Greenmarkets mainly exist to support farmers and preserve farmland by providing farmers with the privilege to sell their produce at markets throughout New York. The green market I visited was the Flushing Greenmarket and I do not really visit green markets that often, but when I did, I witnessed so many distinct colors that I did not expect to see. Some produces currently in season that I enjoy eating are persimmons, Asian pears, oranges, and pineapples. Surprisingly, there were many variants of fruits that I have never seen before when I visited the green market. There were many different variants of pear and apple that I have never seen before. There were some products that had higher prices than those in grocery stores. An example of a product that had a higher price in my grocery store was a banana. The bananas at my greenmarket would cost 76 cents for a pound while at my closet grocery store, they would cost $1.29 for a pound.
Recently, I have enjoyed eating persimmons. I enjoy eating my persimmons when they are soft and have more liquid in them. Persimmons are a fruit that can be light-yellow to red orange. They can look like an orange tomato and when ripe they have an orange jelly-like texture. People mainly use persimmons for jams, pies, puddings, and jellies. Persimmons come from China, Northeast India, and Northern Indochina. Persimmons are a type of berries that provide vitamins A, C, and manganese, which helps the blood clot.
