Parkchester/Virginia Pk Greenmarket

Parkchester/Virginia Pk Greenmarket pairs neighborhood food shopping with GrowNYC’s nonprofit work in food access, farming, education, and green space across New York City. In the Bronx, the market sits at Westchester Avenue and White Plains Road in the Parkchester neighborhood, bringing farm products directly into a busy everyday shopping corridor. Its vendor mix stays focused and practical, with produce, orchard fruit, honey, baked goods, flowers, and pantry staples sold by named farm and food businesses. That combination makes this a straightforward stop for regular grocery runs rather than a market built around extras.

Why it matters locally

Parkchester/Virginia Pk Greenmarket has connected local farms and farmers to the Parkchester neighborhood since 2011. That matters in a market run by GrowNYC, an organization that describes its work as supporting education, food access, farming, and green space in the city. GrowNYC also maintains strict producer-only standards across its Greenmarket network, meaning farmers and food businesses sell farm-based products they grow or make themselves.

At this corner in the Bronx, that producer-only model shows up in a compact lineup: two produce vendors, an orchard operation with fruit and flowers, a bakery, and a beekeeper. The result is direct access to regional food without leaving the neighborhood.

What you'll find there

The lineup here is compact and grocery-minded, with fresh produce doing most of the work and a few vendors covering bread, fruit, honey, flowers, and household goods made from beeswax and honey. Because the vendor list is short and specific, it is easy to scan what is available for a produce run or to add a few pantry items to the trip.

• -Pick up honey, pollen, candles, and soap from Finger Lakes Beekeeping.
• -Find vegetables plus small and field fruit at Gajeski Produce.
• -Look for baked goods from Meredith’s Country Bakery.
• -Shop vegetables from R & G Produce.
• -Browse orchard fruit, vegetables, baked goods, and flowers from Terhune Orchards.

GrowNYC’s broader calendar also includes programs tied to farming and food education, including a pollinator habitat workshop, a community leaders grant information session, and a gala marking 50 years of New York’s farm-to-city movement. Those events are not specific to this corner market, but they reflect the larger organization behind it.

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 set at Westchester Avenue and White Plains Road, a straightforward Bronx intersection location rather than a park or enclosed plaza. If you are using benefits or have payment questions, GrowNYC directs shoppers to the market information tent for help with SNAP and related programs. Contact numbers for the market are 212-788-7900 and 212-788-7913, and the listed email is fai@grownyc.org.

Payments & SNAP

SNAP EBT is accepted here. GrowNYC also lists Farmer's Market Nutrition Program, FreshConnect Coupons, Healthfirst OTC for select plans, Health Bucks, and Greenmarket Bucks among accepted market currencies. Shoppers using SNAP can spend $2 in SNAP/EBT/Summer EBT and receive a $2 Health Buck bonus, up to $10 per day.