all votes for Beaches Green Market
Because I think it is one of the very few really authentic and Green markets in our area.
They are awesome! Love the vendors and the food!
great veggies, fruits, flowers, coffee, bread, a variety of personal items, pet treats, honey, fish, meat, eggs, a variety of awesome prepared foods, snacks, tea, music, crafts n jewelry. we have our regular vendors that have become friends and those who share their time with other markets. then there are the"people." those that bring their wears and those come to buy, browse, socialize and be in a green environment.
Healthy is good!
Great fresh fruits and veggies. other great stuff too.
We all need healthier food choices.
lots of yummy local food!
I grew up going to a Farmer's Market in my hometown, Yellow Springs, Ohio. I looked for the first two years in Jax for a market the compared to home...one with fresh fruits/veggies, organic meat and dairy, arts and crafts, music, and a small town feel. That is what the Beaches Green Market offers...a small town feel.
Because my cousin asked me to, and I like Farmers Markets
community
Such a great atmosphere. I love being able to pick up fresh everything on Saturday for a get together that night and Sunday morning brunch - seafood, veg, eggs, coffee. I always leave having found something new.
any and all natural rocks. It's in my backyard and convient!
Because it rocks....
~its the best organic market near me~
its by the beach and they have a great feeling of community and great variety!!!
It's a great location, the food is local grown and the vendors are knowledgeable which benefit both the body and mind. Live music enlivens the scene and creates a comfortable space for community to develop. There is love in and about this Market. just a few reasons I support Beaches Green Market ...
I love to support local vendors and the enthusiasm of Gretchen Ferrell is unparalled!
Good people, good food.....lots of opportunities to get educated and learn new techniques.
I support the Beaches Green Market because I like buying healthy looking produce that is local, resonably priced and supports local farmers! This is food you can't get at any grocery store!!!
Non only do I find fresh local produce and earth friendly products there, but the vendors are full of good info I use in my home garden.
This Farmer's Market is located at the beaches with good choices of organic produce and other items. Supporting local farmers is very important and having this market in our community supports our way of life.
The produce is fresh and extremely tasty. The organic gardeners are very experienced and helpful and generous about sharing their knowledge. Buying locally means the food lasts longer, tastes better, and hasn't used as many fossil fuels to arrive on my table.
Promotes Healthy Food
To support local farmers, it's healthier food.
It promotes healthy living by providing quality food.
good cause
gretchen rocks everything she does.
Awesome community centered event-- connecting farmers to consumers.
great community market that also hosts various green workshops and gives the community a chance to be involved with the community garden. 2 blocks from the ocean and on the outskirts of a local's favorite park-it just doesn't get any better than this!
They have everything you can imagine there. I eat local and organic (although I do like some of the pother non-local offerings, as well,) and can get what I need there. I LOVE this market!
Close, the avocados were fabulouso, I always find something good to eat -- good for me, good the the environment, and good for the place where I love.
great local food!
I love supporting local farmers and other alternatives to the large chain supermarkets. The Beaches is special because they are selective in who they allow so there are no weight loss pills stands parading as "healthy" or "green." Just farmers, local food and great green buying options.
It's making a positive impact on the community. There was nothing there a year ago,and it has been an amazing transformation! I hope it grows and grows!
Their outreach programs are the best and they don't just let anyone sell at their market! They must be local and environmentally aware!
Wonderful people and a fantastic event. I am so proud to have this in my community!
They have excellent organic food at a great price and it is always a joy to talk to local farmers.
Great people, great food, organic, local, 2 blocks to the beach, everyone is friendly, green, and cares about the farmers, earth, and healthy food
It is the best!
Beaches Green Market makes a revolutionary statement in a area previously lacking any cohesive network for local food. The people involved in this market are taking a leap of faith in support of their community. This market has become an outlet for farmers and artisans alike. thank you Beaches Green Market
Local Organic food is the best.
great products-great location. It's the best.
Because they started with nothin' but love and a belief that a local farmers' market is more than just food. And because her newsletter is so informative and uplifting it should be required reading for everyone's weekly dose of positive energy!
its local need i say more,,,,,
Helps new farmers
Gretchen Ferrel is a great organizer. I find plenty to enjoy eating healthy.The variety and tastes of fresh food.
a resource for in-season local foods
It's an amazing local market!
Easily accessible, fresh produce, supports local growers.
Our community is leading the local front against the evil food industry. Great job to all!
they're the best, small and hopping!
