Chill Out!

City Greeners,

Looking for the freshest, most local, naturally-grown lettuce (and other veggies!)? Search no more. Our greens are staying super crisp now that they can CHILL OUT in their new home - a brand new refrigerator!

As you see here, we have lettuce, arugula, spinach, kale, and sorrel staying cool.
We also have some of the other delicious springtime veggies - beets, radishes, green onions, mustard greens, and turnips.

Plus, the start of the summer is upon us! We're seeing the first of the tomatoes, plus we got our first delivery of yellow summer squash and zucchini! Not to mention, fruit is starting to roll in - starting with strawberries!! There're the small, tangy ones, too - perfect to put on biscuits :)


Come on over to City Greens for your local, affordable, St. Louis foodie needs!

See you at the market!

Greens at City Greens

Oh boy, City Greeners.

The growing season is finally in full force! Our farmers have been hard at work making sure that we have the most epic selection for the season.

And by epic, we mean EPIC.

Not only are we seeing the first of the turnips and beets, but we also have radishes, red onions, and tomatoes. Plus chard, kale, pac choi, arugula, spinach, and amaranth.

And the lettuce. Oooooh the lettuce. We have leaf lettuce, miner's lettuce, fozzy lettuce, green romaine, blonde lettuce, red lettuce, and red romaine lettuce. It's all beautiful and it's all delicious.

 

Arguably the best part? Strawberries are here!!

We're open every week 10am-6pm Tuesday thru Friday and 9am-1pm on Saturdays.

See you at the market!

Happy Hour This Week!

City Greeners who come every week very well know we've had a lot going on.

The Grand Opening was a huge success! It was a beautiful day and we had community members speaking about the market, a ribbon cutting, lots of (delicious!) samples, and lots of shoppers in attendance. Thanks to all who came out and showed their City Greens love!

 

 

We've gotten in some new products, including lard, sliced deli ham (comes frozen), and pork snack sticks, all from beautiful Singing Prairie Farm, home of John, Holly, and family. Plus we have a few different whole-bean roasts from Stringbean Coffee (regular and decaf available!), roasted by Pete in super small batches. Also new to our shelves are Billy Goat Chips which come in original and kicker (a little spicy!) and in three sizes for your snacking needs. We're now carrying MOFU, Missouri tofu that's hand crafted in small batches, made from non-GMO, Missouri soybeans. We're also starting to get deliveries Wednesday and Friday afternoons from Red Fox Baking of fresh artisan loaves of bread. Finally, Buzz Broz Balm is now on our shelves, too! Luke and his brother have bee hives in Maplewood and Hermann, MO. Their lip balm goes on really smooth and there are great flavors!

 

Stay tuned for more info about that happenings at City Greens Market!

 

 

 

GRAND OPENING MAY 1st!

City Greens Market Grand Opening!

City Greeners, it's time.

 

 

 



In just ONE WEEK we'll be kicking off our Grand Opening and 5th Year Anniversary celebrations.

 

Join us Thursday, May 1 at our new home, 4260 Manchester Ave, at 11am. We'll have our ribbon cutting ceremony followed by some beer tastings from our neighbors, Urban Chestnut Brewing Co.

We'll have more information to come in the coming days!


SEE YOU AT THE MARKET!

Pak What?!

Pak choi... Boc choy.... Pac choy.... Bak choi....

Maybe you've heard of one of these. What's the difference?

Trick question - they're all the same!

Pac choi or boc choy is from the same plant family as broccoli, cabbage and Brussels sprouts (the Brassicas). According to the BBC's Good Food Glossary, this green can also be found under even more aliases - horse's ear, Chinese celery cabbage and white mustard cabbage. Location-wise, in addition to becoming increasingly popular in the US, pac choi is grown throughout Asia, particularly in the Philippines, China, and Vietnam.

This green is more tender the smaller it is in size. With a flavor profile similar to a mild cabbage or chard, pac choi makes a great addition to a stir fry, omelette, or as a side dish. Like chard, the leaves and stalk are edible, but be sure to chop the stalk into smaller pieces than the leafy parts (so they all cook pretty evenly).

Looking for a place to buy some pac choi?  COME TO CITY GREENS MARKET!

Image courtesy of agrisabbatini.com

WE ARE OPEN FOR BUSINESS!

City Greeners, the wait is over!

We have the usual dairy, eggs, and meats, plus the dry goods. Our fresh veggies are limited due to the hard freezes our farmers have been enduring this winter, but we do have fresh mushrooms and sprouts, plus some butternut squash (limited quantities). We'll have more in tomorrow, too. Be sure to check back as the weather warms up and our farmers bounty grows!

Folks have been asking about the parking situation. Here's a photo to help:

If you're headed east on Manchester (from Kingshighway), Sweetie Pie's is at the corner of Tower Grove and Manchester (there's a set of lights at this intersection, too). Our store is located just two storefronts down from there. Just diagonal (northeast) from us is a large parking lot. Continue about a quarter of a block east and you'll find another small parking lot open to City Greens shoppers on the same side of the street as us.  

See you at the market!