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Nutrition Education Programs and Resources

The Health Department provides nutrition education programming for the public and supports organizations that want to offer nutrition education to employees or clients through a variety of resources.

The Stellar Farmers Markets Program

The Just Say Yes to Fruits and Vegetables Stellar Farmers Markets program provides free bilingual nutrition education workshops and cooking demonstrations at select farmers markets throughout NYC from July to November. The program builds participants' knowledge and skills about how and why to prepare healthy meals using fresh, seasonal produce. Workshops are open to the public and are provided in multiple languages. All participants aged 18 years and older will receive a $2 Health Bucks coupon for attending.

Farmers Market Map 2024 (PDF)

Other Languages: Español |
简体中文

Check out the Eat Healthy Be Active Facebook page for information about weekly workshops from July to November as well as tips about locally grown produce.

To schedule a group visit for your organization’s clients, email NutritionEducation@health.nyc.gov.

2024 Stellar Farmers Markets Workshops

Bronx

Bronx Borough Hall Greenmarket

Tuesday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Location: Grand Concourse between 161st Street and 162nd Street

Languages: English, Spanish, Bengali, Mandarin

La Familia Verde Farmers Markets

Tuesday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Location: East Tremont Avenue and Lafontaine Avenue

Languages: English, Spanish

Norwood Farmstand

Thursday, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Location: East Gun Hill Road and Dekalb Avenue

Languages: English, Spanish

Parkchester Greenmarket

Friday, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Location: Westchester Avenue and White Plains Road

Languages: English, Spanish, Bengali, Mandarin

Brooklyn

Cypress Hills Greenmarket

Friday, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Location: Fulton Street and Richmond Street

Languages: English, Spanish, Cantonese

East New York Farms!

Saturday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Location: 613 New Lots Avenue

Languages: English, Spanish

Riseboro Bushwick Farmers Market at Maria Hernandez Park

Saturday, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Location: Knickerbocker Avenue and Starr Street

Languages: English, Spanish

Manhattan

Gouverneur Farmstand

Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Location: Clinton Street between Jefferson Street and Madison Street

Languages: English, Spanish, Cantonese

Grassroots Farmers Market

Tuesday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Location: West 145th Street and Edgecombe Avenue

Languages: English, Spanish

Harlem Unity Market

Saturday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Location: 163 West 125th Street

Languages: English, Spanish

P.S. 57 Farmstand

Thursday, 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Location: 115th Street and 3rd Avenue

Languages: English, Spanish, Mandarin

Two Bridges Youth Farmers Market

Sunday, 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Location: 50 Madison Street at Hamliton-Madison House Community Center

Languages: English, Spanish, Cantonese, Mandarin

Queens

Corona Plaza Greenmarket

Friday, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Location: Roosevelt Avenue and 103rd Street

Languages: English, Spanish, Mandarin

Flushing Greenmarket

Wednesday, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Location: Sanford Avenue and Union Street (Bowne Playground)

Languages: English, Spanish, Mandarin

Recipes and Handouts for Adults

Use the following recipes in your education workshops or provide as a resource on their own. Each recipe highlights local produce available at farmers markets, farm stands and food boxes in NYC. They are arranged in alphabetical order by main ingredient.

Just Say Yes Stellar Farmers Markets Program Recipes (PDF)

Other Languages (English versions included): Español |
中文 |
简体中文 |
Русский |
한국어 |
Kreyòl ayisyen |
اردو |
العربية |
Français |
বাংলা |
ײִדיש

Use the following handouts in your education workshops or provide as a resource on their own

Handouts for Adult Workshops (PDF)

Other Languages (English versions included): Español |
中文 |
简体中文 |
Русский |
한국어 |
Kreyòl ayisyen |
العربية |
اردو |
Français |
ײִדיש |
বাংলা

Both the Just Say Yes Stellar Farmers Market Program Recipes and Handouts for Adult Workshops should be used in the Interactive Food and Nutrition Workshops below.

