Learn It, Grow It, Eat It YM

GrowNYC’s nonprofit focus on education, food access, farming, and green space gives Learn It, Grow It, Eat It YM a mission-led frame that stands out from a routine produce stop. In the Bronx at Boston Rd and 169th St, this seasonal market runs three days a week from May through December, giving shoppers multiple chances to buy food through the GrowNYC network. The market also sits within a system that maintains strict producer-only standards, so the farm-based products sold through GrowNYC markets come from the farmers and food businesses that grow or make them. SNAP EBT is accepted here, adding a practical food-access role alongside the market’s educational identity.

Why it matters locally

GrowNYC ties this market to a broader Bronx-and-citywide mission that funds education, food access, farming, and green space work, rather than treating the market as a standalone retail site. That matters in a neighborhood setting like Boston Rd and 169th St, where a recurring market can function as a regular point of access to farm-based food during the May-to-December season. GrowNYC also states that its Greenmarkets follow producer-only standards, meaning vendors sell farm-based products they grow or produce themselves instead of reselling wholesale goods. On the access side, the organization accepts SNAP EBT at Greenmarkets and helps shoppers use benefits at the market information tent, which gives this Bronx market a clear public-service role as well as a shopping function.

What you'll find there

This market is defined more by GrowNYC’s operating model and benefits access than by a published vendor roster in hand. Expect a producer-only setup centered on farm-based goods sold by the people who grow or make them, with staff support for shoppers using nutrition benefits.

• -Find GrowNYC producers selling only farm-based products they grow or produce themselves under the network’s producer-only rules.
• -Use the green market information tent for help with SNAP-related questions and benefit use at the market.
• -Shop with Greenmarket Bucks, FreshConnect, FMNP, Health Bucks, Healthfirst OTC select plans, and eWIC where accepted through GrowNYC markets.

GrowNYC also runs food and garden programming across its network, including a school-garden pollinator habitat workshop and a community leaders grant information session, which reflects the educational work tied to the organization behind this market.

Know before you go

No dogs are allowed, and restrooms are not available, two details that can change how long you plan to stay and who comes with you. The market is located at Boston Rd and 169th St in the Bronx and operates on Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday during its May-through-December season. If you plan to use SNAP, bring your EBT card and PIN; GrowNYC notes that SNAP benefits cannot be exchanged for cash, though EBT Cash can be used to purchase food. The green market information tent is the place for help using benefits and for SNAP-related questions. Payment methods are clearly established at GrowNYC markets, which can make this a simpler stop for shoppers combining standard purchases with nutrition benefits.

Payments & SNAP

SNAP EBT is accepted at this market, and GrowNYC directs shoppers to the green market information tent for help using benefits. GrowNYC markets also accept Greenmarket Bucks, eWIC, FMNP, FreshConnect, Health Bucks, and select Healthfirst OTC plans, giving shoppers several payment and nutrition-benefit options.