Isabahlia farmers Market

Isabahlia farmers Market ties fresh produce to a youth-centered nonprofit mission in Brownsville, with the organization framing its work as building a healthy community “one garden at a time” and strengthening, educating, and supporting healthy, productive youth. That mission gives the market a distinct shape: produce sales sit alongside gardens, farms, and programs run by Isabahlia LOEF, Inc. and the Isabahlia Ladies of Elegance Foundation Inc., the nonprofit created in Isabahlia Martin Ortiz’s memory. The market’s seasonal setup at 410 Livonia Avenue places it within a larger neighborhood network of growing sites across Brooklyn.

Why it matters locally

Brownsville is central to how this market is organized: ILOEF, INC. describes itself as a nonprofit serving Brownsville and surrounding neighborhoods, and the market’s produce supply is connected to five community gardens plus collaborations with other local growers. That means the market is not just a sales stop but part of an ongoing neighborhood growing effort run through Isabahlia LOEF gardens and farms.

The youth focus is equally local. The organization says its mission is to strengthen, educate, and build healthy, happy, productive youth one garden at a time, and its programming extends into gardening programs, healthy meals workshops, computer classes, dance classes, etiquette classes, and home economics arts and craft workshops.

What you'll find there

The market centers on produce grown through the organization’s own farms and gardens, with several named growing sites spread across Brownsville and East Brooklyn addresses. The lineup reads less like a generic vendor row and more like a connected network of neighborhood growing projects selling through one mission-driven market.

• -Find I.L.O.E.F.Farmers Market for fresh fruits and vegetables with locally grown produce.
• -Pick up fresh produce from Green Valley Farm, which supplies the weekly farmer's market.
• -Shop Iso Student Farm for fresh produce sold through the farmer's market.
• -Browse Floral Vineyard, a vineyard location offering items by appointment during May through October.
• -Stop at Isabahlia Garden, a garden location open by appointment during May through October.

During the main season, the I.L.O.E.F. Farmers Market runs every Friday and Saturday from 8am to 3pm, and Powell Street Garden is also listed with the same Friday and Saturday seasonal market schedule. The organization also lists an Indoor Farmer's Market on Saturdays from November 4 through December 23, 8am to 1pm, adding a separate cold-weather shopping window beyond the main outdoor season.

Know before you go

No dogs are allowed, which may affect how you plan a quick produce run or a longer stop around the gardens. The main visitor address is 410 Livonia Avenue at Powell Street Garden, but the broader Isabahlia market network also names sites at 514 Rockaway Avenue, 93 New Lots at the corner of New Lots and Sutter, 2379 Pitkin Avenue, and 615 Saratoga between Sutter and Blake.

Restrooms are not available, so this is easiest to plan as a focused shopping stop rather than a long stay. Several garden and farm locations are listed as open by appointment during May through October, which helps explain why the market is part of a wider set of sites rather than a single fixed stand.

Payments & SNAP

SNAP/EBT is accepted here, an important detail for shoppers planning regular produce purchases during the season. Payment methods are clearly identified by the market, which makes this a more straightforward stop if you are budgeting across different forms of payment.