Summer brings a bounty of fruits and vegetables as well as the opening of farmers markets around the borough where residents can purchase them.
GrowNYC‘s Jackson Heights, Sunnyside and Forest Hills greenmarkets are open year-round, but many of Queens’ other farmers markets don’t open until June or July.
Astoria Greenmarket
14th Street (Between 31st Avenue and 31st Road)
Open Wednesdays, 7/10 – 11/18
8 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Corona Greenmarket
Roosevelt Avenue at 103rd Street
Open Fridays, 7/10 – 11/20
8 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Elmhurst Greenmarket
41st Avenue (Between 80th and 81th Streets)
Open Tuesdays, 6/2 to 11/24
8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Forest Hills Greenmarket
South side of Queens Boulevard at 70th Avenue
Open Sundays, year-round
8 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Jackson Heights Greenmarket
34th Avenue at 78th Street
Open Sundays, year-round
8 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Jamaica Down to Earth Farmers Market
160th Street off Jamaica Avenue
Open Fridays, 6/19 – 11/20
Open Saturdays, 6/20 – 11/21
8:30 a.m– 4 p.m.
Queens Botanical Garden’s Down to Earth Farmers Market
Dahlia Avenue off Main Street (sidewalk outside Garden)
Open Fridays, 6/20 – 11/20
8:30 am – 4:00 p.m.
Ridgewood Youth Market
Myrtle Avenue and Cypress Avenue
Saturdays, 7/11 – 11/21
8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Rockaway Beach Youthmarket
Beach Channel Drive at Beach 58th Street
Open Saturdays, 7/11 – 11/21
10:30 am – 3:00 pm
Socrates Sculpture Park Greenmarket
Vernon Boulevard and Broadway
Open Saturdays, 6/6 – 11/21
8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Sunnyside Greenmarket
Skillman Avenue (Between 42nd and 43rd streets)
Open Saturdays, year-round
8 a.m. – 3 p.m.
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