High School for Public Service Youth Farm Market

High School for Public Service Youth Farm Market grows directly out of the High School for Public Service partnership that anchors the Youth Farm in Brooklyn. Set at 600 Kingston Avenue on the front lawn of Wingate Campus, the market sits at the border of Crown Heights and East Flatbush, with the farm entrance between Rutland Road and Winthrop Street. On Wednesdays, shoppers can buy locally grown produce and flowers while youth cooking demos run as part of the market day. That combination gives the market a clear school-and-farm identity rather than a generic sidewalk setup.

Why it matters locally

The Youth Farm operates through Green Guerillas in partnership with the High School for Public Service and BK Farmyards, tying the market to a working educational farm and to neighborhood food access efforts. The farm’s programs include a year-round Go Green! class for 30 students, a year-round Lunchtime Farm Club internship program, physical education classes that use the farm as a gym, and a paid Summer Youth Leaders program in July and August focused on job training and leadership development. The food grown here also moves beyond the market itself: produce and flowers are listed as going to Brooklyn businesses including Wilma Jean, Nightengale 9, Buttermilk Channel, 61 Local, GRDN, and By Brooklyn.

What you'll find there

This market’s mix is closely tied to the Youth Farm itself, so the emphasis falls on farm-grown produce, flowers, and programming that keeps the stand connected to youth education and cooking. Alongside shopping, the market day includes sampling healthy treats at cooking demos, which makes the Wednesday visit partly a produce stop and partly a farm-learning hour.

• -Find Trinity Farm produce here, with fresh Youth Farm vegetables and fruits available at the market.
• -See Green Guerillas represented through the Youth Farm program it runs with the High School for Public Service and BK Farmyards.
• -Look for BK Farmyards as a partner providing staffing and administrative assistance to the Youth Farm operation.
• -Wilma Jean is listed among Brooklyn restaurants that receive the farm’s produce and flowers.
• -Nightengale 9 also appears on the roster of Brooklyn restaurants receiving produce and flowers.
• -Buttermilk Channel is another listed destination for the farm’s produce and flowers.
• -61 Local is named as a Brooklyn business that receives produce and flowers from the farm.
• -GRDN is listed as receiving produce and flowers from the Youth Farm.
• -By Brooklyn is also named among the places receiving produce and flowers.

Weekly Wednesday market hours include youth cooking demos from 2:30 to 3:30 led by Youth Guardenias and from 3:45 to 4:45 by Community Chef Melissa Danielle. The broader farm calendar also includes free public workshops on gardening and food justice topics, volunteer days, and farm-based educational workshops or special tours.

Know before you go

No dogs and no restrooms is the key practical detail to plan around before heading to the farm market. The market is at Wingate Campus, 600 Kingston Avenue, on the front lawn, and the entrance is between Rutland Road and Winthrop Street. If you are coming by subway, the farm directs riders to take the 2 or 5 train to Winthrop Stop and walk three blocks east. Farm Manager Molly Culver is named for farmers market matters, and the site also lists Erin at BK Farmyards for volunteer days, educational workshops, and special tours.

Payments & SNAP

EBT cards are accepted here, along with FMNP/WIC, Senior Checks, cash, and Health Bucks. That makes this market one of the more flexible options for shoppers using nutrition benefits during the June-through-October season.