OGDENSBURG — Two years ago, when the Greenmarket began, it had seven members. A typical turnout for the market was three venders. Today, as it holds the last market of the year, membership has grown to 25, and more than 15 vendors attend each week.

The Greenmarket is held at the library park from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Saturday from late spring until the fall and offers vegetables, meats, crafts and baked goods. The small market has grown aggressively because of the overwhelming interest in the farming community.

"I waited a long time for a market like this," said Cliff L. Cook, a vendor and part-time manager of the market. "It really fits with how I think and do things."

Mr. Cook sells a variety of vegetables and federally certified beef and pork at the market. He began at the Greenmarket this season and looks forward to selling here next year.

"We all have camaraderie and help each other. It has great potential," Mr. Cook said.

Mr. Cook, who has been raising cattle for more than 30 years, said the market accounts for about 25 percent of his business. Although he sells only small packages of meat at the market, talking to customers often leads to orders of sides of beef or whole pigs.

Mr. Cook and many organic farmers see the market as a means to promote their products as well as their ideas about health and food.

Brian K. Bennett owns Bittersweet Farm in Heuvelton and has sold at the market since it began. When prompted, he will list dozens of reasons to support local agriculture, from health and flavor to food security and the economy.

"Saying 'you are what you eat' really is true," Mr. Bennett said.

Mr. Bennett, along with Ogdensburg Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Sandra M. Porter and Kimberly R. DesChamp, the city's economic development program manager, founded the market in May 2007. Since then, they have been trying to make the market more important to City Hall and the community as a whole.

The market recently added ATM and food stamp capabilities to appeal to more members of the community, and the Chamber of Commerce is working on a grant to permanently offer music at the market.

"The city needs to step up to the plate," Mr. Bennett said. "This could be a tourist attraction and a place for people to go to with their kids and families."