Bed Stuy CSA is now at Bread Stuy

April 20th, 2010

Come to our open house on thursday, april 22 from 6-8pm for more information. Products available include produce, eggs and coffee!

Join Bed-Stuy Farm Share at one of its two new locations to learn more about our project. Want to know more about what “Community Supported Agriculture” means? Join us for a casual get together, meet your farmers and local organizers, enjoy seasonal appetizers and meet your neighbors!

Bring your checkbook to make a deposit and join for the 2010 season while memberships are still available.

Need more information? Contact us at bedstuycsa@gmail.com or 718-783-8443.

bread stuy in the news

November 22nd, 2009

your guide to bedstuy

Why i love bedstuy”

November 22nd, 2009

http://newyork.timeout.com/articles/apartments/78878/why-i-love-bedford-stuyvesant-brooklyn

Bread Stuy Mugs are back!

November 22nd, 2009

Get your own bread stuy mug and refill with coffee (or tea) for only $1! Available now… act soon bcuz they go quick. Mugs are $20 each.

bed stuy & bread stuy in the news - am newyork

October 31st, 2007

AM New York Newspaper

NY daily news article - “On the Brink”

September 10th, 2007

http://www.nydailynews.com/services/realestate/2007/07/13/2007-07-13_on_the_brink_print.html

bread stuy logo tshirts & sweatshirts

August 29th, 2007

buy one of our lovely bread stuy logo t-shirts in all different flavors:

chocolate brown short sleeve, sizes (med, large, XL) - $12
black long sleeve (Large, XL) - $20
white baby tees (6-12mos) - $12
ladies baby tees (med, large) - $18

makes a great NYC gift for your friends or family!

Zagat Gourmet Shopping & Entertaining 2008!!

August 9th, 2007

zagat gourmet shopping & entertainment
This funky Bed-Stuy bakery/cafe run by a husband-and-wife team is appreciated for its housemade breads (its cheddar loaves are a signature, as are the cracked wheat), red velvet cake and other sweets, as well as panini; its warm wood-accented space serves as something of a gathering spot, a venue for kids’art classes and a place for local artists to display their works.

Lewis Avenue is the 2006 Greenest Block in Brooklyn!

August 2nd, 2006

Our block of Lewis Avenue between Decatur and MacDonough Sts. came in 1st place in the commercial category.

What’s more, Bedford-Stuyvesant had more winners than any other neighborhood in Brooklyn. Kudos to all including:

MacDonough (Stuyvesant and Lewis) - 3rd Place Residential
Stuyvesant (Putnam and Jefferson) - 4th Place Residential
Bainbridge (Malcolm X and Stuyvesant) - Honorable Mention - Residential

95 Bainbridge (Stuyvesant and Lewis) - 1st Place Window Box
257 Bainbridge (Malcolm X and Stuyvesant) - 1st Place BBG Window Box

The following stores on Tompkins Avenue also received commendations:
Bread Stuy, Brownstone Books, Lewis Gallery, Charles Atwell Realty, Architects at 366, Ibo Landing, Jefferson Antiques, Debonair, The Victorian, Calabash Clothing, Mr. T’s Haircutters, Brooklyn Valley and M& M Laundry.

Congrats to all the winners and to all of you who take pride in your home and blocks by greening-up our neighborhood.

Show your support by visiting our winners and encouraging your neighbors to enter next year’s contest. You can contact the Brooklyn Botanic Garden www.bbg.org for more information.

BED STUY GREENMARKET - Now thru November!

June 15th, 2006

The Bed Stuy Greenmarket has moved to a new location! Several small, family farmers are selling local fruits and vegetables on Lewis Ave btw Decatur & Mac Donough, Saturdays, 8-5pm. Shop at Alex’s Tomato Farm, Nolasco Farm and Gonzalez Farm for your tomatoes, eggplant, broccoli, peppers, summer squash,
lettuce, cooking greens, herbs and more! Farmers accept EBT/Food Stamps; WIC & Senior FMNP coupons.

This summer also marks Greenmarket’s 30th birthday. Greenmarket opened their first farmers market on July 17th, 1976, in a parking lot near Bloomingdales’ later the now-famous market at Union Square began. Today the 200 local farmers and food producers who sell their homegrown foods through Greenmarket and preserve over 30,000 acres of local farmland and open space.

Your support not only helps their efforts but contributes to the growth of our local economy and improves our quality of life here in Bedford-Stuyvesant. So spend a little time this and every Saturday on Lewis Avenue chatting with your neighbors while you stock your kitchen with fresh, healthy produce!

For more info contact Greenmarket at 212-788-7476 www.cenyc.org or The Shops of Lewis Avenue Merchant’s Association at 718-771-0633.