The youth-run farmers’ markets in North Bellport and Roosevelt have been opened for more than a month now and fruit and vegetables have been flying off the market tables and on to the kitchen tables of community members.

The Roosevelt market has been selling out hours before closing time each week  even though the order from local farms, such as Deer Run Farms and Anderson Farms, has more than tripled since opening week (doubled in North Bellport). This past weekend alone, more than 1000 pounds of melon and 19 bags of corn were gone by 2 p.m. – with close to $1000 sales in just WIC checks.

The markets have benefited from great locations in communities that need them the most, Visitors such as Legislator Kate Browning and Legislator Vivian Viloria Fisher have come down for a tour, partners such as Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk and The Health and Welfare Council have been on site sharing educational information, and evenThe Boys & Girls Club Steel Drum Band made an appearance in North Bellport.