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Dekalb Market Launches This Saturday

Food vendors and retailers hope to create a sustainable hub a stone's throw away from Fort Greene.

Looking to get all your shopping done for the week? A new market close to Fort Greene is launching this Saturday that highlights the best locally grown produce and products in Brooklyn.

With over a dozen food vendors, an internet radio station and educational farm, Dekalb Market, a project put together by Urban Space and located on Fulton Mall in Downtown Brooklyn, is looking to become a new sustainable hub for both retailers and the community at large.

“We’re creating a central location in Brooklyn for commerce, art and design, as well as a functioning green space in the neighborhood for people to enjoy,” said Eldon Scott, president of Urban Space. 

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Approximately 29 Brooklyn-based purveyors ranging from food vendors to retail stores will be on hand, including Robecelli’s cupcakes and a container selling student artwork from Pratt Institute. There will also be vendors from the Dekalb Farm offering options from educational classes on horticulture from Liberty Sunset Garden Center, to an incubator farm with eight plots.

And if you’re just looking to get your voice out there, BBOX Radio, a community internet radio station, will be broadcasting live and on-site at the market. They are currently accepting applications for radio show submissions at their website

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“We were looking for an assortment of vendors that not only complimented each other, but also provided a variety of services that would be beneficial for the different communities in the neighborhood,” said Dekalb Market spokeswoman Jessica Tolliver.

Although there will be a variety of products and services available, according to Tolliver, the Dekalb Market won't be able to completely satisfy all the fresh fruit and vegetable needs of a neighborhood still waiting for the in The Andrea on Myrtle Avenue and Ashland Place. 

Tolliver said Dekalb Market was a perfect way to take advantage of an empty space by providing reasonably priced goods for the community, particularly since the location is easily accessible for a large portion of the borough. 

“Long Island University is just across the street and it’s right at the intersection of a residential community,” Tolliver said. “It was a great way to take advantage of an unused property and Urban Space has a history of creating markets like this in the area.”

All of the vendors at Dekalb Market will be open seven days per week from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., but have the flexibility to open as early as 8 a.m. and close as late as midnight. Tolliver said she anticipated certain vendors like Joe’s coffee to be open on the earlier side.

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