Jackson Heights Greenmarket

Jackson Heights Greenmarket is part of GrowNYC, a nonprofit that funds its work through support for education, food access, farming, and green spaces, which gives this Queens market a mission-driven frame beyond a weekly shop. In Jackson Heights, the market operates year-round at 34 Ave between 77th and 78th Streets in the Jackson Heights neighborhood. It also sits within GrowNYC’s Greenmarket system, which uses strict producer-only standards so farmers and food businesses sell farm-based products they grow or make themselves. That combination of neighborhood access and nonprofit food-access work is the clearest lens for understanding this market.

Why it matters locally

Jackson Heights Greenmarket is tied to GrowNYC’s broader work in food access, farming, education, and green spaces, not just vendor management, and that shapes the role the market plays in Queens. GrowNYC describes Greenmarkets as nourishing New Yorkers with fresh food from small regional farmers, and it applies producer-only standards across the network so shoppers are buying directly from the people who grow or make the products. For a dense neighborhood like Jackson Heights, a year-round market at 34 Avenue adds dependable access to that regional farm supply in every season. The market’s SNAP participation also connects it to GrowNYC’s food-access infrastructure, which includes programs tied to WIC participants and low-income seniors.

What you'll find there

The named vendors and services attached to this market point to a mix that includes seasonal decor, produce sellers participating in nutrition-benefit programs, and a practical non-food drop-off option. The lineup here is lightly documented, but the cited businesses show how the market connects food shopping with other neighborhood errands.

• -Find A'moon Farm for wreaths, bouquets, garlands, and evergreen decor.
• -Shop Morgiewicz Farms, which is named as accepting eWIC cards directly at select GrowNYC Greenmarket locations.
• -Pick up from R&G Produce, also named as accepting eWIC cards directly at select GrowNYC Greenmarket locations.
• -Use Wearable Collections for textile drop-off collection and management.

GrowNYC’s events calendar also shows the market sits within a larger organization that runs programming tied to gardening, food access, volunteering, and seasonal farm education, including Greenmarket Maple Days and a Food Access Technical Training session.

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 along. The market is set at 34 Ave between 77th and 78th Streets in Jackson Heights, near PS 216 Arturo Toscanini School, which helps narrow the location on a busy neighborhood grid. It operates year-round rather than on a short seasonal run. GrowNYC also notes clear payment methods at its markets, which pairs with the market’s confirmed SNAP access for shoppers planning purchases around benefits or a mix of payment types. If you already use textile recycling as part of a weekend routine, the presence of Wearable Collections adds a second errand at the same stop.

Payments & SNAP

SNAP/EBT is accepted at Jackson Heights Greenmarket, and GrowNYC’s food-access work also includes programs connected to WIC participants and low-income seniors. The market’s vendor information further notes that Morgiewicz Farms and R&G Produce are named as accepting eWIC cards directly at select GrowNYC Greenmarket locations. Payment methods are listed clearly for visitors planning how to shop.