Sunnyside Greenmarket

Sunnyside Greenmarket pairs neighborhood shopping with GrowNYC’s broader nonprofit work in food access, farming, education, and green space across New York City. Set on Skillman Avenue between 42nd and 43rd Streets, adjacent to Lou Lodati Park, the market has connected local farms and farmers with Sunnyside residents since 2007. The result is a Saturday market where you can shop directly from regional producers under GrowNYC’s producer-only standards, with a mix that runs from orchard fruit and greenhouse vegetables to seafood, cheese, bread, and pasture-raised meats.

Why it matters locally

Since 2007, Sunnyside Greenmarket has linked the Sunnyside neighborhood with local farms and farmers on Skillman Avenue. That connection sits inside GrowNYC’s larger model: a nonprofit organization that supports work in education, food access, farming, and green space, while running Greenmarkets under strict producer-only standards so farmers and food businesses sell farm-based products they grow or make themselves.

That matters at this market because the vendor lineup is rooted in direct farm sourcing rather than resale, and the mix covers staples that can shape a full weekly shop, including vegetables, fruit, eggs, meat, seafood, bread, cheese, and flowers. SNAP EBT and multiple nutrition benefit programs are also accepted here, tying local farm sales to food-access use on the ground in Queens.

What you'll find there

The vendor mix here leans practical: produce anchors the market, but it’s rounded out by proteins, bakery stands, orchard goods, and pantry extras that support a full cart instead of a quick browse. Several farms also bring specialty items such as Mexican herbs, tinctures, cider, maple syrup, and wagyu beef, which gives the lineup more range than a produce-only stop.

• -Shop Abundance Acres Farm for pasture-raised chicken, duck, beef, pork, lamb, free-range eggs, and maple syrup.
• -Pick up artisanal breads and bakery products from Anti-Conquest Bread Co.
• -Find honey from Ballard’s Honey.
• -Look for mushrooms and tinctures from Big Apple Fungi, formerly My Shrooms.
• -Browse Breezy Hill Orchard and Knoll Krest Farm for orchard fruit, small fruit, cider, baked goods, eggs, pasta, and soups.
• -Buy seafood from Catch of the Hamptons.
• -Stock up on vegetables plus small and field fruit at Gajeski Produce.
• -Cook with vegetables and Mexican specialty herbs from Gonzalez Farm.
• -Add baked goods from Meredith’s Country Bakery.
• -Choose vegetables, Mexican specialty produce, herbs, and cut flowers from Nolasco Farm.
• -Gather orchard fruit, vegetables, baked goods, and flowers at Terhune Orchards.
• -Find orchard fruit, small fruit, and greenhouse vegetables from Toigo Orchards II.
• -Bring home aged cheese, maple syrup, and wagyu beef from Woodlawn Creamery and Farm.

GrowNYC’s calendar also connects the market to a wider set of educational and civic programs, including a pollinator habitat workshop, a Citizens Committee for NYC grant information session, and the organization’s 50-year gala.

Know before you go

No dogs are allowed, which is the clearest planning detail to know before arriving. The market is located on Skillman Avenue between 42nd and 43rd Streets, next to Lou Lodati Park, so the setting is easy to pair with other neighborhood errands or park time.

There are no restrooms listed for the market, so plan accordingly before you shop. If you’re using nutrition benefits or need help with them, GrowNYC directs shoppers to the green market information tent, where staff can answer SNAP-related questions. One visitor described the Saturday-morning selection as covering staples such as fruits, vegetables, herbs, flowers, milk, eggs, cheese, meat, baked goods, bread, cider, and honey.

Payments & SNAP

Sunnyside Greenmarket accepts SNAP EBT along with Farmer's Market Nutrition Program benefits, FreshConnect Coupons, Healthfirst OTC on select plans, Health Bucks, and Greenmarket Bucks. GrowNYC also notes that the market information tent can help shoppers use benefits and answer SNAP-related questions.