I love the variety of produce, cheese, plants, dog treats, bread, etc. from real farmers! The founder puts out a great weekly e-mail newsletter about "green" activities and important issues in the community. They sponsor helpful gardening classes. I find it inspiring to walk around the community garden and get ideas for mine. I look forward to my weekly visits and have brought friends along so they learn that its worthwhile!
It is ever changing quality nature loving fun for the whole family. The quality is incredible and continues to surprise me.
Really great friends of mine with whom I've worked with in the past. I'll support them in everything that they do!
They are pure awesome.......
I just love to wander around there!
It provides the area with great fresh, local goodies and a great atmosphere. Gretchen and Jonathan have worked magic!
Because it is a grassroots groovy market with tasty yum yums.
My Fav, Great Atmosphere!
Gretchen and Jonathan have really "grown" an amazing local food network, which supports sustainable food production, local commerce and healthy living. With integrity of purpose, they have honed their ability to build a community for the sake of a healthier planet, one human at a time.
I can get Raw Milk a stones throw from my house!!!! Need I say more?
they made something where there was nothing before and it's booming. real cultural revolutionaries!
ride my bike to go get regionally grown food and other neat products, visit with cool people, and a great sense of community~
awesome produce, conscious, righteous farmers, good vibes all-around!
It is high quality, diverse and so very friendly!
I can visit the market and see my friends and neighbors. A very community feel.
There's been a wealth of knowledge passed on to the public from this market, not to mention the awesome food!!! It's also next to our community garden which serves as a learning tool for the visitors at the market. Gretchen and Jonathan have done an awesome job and put in so many hours. They are truly dedicated to informing the public about locally grown food, organic food, pesticide, hormone-free and the environment. This market has brought together not only people from the nearby beaches but in town and even from St. Augustine and Amelia Island. It's not only about the food, the wealth of knowledge but bringing people together and they've accomplished that. Thanks to all that have helped make this market what it is today. Linda Gibson
I know that it was founded with a deep love and respect for the Earth and the people who work to sustain it.
I love buying locally grown produce!
I support the Beaches Green Market because it is all around a fantastic addition for the local community. Everyone wins with this market, farmers, shoppers, local artists, even people who don't visit the market get to enjoy the sights of tents, people and food as they drive by. The market has also harbored the creation of a community garden right next door. What could be better than that?
I live right down the road from the market and I love the atmosphere everyone comes together to create each week.
I truly believe in eating fresh. The Beaches Green Market provides a place to Shop Local and eat fresh. The Green Market provides all organic and natural products from Vendors, Farmers and local stores from the Jacksonville and surrounding areas. They are very nice and knowledgeable about the products they have to offer the community. I would recommend The Green Market to everyone in Jacksonville!
It's fresh,it's fun and it's at the beach!
It's green, it's local and everyone is so friendly
It's all local, and there is no packaging! Every week there is an opportunity to try some new fruit or vegetable we've never had. I love our market!
It is so wonderful to be able to pick up local FRESH fruits and veggies. I like it that I can only get what is seasonal - I'm never quite sure what that's going to be, so my Saturday shopping dictates what I'll eat for the next week. One thing that I know will be consistent - the freshness and flavor. Thank you to the growers for all their efforts!
I wouldn't live without it! Haven't bought one fruit, veggie, bread or dressing in any grocery store for months now. My fridge is empty every Friday (awaiting the Saturday Green Market)- and so are my friends' and neighbors' ones! Salud!
It started with the community gardens....gotta love it when they start it from the begining!!!
It's close by and it brings me a variety of fresh produce from local farms that outshines anything the supermarket has to offer.
I love getting fresh locally grown produce, the homemade soaps, and especially the plants. And it's next to the community graden, so I can and see what's growing now.
It's fresh, sassy, fun, and they offer garden spots to rent!
Every time I am in town I go to their amazing market. They have the most beautiful community garden and I love how I can get my eggs and righteous meats and cheeses from the variety of vendors. The founders Gretchen and Jonathan are the hardest working couple and I love supporting them!
It is a charming group of people with excellent fruits and veggies. Most of the time there is a wonderful band playing. The breezes from the ocean are usually cooling things off. Very well run by people who love what they do. Lots of variety with freshly baked goods, icy things to drink and clever items to buy.... sunflowers and plants to soaps and earth friendly cleanser
would look forward to going
I love having a local farmers market - particularly one thtt sells organic produce. I also love that I can get meat - Beef and Chicken - that have been well cared for and not full of chemicals. I try to go every week to support the farmers.
