Staten Island Mall Greenmarket

Staten Island Mall Greenmarket is part of GrowNYC, a nonprofit that funds work in education, food access, farming, and green spaces as it operates its food programs. Set at the Richmond Avenue entrance parking lot of the Staten Island Mall in Staten Island, the market pairs that citywide mission with an easy-to-reach shopping stop in the Richmond neighborhood. It runs seasonally from June through November, giving this part of Staten Island a regular fresh-food option during the main growing months. The setting is practical rather than ceremonial: a mall commuter lot with parking, backed by a Greenmarket system built around direct farm sales.

Why it matters locally

GrowNYC frames its Greenmarkets around fresh food from small regional farms, and this Staten Island market carries that model into the mall setting on Richmond Avenue. The organization also states that its markets follow strict producer-only standards, meaning farmers and food businesses sell farm-based products they grow or make themselves. That matters here because the market is not just a pop-up retail stop at the Staten Island Mall; it is part of a broader food-access and farming effort run by GrowNYC.

The local value is also practical. A market in the Staten Island Mall commuter lot brings farm shopping to a familiar daily-errand location with plenty of parking available. GrowNYC’s nonprofit mission explicitly includes food access, which aligns with the market’s acceptance of nutrition-support programs on site.

What you'll find there

This market is defined more by its Greenmarket standards and access programs than by a published vendor roster here. Expect a producer-only setup tied to GrowNYC’s farm-to-city network, with shoppers using the mall parking-lot location for direct farm purchases.

• -Shop from GrowNYC Greenmarket producers selling farm-based products they grow or make themselves under producer-only rules.
• -Use Greenmarket Bucks within the market’s payment ecosystem.
• -Find support for SNAP EBT shoppers through the market’s listed food-access programs.
• -Look for Farmer's Market Nutrition Program participation among the accepted benefit options.
• -Redeem FreshConnect Coupons where eligible.
• -Spend Healthfirst OTC benefits on select plans where accepted.
• -Access Health Bucks as part of the market’s nutrition incentive offerings.

GrowNYC also promotes related seasonal programming such as SNAP updates, holiday schedules, and fresh food drives through its Greenmarket calendar.

Know before you go

No dogs is the key policy to know before planning a visit. The market is located at the Richmond Avenue entrance parking lot of the Staten Island Mall, and GrowNYC describes it as a commuter-lot setup with plenty of parking available, which makes arrival by car straightforward. The season runs from June through November, so this is not a year-round stop.

This is also a practical market to approach with a shopping list. The Staten Island Mall setting means you are heading to a specific parking-lot entrance rather than a closed street or town square. Restrooms are not listed as an on-site amenity here, so the main visitor advantages are parking and the familiar mall location in the Richmond neighborhood.

Payments & SNAP

SNAP EBT is accepted at Staten Island Mall Greenmarket. GrowNYC also lists Farmer's Market Nutrition Program, FreshConnect Coupons, Healthfirst OTC for select plans, Health Bucks, and Greenmarket Bucks among the market’s payment and incentive options. That mix fits GrowNYC’s stated food-access mission as a nonprofit organization.