You’ve seen them out in Maria Hernandez Park, posting up under tents on Knickerbocker, and under the Rheingold Archway on Bushwick Ave. You may have picked up a week’s worth of produce from them after your morning jog. Maybe one of their friendly vendors gave you your first taste of chicha. Perhaps you lingered there to savor a cold brew and quiche one sunny afternoon.

However you may have come across the RiseBoro Farmers Markets, you know they provide fresh fruits and veggies, delicious treats, and comforting camaraderie to the whole of Bushwick. But if you thought these neighborhood mainstays were good before, just wait till you see them this year.

On Saturdays, visitors will be able to enjoy products from local vendors, meet-and-greets with regional farmers, and a chance to learn more about the community initiatives happening all around them. The kick-off market on Saturday, May 19th will also feature RiseBoro’s festive annual plant sale. On Sundays, the markets will offer free summer youth arts programming by Arts and Rhymes, community yoga by Tejal Yoga, and Zumba by Ariel Maduro.