There is an awesome selection of local produce, soaps, breads, jewelry, honey and more...The whole spirit of the market is so sweet- folks come out to shop, to mingle, to listen to the local musicians who play each week or to pick Gretchen and Jonathans(the founders and organizers) brains for gardening tips. It's a real community garden!!
Great food, great benefit to the community.
Besides the fact that we have access to amazingly fresh watermelons and blueberries, the organizers are amazing!
I think what all the participates have done for the beaches is wonderful. I love riding by and seeing all the beautiful veggies. Thanks soo much!!!
A great family friendly local market.
Tomatoes!!!
Focus on local and organic foods and the great educational outreach they have. This group is fantastic and the money they would receive will be well invested.
We love the Beaches Green Market because the Beaches Green Market helps the community support local farmers, offers an alternative to the large grocery store where you never know where your food is coming from, and supports the ideals and values of our community.
GREAT PRODUCE AND COMMUNITY SPIRIT!!!
Wonderful people, best locally grown food, educational classes on gardening.
I love getting the local grown produce and supporting the local farmers that work so hard! The local artists are a great attraction. A lot of hard work and dedication has gone into our market by Gretchen and Jonathan, and you can always go to them for help or advice for our own gardens. Thanks to them!
Love the farmers and local artisans; its proximity to and relationship with the local community garden make every trip a treat.
All the farmers are friendly and informative. The market remains true to the original goals. It is a great social gathering and provides a means for locals to support locals. Gretchen is fabulous! It has inspired our condo community to create our own community garden and how we have grown. Thank you!
I love the closeness to my home, the variety of vendors and the fantastic newsletter. Community is awesome!
It's perfect, i oved from Jersey where i can go to a farm stand and buy anything i want whenever its in season. Now i live here in Fl, and i go to the farmers market to do the same!
A small community is able to obtain local produce from dedicated farmers who pass along their joy of providing beautiful, healthy food from their farms.
They enrich our lives.
Convenient - I can ride my bike!
My awesome friend's Jonathan and Gretchen are involved and I'm sure they make it a great market to go to.
I love the fresh, fresh, organic produce and all the unusual vendors-not all just tomatoes and lettuce.
Great Market!
The products available are first class and very unique such as Bone Apetite that offers freshly made, non perservative dog and cat treats...where else can I get something so fresh and made with love for my fur babies? Kudos to the Beaches Green Market for continually providing for the beaches!
How can you not? The food is incredibly fresh and varied and is not the "same old, same old" as you find at most markets. In addition, the vendors are very knowledgable and eager to share information regarding nutrition and preperation so that the texture and flavor are optimal. It is such a pleasure to know the source of your food and how it was grown. Since the market opened, the only reason I go to a traditional grocery story is for dry goods.
It has a wonderful variety of fresh produce, even cheese and coffee! The vendors are all helpful and courteous; just a great way to shop, take a bike ride and visit with neighbors. I'm proud and pleased that this has been so successful at the beach.
I started going to the Beaches Green Market when it was in a parking lot and only had a handful of vendors. Now it is in a park with many vendors. The fresh produce is great, but it is the SPIRIT of the community at this market that really makes a difference.
I love all the vendors, I can even write checks when I forget to go to the ATM! I can buy almost all of my food there... coffee, honey, veggies, cheese, olives, oil,raw food,flowers, salad dressing and salsa, meat, eggs, and now even fish and bread! What a wonderful way to shop, see my community and buy the best food for the lowest prices and has the longest shelf life!
i am so grateful for all the work that went into getting this started and growing it, thanks to Gretchen and Jonathon!
Good food, good prices, good people and it it a LOT more fun than browsing supermarket plastic produce!
The local farmers need all the support they can get! Plus-the variety of produce and the chance to try new varieties of produce beats the supermarkets every time! The organization is great too!
I like the Newsletter - the organic vegetables and fruits - the variety of produce and other products- the baked goods - the friendly people - and it is within walking distance of my house.
Want to support local farmers, and have good source of organic produce
The market founders are two of the most wonderful energetic and creative people you'll ever meet. They have brought those characteristics to a part of the world (Jacksonville, FL) that was for years a food desert but is now become more and more lush every day. Thanks Gretchen and Jonathan!
