Farmer’s Market opens in Pomonok

The Queens Community House (QCH) Pomonok Farmers’ Market debuted on July 7 at 10 a.m. in the parking lot of the Pomonok Community Center, at 67-09 Kissena Boulevard in Flushing.
It will return every Thursday through mid-November and run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The market aims to increase access to affordable, healthy, locally-grown food for the residents of the Pomonok Houses and the surrounding community, where fresh produce is hard to come by.
The produce came from the Lancaster Co-op Farm in Pennsylvania, Pomonok’s own vegetable garden and the nearby John Browne High School agricultural program.
Volunteers have played an integral role in the planning, organizing and implementation of this exciting new community resource. Its success was dependent upon the talents and energy of the adults in the community, who dedicated their time, expertise and neighborhood connections to the project.
The project is part of the Community Experience Partnership (CEP), a national initiative of the Atlantic Philanthropies. In NYC, funders include New York Community Trust, and the grant manager is United Neighborhood Houses.