Since last year I’ve been on a mission of eating more veggies at home and I’m on a search for the best farmers markets in Queens.
I decided to start with one that I’ve been to often the Forest Hills Greenmarket aka Farmers Market. It’s not walking distance from my home in Kew Gardens but it’s a quick 10 minute drive down Queens Boulevard and that’s a huge plus from carrying groceries on the subway back home to Queens from Manhattan.
It's honestly a pleasure having a farmers market in the next town that has a variety of vegetables, meats, fish, fruits and flowers.
Now that a lot of us are working from home and are rarely commuting from Manhattan I’m finding our local markets have great quality food to offer similar to the famous Union Square farmers market.
The Forest Hills market is bit small compared to those in Manhattan and Brooklyn but it's perfect for grabbing the essentials for a weeks worth of food. I left with a giant bundle of kale ($2/bunch), some wonderful peaches (mango peaches), warm whole wheat bread ($5) corn (2 stalks for $1) and tomatoes.
If you live in the area stop by before winter and get some pesticide free veggies.
The Forest Hills Greenmarket is open all year. The hours do change slightly.
The market only opens on Sundays. From January - May the market is open on Sunday’s from 8:00am-2:00pm EST and From June - December the market opens on Sunday from 8:00am-3:00pm EST.