Life has been so much better since the Beaches Green Market started! We look forward every Saturday to get our fresh veggies, fruits, dog treats and other cool things! I can't imagine Saturday's without the Green Market.
I love the local produce, and other products sold at the market. I love the fact that we are small and friendly.
nice & local!
It is such a needed resource for people in the area. Not only is it bringing great healthy foods and things to the beaches but, it is bringing people together for a common good! Good Job Gretchen and the beaches community!!!
I love that everything is either grown, farmed, baked, or crafted locally! Supporting local supports me and my family. I love building relationships with the farmers and other vendors. It's empowering to be able to contribute to and support such a great venue that puts its heart and soul into supporting me and my home town.
Beaches has it all - food, fun and friends!
Gretchen is awesome, we can't wait for our move down!
This small market is working hard to bring sustainable options to the Jax area. They work incredibly hard with limited resources, and I commend their commitment. Their work extends beyond simply selling produce, and works to educate their neighbors; it's just great!
The folks that put this together are coordinated and work HARD! They have spark plugged the return of fresh vegetables to the Beaches!
Good selection within an easy bicycle ride.
Beaches Green is a community of amazing and friendly people! There is good company, good stories, and good food...it makes the Beaches area feel smaller and familiar. There's a wide selection of goods to choose from and the quality is excellent.
It's a great addition to our community.
Love the concept of fresh produce by locals right in your own community.
Great people- we love it.
I am one of the original vendors & Gretchen has done a great job finding local farmers, music and setting up a Community Garden - Great energy out there
Great to support local growers and vendors. Success due to passionate, hard working folks!!
We have had great success at the Beaches Green Market
and everyone is friendly(like one big happy family.
Wonderful to see this project becoming a success. Respect for the hard work and the benefits of growing local food!
Healthy food & people!
Great education through weekly enewsletters! Great local food and great energy every Saturday!
positive energy, good food! great community effort, lots of hard work to get it going and keep it up...love my market!
Fresh vegies, close to home, just fun
It is a wonderful place to get outside, meet your fellow locavores, help the local farmer and get great food. I love getting to chat with the farmers and see what is going on with them personally and on the farm, looking forward to the seasonal fruits & veggies. There is live music, jewelry/pottery, seafood, kettle corn/shaved ice, homemade cheese, breads, herb plants, local businesses, the list goes on (plus I can't wait to see who will be there next). They even offer farming classes. The people who run the market really put a lot of time into the market and making sure it is locally grown as well as keeping us informed of what is going on with produce/food in general (at our grocers). One of the more unique/awesome things is they have created a community garden where we can grow our own food locally/organically and our weekly contributions and vendors that come help support this community garden! Thanks Gretchen for putting an awesome market out there and educating us as well as the community. :)
It offers our community a place to connect and grow together. I have learned about exciting new foods, growing practices, regional farms and local businesses. When i go to the market I see friends and families of all ages enjoying fresh squeezed grapefruit juice, homemade bread, organic blueberries and local arts. As a market goer, I also enjoy live music by local and touring artists as well as an afternoon stroll through the neighboring organic community garden where i also have a plot. With so many edible options and unique gifts as well as household and body products, it's become my one stop shop I can't miss! Kudos to The Beaches Green Market.
Great FRESH food from GREAT people!
Interesting selection of local but unusual produce (radishes that are red in the middle and white outside!) Nice crafts. Friendly people.
Our founder Gretchen does an amazing job. She sends out regular, very interesting Emails, she is enlisting more vendors. The community garden is phenom, I have taken 2 propogating classes and have got more and more home growing at my house. I love the Green market
they always have very fresh produce and it is local
grown. this is very important to everybody. lots of
great smiles to. the market mgr. runs a great market.
it has all local produce, is non profit and run by local dedicated people, it is in a neighborhood park next to the community garden, it has organic shave ice and kettle corn!
Great local veggies and good fresh variety.
It rocks. Not only can I get the best locally grown produce, sold by the actual farmers, but I can socialize with my community. I get tips from the growers, wonderful healthy food and have a great time doing it.
it's an awesome market with real local veggies and oragnic foods.
It's the best community market at the beach
Great produce/products from local farmers. Up to date weekly newsletters with pertinent local and regional information.
Best thing at the beach, support local farmers, sustainability
It's a great market. Everyone is friendly and there's lots of great fresh produce.
I go there every Saturday that I can and couldn't imagine my life without it. It is the best market around.
