continuing every Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. until Nov. 12, the Queens Botanical Gardens Farmers Market will be open on the corner of Main Street and Dahlia Avenue. In addition to the fruits and veggies mentioned above (available in July, plus other produce), the market run by Community Markets will also sell organic nuts, nut butters and fresh fish –bluefish, summer flounder, skate and striped bass. So bring the kids to get squid and bustle to buy mussels and more.
On June 16 the QBG held its annual Rose Ball fundraiser at which Christopher Ward was honored for his many achievements serving as the Executive Director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. Guests dined on barbecued chicken brochettes, lobster corn soufflé, watermelon salad, delicious desserts and other tasty treats.
On Friday, July 9, the magazine Edible Queens will be at the market, and on Saturday, July 10, at 10:30 a.m. there will be a free bird walk. Bring your binoculars!
Queens Botanical Gardens’ admissions are $4 for adults, $3 for seniors and $2 for students with ID and children over three years of age. Admission is free from April through October on Wednesdays from 3 to 6 p.m. and Sundays from 4 to 6 p.m. (and always free from Nov. 1 to March 31.) The parking fee is $5 per vehicle. The summer hours are Tuesday through Sunday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. For more information, call (718) 886-3800.
Community Markets also runs a farm stand at the N.Y. Hall of Science, located in front of the museum’s entrance at 111th Street and 48th Avenue. It will operate every Sunday from 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. until Nov. 14 and it will accept state-issued Electronic Benefit Transfer cards, the electronic delivery method for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also known as the Food Stamp Program. For early buyers who decide to experience the exhibits, there is a “Veggie Check” room.