July 19: Fresh Fruit and Vegetables At Fort Greene Houses? You Bet

Fort Greene residents looking forward to the of Red Apple Supermarket don't need to wait until its scheduled opening date in September. 

On Tuesdays through Oct. 25, fruits and vegetables from a variety of upstate New York farms will available smack dab in the middle of Fort Greene Houses—one of the most underserved places in the borough when it comes to fresh produce. 

Staffed by local residents, the Myrtle Avenue Farm Stand not only offers veggies and fruit, but also honey from upstate Chemung County and fresh bread made locally by baker Adrienne Braxton.

And today, Myrtle Eats Fresh Community Chef Beryl Benbow will be demonstrating a healthy, affordable recipe using farm fresh ingredients.

For more info, visit myrtleavenue.org or email kassy@myrtleavenue.org. 

Here are your 5 Things for today:

1. The Dan O'Bannon HorrorFest continues with BAM Rose Cinema's screening of The Night of the Living Dead.

2. A book group at Greenlight Bookstore will be reading Tiphanie Yanique's "," a short story collection that is part oral history, part postcolonial narrative set mostly in the U.S. Virgin Islands.

3. Attention hot dog enthusiasts: Kelso Beer Company in Clinton Hill will host the 6th Annual Hot Dog Cookoff on Saturday. 

4. In case you missed it: check out our story on over plans to transform Putnam Triangle into a temporary pedestrian plaza. 

5. Alternate side parking rules will be in effect.