Support your local farmer and your community!
Fresh produce
Truly local, and what a great community get together every Saturday. The vendors are real farmers that grow fun heirloom varieties and teach customers how to prepare and eat them. Knowing the different nuances of zucchini or tomato varieties, and even advice for the home gardener. And did I say everything is locally grown? Well it is.
The Beaches Green Market not only provides the Beaches area with super-fabulous product, it also has afforded us a greater sense of community togetherness, in a city that is increasingly suburbanized and cloistered. I look forward to every Saturday afternoon, because you never know who you'll run into there. Gretchen and Jonathan (and all the folks) have really brought a positive influence to a very conservative and bit repressed county. The market has inspired others in Jacksonville to dare to step outside the Big Grocery Box!
It's only one mile from my home, they offer organic produce, grass fed beef when available, and some dairy and poultry products, and the people are very friendly (because it's Neptune Beach!)
Great farmers, vendors, customers and a great location.
Because I believe fully in the green movement and have heard first-hand of the good it is doing. I would like to see more individuals support those who provide edibles raised in a conscientous manner.
'cuz it ROCKS!!!!!!!
-small town market but great big attitude about living sustainably and eating locally
We need a good one at the beach
It's the best thing to happen to Neptune Beach! I love being able to support local farmers and get healthy foods. My dog loves the doggie treats all most as much as I love those little sweet potato pies.
The beaches market provides a diverse collection of vendors. It is a great place to get locally grown produce. you can even get certified organic seeds to grow your own!
The food is delicious and fresh and it is fun to see the new things they have each week.
they've worked so hard to build up the farmers market and to bring us vendors of all kinds every week
While most "farmer's markets" here in the area are really just people selling conventionally grown produce from well known brands such as Dole, Beaches Green Market only sells locally grown produce and also has music, handmade soap, crafts, baked goods, etc... It's a wonderful place to spend a Saturday.
Its an amazing market- all the produce is truly locally grown (you can meet the friendly farmers and ask them gardening Q's too!) and it has locally produced value-added products too such as homemade all-natural soaps and locally blended all-natural teas. No flea-market cheezy stuff here! (Yea!) Also, the group that runs the Beaches Green Market also offers gardening workshops and their weekly e-letter also offers yummy recipes I use with all the local produce & herbs from the market. This is my favorite market!!!
I'm self-employed and realize the importance of supporting your neigbors in their efforts to provide quality goods and services to us.
It is close, the people are friendly and they play a vital role in the sustainability of our planet
It is something that I can easily do, support Beaches Green Market. It is adjacent to my practice, Alternative Wellness Center, and it's just a couple of miles from home. And I love shopping at the Market! Such a variety of wonderful "stuff" to choose from. All the way from beautiful orchids, to organic coffee, to basil plants, to produce, to fresh fish and more. I feel so fortunate to have Beaches Green Market in my neighborhood. And P.S. It's great to meet and greet lots of people you know... Niki LaMont.
a great way to support our local farmers and our community garden!
Because it was the first organic farmers market available in Duval county
I support the Beaches Green Market because I believe it is important to support local farmers. Our market provides local produce, fresh egss, local seafood and my favorite....the fresh cheeses from a nearby dairy!
The atmosphere is festive, it is a great way to see friends, and the produce and related products are a fabulous value!
You can rely on them rain or shine. Part of a whole system supporting local farming. This market is right next to a vegetable garden where people can "rent" (it is free) a parcel to grow their own vegies. They promote growing food in your own backyard and they have a stand at the BEACHES GREEN MARKET where they tell you how.
A friend told me about the market but I was drawn to the Beaches Green Market by a fantastic e-newsletter that was written by Gretchen Ferrell for the Market. In a delightfully positive and equally passionate fashion, Gretchen described all of the farmers coming to that Saturday's market and what they would be selling. We went to the market that Saturday and were immediately hooked by the quality of the produce, the wholesome community atmosphere and our overwhelming desire to support these local farmers, who are so committed to providing quality produce and products. We stop by the market every Saturday that we're home. The quality of the market matches the quality of the newsletter and now we read Gretchen's email every Thursday. The newsletter is a wealth of information on the "locature" and organic scene locally and globally and has us even more hooked on supporting the Beaches Green Market. Fantastic. Thanks and keep up the great work, Gretchen et al!! Sandy and Doug
It really has a family feel. There has been so much effort by a closely bonded group to get this market up and going. I am amazed how much love and good energy there is at this market and how quickly it is growing!! To put it simply, it rocks!!
local!
