The New York Botanical Garden Farmers Market

The New York Botanical Garden Farmers Market is part of GrowNYC’s Greenmarket program, a privately funded nonprofit effort focused on bringing fresh, local produce to New Yorkers. That mission gives this market a clear frame: it sits within a major Bronx garden setting while operating under Greenmarket’s producer-only standards, which means farmers and food businesses sell farm-based products they grow or make themselves. For shoppers heading to the Mosholu Parkway Gate at Kazimiroff Boulevard, that combination matters more than branding alone: the stop pairs a botanical-garden location with a citywide local-food program built around direct farm sales and food access.

Why it matters locally

GrowNYC runs the market as part of the same organization that operates Greenmarkets, Farmstands, and the Teaching Garden on Governors Island, placing this site inside a broader New York food and education network. Its local role is also shaped by Greenmarket’s producer-only rule, which limits sales to farm-based products that vendors grow or produce themselves. That standard keeps the market tied to regional agriculture rather than resale.

Food access is another local piece of the picture. GrowNYC’s market materials reference SNAP EBT, WIC, Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program benefits, Healthfirst OTC on select plans, Health Bucks, and Greenmarket Bucks across its markets. At this location, SNAP EBT is accepted, connecting the Botanical Garden setting to the same affordability tools that support shopping across the Greenmarket system.

What you'll find there

This market is defined less by a published vendor roster than by the standards behind it. Greenmarket requires farmers and food businesses to sell farm-based goods they grow or produce themselves, so the mix is shaped by direct farm sales rather than general retail.

• -Find farm-based products sold under Greenmarket’s producer-only standards.

GrowNYC’s wider programming adds an educational layer around the market network, including a pollinator habitat workshop focused on supporting native bees, butterflies, moths, and other pollinators in school gardens, community spaces, and window boxes.

Know before you go

The most important logistics detail here is the setting: the market is at the Mosholu Parkway Gate at Kazimiroff Boulevard, inside the New York Botanical Garden grounds. That makes the entry point more useful than a generic neighborhood reference when you are planning your arrival. If you are coming with a pet, dogs are not allowed. Restrooms are also not available as a market amenity.

If you use benefits, GrowNYC directs shoppers to the green market information tent for help using benefits and for SNAP-related questions. The same FAQ notes that SNAP benefits cannot be exchanged for cash at GrowNYC Greenmarkets, though EBT Cash may be used to purchase food. Those details are the ones most likely to shape how you shop once you arrive.

Payments & SNAP

SNAP EBT is accepted at this market. GrowNYC market materials also reference debit, credit, cash, Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program benefits, FreshConnect Coupons, Healthfirst OTC on select plans, Health Bucks, and Greenmarket Bucks within its market system. For benefit questions on site, GrowNYC points shoppers to the green market information tent.