Print promotional materials including these healthy eating posters and palm cards:

Healthy Eating Formula poster (PDF)

Healthy Eating Formula palm card (PDF)

Other Languages: Español

Eat a Whole Lot More Plants: Posters

Anton and Carla (PDF)

Other Languages: Español |
繁體中文 |
简体中文

Abuela and Maria (PDF)

Other Languages: Español

Min and Sharon (PDF)

Other Languages: 繁體中文 |
简体中文

For more recipes, posters, palm cards, and links to videos visit the Nutrition Tips page.

Food and Nutrition Lessons

Interactive Food and Nutrition Workshops

Choose one of the following curricula to implement a nutrition education program at your organization.

Workshops for Adults

This curriculum aims to build nutrition and culinary knowledge and skills for adults. Lessons are interactive, including a nutrition discussion, culinary demonstration and recipe tasting. Each lesson takes 25 minutes, including interpretation. When teaching this curriculum, use recipes and handouts found above under Recipes and Handouts for Adults

Cook Fresh at Farmers Markets Lessons (PDF): This curriculum is for shorter workshops focused on the culinary demonstration. Each lesson takes 25 minutes, including interpretation.

Workshops for Kids

This curriculum encourages children ages 3 to 11 to eat more fruits and vegetables by engaging them in hands-on activities. During these 25-minute lessons, children explore different kinds of produce and taste featured recipes.

Farmers Markets for Kids Lessons (PDF)

Farmers Markets for Kids Handouts (PDF)

Other Languages (English versions included): Español |
中文 |
简体中文 |
Русский |
한국어 |
Kreyòl ayisyen |
العربية |
اردو |
Français |
ײִדיש

Healthy Eating Workshop Series

Organizations can use these materials to deliver workshops as "lunch and learns," worksite wellness activities or nutrition education programs for clients. Each workshop topic below includes a PowerPoint presentation and corresponding notes.

Workshop Series Overview (PDF)

Basic Strategies for Healthy Eating Presentation (PDF)

Basic Strategies for Healthy Eating Presentation Notes (PDF)

Reading and Understanding Food Labels Presentation (PDF)

Reading and Understanding Food Labels Presentation Notes (PDF)

Sugary Drinks and Healthy Alternatives Presentation (PDF)

Other Languages: Español

Sugary Drinks and Healthy Alternatives Presentation Notes (PDF)

Other Languages: Español

Cut the Salt Presentation (PDF)

Other Languages: Español

Cut the Salt Presentation Notes (PDF)

Other Languages: Español

Making Healthier Choices When Eating Out Presentation (PDF)
Other Languages: Español

Making Healthier Choices When Eating Out Presentation Notes (PDF)

Other Languages: Español

Cooking Videos

Coordinate a screening at your organization or share these cooking videos with your clients on how to prepare healthy, plant-filled recipes.

Culinary Skills Videos on YouTube

Visit the Video library on the Eat Healthy Be Active Facebook page for a variety of nutrition and culinary workshop videos.

Resources to Support Farmers Market Nutrition Education Programs

Nutrition education and culinary demonstrations at farmers markets benefit shoppers and farmers. Community organizations are ideal leaders for these programs because of their experience with and knowledge of community needs.

For help planning your program, use:

Nutrition Education and Culinary Demonstrations at Farmers Markets: A Guide for Community Organizations (PDF)

Educator Training Materials

Community organizations can train educators to conduct nutrition workshops and culinary demonstrations at farmers markets or farm stands.

For more information, review the guides below and choose the training video that corresponds to the curriculum you’ll be implementing.

Training Presentations (PDF)

Facilitation Guides (PDF)

Training Videos:

Farmers Markets for Kids

Cook Fresh at Farmers Markets

Culinary Demonstration Tips for Educators

Use our tips to help you prepare for culinary demonstrations. They include talking points to share with participants during workshops and information to help with the preparation of recipe samples at the market. Our tips provide substitution notes, yield and preparation tips.

Culinary Demo Tips (PDF)

Nutrition Education Resources for Child Care Centers

Child care providers and teachers play a key role in helping young children establish healthy eating and physical activity habits for a lifetime. Visit the Nutrition and Physical Activity Resources for Child Care Programs page for more information including resources to support nutrition education programming.

Additional Resources

Just Say Yes to Fruits and Vegetables

More Information

Nutrition Tips

Nutrition Services

Health Bucks