I've lived here for 11 years, and it's the first successful market in a short time to offer fresh produce, fruit, and dairy products among other non foods as well. I prefer to buy from farmers where I know the source of the food not from commercial operations where contamination contiues to be in the news in many of our food products. We strive to make this market succeed by our patronizing it weekly.
Because the message behind the market is beautiful. We have the power to chose to support ourselves and our local farmers through their efforts, and we can learn from them how to grow our own small harvests. Plus Gretchen is so inspiringly dedicated to making the market the best it can be, it has turned into a beautiful meeting ground for the beaches.
Supporting local food growers and eating healthily is a benefit for all. We are so lucky to have a resource like this so close by. Cheers to Gretchen and all her helpers, she runs a terrific market.
I love the information and the sense of community that is fostered at the market. Its not only a way to get wholesome food for your family, but a good way to learn what is happening in the community and nationally regarding green markets in general. Our director is very knowledgeable and involved in every step of the process of procuring new vendors and community education. Kudos and Thanks.
I love supporting local farmers and getting great organic produce from the folks that grow it. Nice people hang out there too!
They are the best Green Local Market around and have overcome many obstacles, working diligently, to provide their local community with delicious, locally-grown food and a venue for locals to create stronger community ties. Gretchen and Jonathan are the best!
Because the Market organizers have done so much to reach out into the community and generously share their considerable knowledge and experience as well as their passion for growing and cooking fresh organic food. This area had nothing comparable before the market started and now it has many many supporters and provides a focus for the community.
Because it's a great resource for the Beaches
The Beaches Green Market has become an invaluable asset for Neptune Beach, the Jacksonville Beaches as a whole, and for my family and me. I go without fail every weekend, through the winter months too, to buy fresh, local, seasonal produce. Our diets have changed because of it. We eat what's in season in our area, and feel healthier. Also, each week the market sends out super informational newsletters, and supports a community garden. It's amazing how much this small operation has affected my life in a positive way.
shop local, eat local, be local! local life is the most green way of living. It covers all concerns about the environment and helps support families living in our community in this hard economic time. And the same way of thinking is a great addition to the cause.
It's a great place to find local food and organic heirloom seeds, plants, and produce!
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Such a great accomplishment for such a small town!
I support my local Beaches Green Market for many reasons. One it is healthy, local, organic, fresh foods for me to nourish my body with. 2nd it has created such a sense of community seeing old friends and new friends each week. 3rd I believe it is important to support our local farmers that are not mass producing. I grew up in the North near CAFOS (Confined Animal Feeding Operations) and we constantly are fighting for environmental, our health, quality of food produced, and more in these areas. These mass "factory farms" are not what my grandfathers, and great grandfathers did, nor is it "food" that I want to consume. My dollar speaks volumes and I will continue to spend it with local farmers. There are so many more reasons to support it, but it is just a blessing to our community.
I support my Beaches Green Market for as many reasons as I can count. The produce, flowers, cheeses and pleasant vendors make even the hottest Saturday Florida afternoon very special. We have longed for a local green market ever since we became very spoiled shopping for local produce in the mountains of North Carolina. And, we are so appreciative of the efforts of all who make our market and gardens work, we try to spread the good news to one and all in order to support their hard work and dedication.
Great vendor support, great customers, great Market Manager. Great mix of everything! Only problem - the neighbors won't let us use their parking lot (and they're not even open on Saturdays!)
The market has brought the community together and works hand and hand with an organic community garden literally feet away. It truely benefits the community by bringing a source for local product and growing appreciation for where your food comes from. Not to mention they have everything that you could ever need, from fresh local seafood to organic snow cones!
Since the inception of this Green Market there has been happier,healthier beach folks.Iam not at the beach but about 7-8 miles away and make the trip as it is worthwhile for the fresh,pesticide free veggies,fresh cheese and bread.They have educated the community with classes and started a community garden.Praises to them to get this started. Now there are even more markets in the area. However, this is the best!
With humble beginnings, Gretchen and the Beaches Green Market have proven themselves to be the model market. Too many markets don't have standards; this one does. They are very choosy in who they allow to join; prefer organic offerings and true farmers; and offer full disclosure so consumers know exactly what they're purchasing. In addition, they care! They have a garden for school children, and do workshops to show kids how to grow their own food. They offer workshops, teaching people how to do it on their own. I couldn't ask for a better market.
