Parks Commish's Dad Founds Greenmarket, Wins Award, Scolds Son

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New York Magazine | June 26, 2007

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By Tim Murphy

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It's no accident Parks Commissioner Adrian Benepe grew up to be a leaf lover. His father, Barry Benepe, 79, co-founded the city's greenmarket network more than 30 years ago, filling parks like Union Square with farmers' goods at a time when they were better known for yielding dirty needles than heirloom tomatoes. (There are now 30-odd markets citywide.) Benepe p

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