Forest Hills

Forest Hills is part of GrowNYC’s Greenmarket network, a nonprofit effort that channels support into education, food access, farming, and green space work across New York City. At 70 Ave. and Queens Blvd in Queens, the market gives neighborhood shoppers a direct way to buy from a system that emphasizes farm-based products while tying food shopping to a broader civic mission. Its three-day weekly schedule from May through December makes it a practical stop for midweek restocking as well as weekend shopping.

Why it matters locally

GrowNYC operates Forest Hills as part of a citywide food-access and green-space nonprofit, with donations supporting work in education, food access, farming, and green space across the city. That matters at the neighborhood level because the organization’s Greenmarkets maintain strict producer-only standards, meaning farmers and food businesses sell farm-based products they grow or make themselves.

The market also sits inside a larger GrowNYC system that connects food shopping with public programs, from school-garden sessions to pollinator education and fundraising for New York’s farm-to-city movement. In Forest Hills, that means a regular Queens shopping stop is linked to an organization working on both fresh-food access and environmental education citywide.

What you'll find there

Forest Hills follows GrowNYC’s producer-only model, so the emphasis is on farm-based products sold by the people who grow or make them. Specific vendor rosters are not published here, but the market is part of a Greenmarket system centered on locally grown and produced food.

• -GrowNYC Greenmarkets use strict producer-only standards for farm-based products sold by participating farmers and food businesses.
• -The network focuses on fresh food access as part of GrowNYC’s broader food and agriculture work.
• -SNAP/EBT use is built into market shopping, alongside other benefit programs in GrowNYC market operations.

GrowNYC’s calendar also includes food and gardening programming such as a CitizensNYC grant information session, a pollinator habitat workshop, and a gala marking 50 years of New York’s farm-to-city movement.

Know before you go

No dogs are allowed, which is one of the clearest visit-planning rules for this market. Forest Hills runs at 70 Ave. and Queens Blvd on Wednesdays, Saturdays, and Sundays from May through December, with compost noted on Saturday and Sunday mornings alongside market hours. There are no restrooms listed, so plan accordingly before arriving.

If you use nutrition benefits, head to the green market information tent for help using them and for SNAP-related questions. Payment methods are clearly supported at GrowNYC markets, and Forest Hills lists SNAP/EBT acceptance as part of that setup. The schedule offers two earlier 8 a.m. openings during the week and on Saturday, while Sunday begins at 9 a.m..

Payments & SNAP

Forest Hills accepts SNAP/EBT. GrowNYC markets also direct shoppers to the green market information tent for help using benefits and answering SNAP questions. Across GrowNYC market operations, accepted currencies can include cash, debit, credit, SNAP EBT, Farmers Market Nutrition Program benefits, FreshConnect Coupons, Health Bucks, and Greenmarket Bucks.