They provide a much needed resource for healthier eating and a healthier lifestyle. I also believe the Green Market has brought a diverse people together for a greater, common good.
Local produce tastes like real food! I can bike there and get my goodies. I look forward to it all week. ooooooo! And the farm fresh eggs! They're the best.
Fresh, locally grown delicious produce that is organic or not sprayed with chemicals.
Great food, friends and crafts!
The Beaches Green Market offers a great variety of fresh, local, and organic produce, cheeses, breads, and seafood. The selections inspire me to create much more interesting meals that are both healthy and delectable. The farmers are helpful and nice, and the couple that created the market are amazingly decicated to improving quality of life in our neighboorhood. Its been so great to be a part of cultivating the market and adjacent community garden.
wonderful produce, great place for creating a wonderful supportive community atmosphere.
I was part of the very 1st one when we set up in Beaches Plaza. It was very small and very cozy. I have watched it grow and blossom into a community gathering site. Everyone is so sweet. We ride our bikes up and shop and mingle. I always run into friends, and make new ones too. Our beach community is the coolest on earth. Gretchen has worked hard to bulid it up and has organized everything so well. I am grateful for our Beaches Green Market. It has made our community a better place.
Our market is right next to the first community garden ever! in the beaches.
The market promotes local foods but best of all, the children in the area have become involved in growing their own veggies. Thanks to the organizers of the market, we are reaching the young people of our community. Through education can we make change that can be past on through the years.
Because it's in my neighborhood, practically in my backyard and any support we give to our local market supports our local community!!! Plus, I love getting fresh produce and yummy goodies every weekend!
There aren't too many to choose from around here but that being said, it's still a great market ;)
I am a grower that sells at Beaches Green Market, the market manager and the consumers at this market are by far the best I have worked with. Enough good stuff can not be said about Gretchen and the job she has done for the local farmers in the Jacksonville area. The consumers are the best, they know and understand the work, blood, sweat and tears we put into the produce we grow and they tell us regularly.
Consistently great produce, I can ride my bike there every Saturday and buy all our produce for the week for usually around $25!
Fine vendors, great food.
Beaches Green Market stays true to the "Farmers Market" concept as it limits itself to selling produce from small farms. One is usually buying directly from the farmer. In our area a Farmers Market is a rarity abd this one exeeds expectations with a great selection of produce and a wonderful sense of community. It is wonderful to see something like this happening in our area!
The small market "walks the Talk". Not only do they have and support organic vendors at the market, but they have a designated community garden area for the residence of the area to grow their own food. They are always giving classes on organic gardening and bring in experts to give talks. It is a quite friendly market where people feel a real sense of neighborly sharing.
It not only has great food, but it's a wonderful place to see neighbors and find new products.
home-grown,& home-made, real people & real fun. All positive energy & it makes a great afternoon for any family to experience.
Great neighborhood gathering place with a large variety of goods, including some of the best fruits and vegetables anywhere
Great local, organic and neighborhood foods.
Great community!!
The Beaches Green Market has a great variety of local foods and goods for sale every weekend. It's easily accessible to everyone and always makes for a great Saturday afternoon.
They have worked very hard to bring a farmers market and community garden to the beach area, and have done a great job with it!
They offer a great selection of local and organic produce, natural products and thay offer music and entertainment on top of it. Saturadys are actually my favorite day of the week beacuse I get to spend a great afternoon at the market. Keep up the great job.
The markets commitment to local and organic food straight from the farmer and their efforts to enrich our little beach community.
Great location.
Our Beaches Green Market has great local produce, live music, great people, its a stop on the local trolley and just a bike ride away for everyone in the beaches community. There is great food at a great price! It just makes you feel good!
Gretchen and Jona are such hard working folks... they build community, bring awareness and share their passion wherever it is needed. Love them!
Super yummy food, great people, wonderful place to hang with my community!
Yummy food. Perfect location. Great Saturday afternoon!!
Anything affiliated with Gretchen and Jonah is infused with good sense, good food and mad love.
Wonderful people, out of this world produce, breads, flowers -- you name it -- and inexpensive parking. I look forward to going there every Saturday. A wonderful meet and greet experience too. Best thing to come to the beaches in a long time!
The selection of produce, meat and dairy is always large and very fresh. Everyone is very friendly and helpful. Every week we learn something new about growing vegetables naturally.
