Forest Hills Greenmarket

Honestly what is not to love?
This started off as a smallish Farmers Market but it has now grown to be a VERY good one. It is open every Sunday of the year 8 – 3 but don’t get there at 3 and expect to get much.
My favorites are Garden of Eve (organic produce from Riverhead), Goodale Farms (Dairy and Produce from Suffolk), American Seafood (fresh caught off of Long Island), B & Y Farms (All sorts of Organic meats) and Ronnybrook Dairy.
Goodale Farms — Must try the Feta and Mozzarella.
American Seafood — Everything is fresh and there is a big taste difference between what you get here and at a fish store. We get the scallops almost religiously at this point.
B & Y Farms — Not cheap but well worth it. The meats are all super fresh. We love their Red Meat and Sausage but they have a large variety.

This market is great! Unique vegetables depends on the season purple and yellow cauliflower, purple finger potatoes and mini squash. Prices are reasonable considering you buy fresh organic products.

I’m obsessed with farmers markets. Love them. Love giving my money directly to the growers, even if it clears out my bank account every time I visit! This is the closest of the Greenmarkets to me so I try to hit it up at least once every two weeks. If I lived closer and if the prices were cheaper, I would for SURE be here every Sunday! You’d think that since there is no middle man that the prices would be less expensive! Honestly, I really don’t care about that because the quality of the vendors here is excellent! No matter if it’s early morning or almost closing time @ 3, it’s always very crowded! Lots of rude people bumping into you and shoving. That really tests my patience! American Seafood sells out fairly quickly. They are always leaving early because they have no product left so get there super early if you want the freshest seafood. I really like Bread Alone. I’ve been buying from them for a while now. The lemon orange cranberry pound cake is to die for! The guy who runs the stand though could be a bit more customer friendly. He clearly saw me standing there but paid me no mind because he was gossiping with the vendor next to him. Divine Brine has the best wasabi pickles that I’ve ever had. My favorite vendor has to be Red Jacket Orchards. Their apples and juices are simply THE BEST! I also love the Ronnybrook Farm Dairy stand but the two guys running it seemed spaced out. Couldn’t answer a question of how one cheese tasted and couldn’t give correct change. Nolasco’s Farm has the best prices for produce. I wish I could remember which vendor I bought fresh corn from because it was the sweetest, most delicious corn that I’ve ever had!

I enjoy this market yet some stands need to work on their customer service skills. One stand had a kid working there and he was not very friendly when asked about a price of a veg that wasn’t listed. Another stand the following week was annoyed when I asked for a product they didn’t carry. Customers have a choice and usually buying local is a bit pricey so they should be nicer.

I feel happy and honored that I live so close to the Forest Hills Greenmarket. Honestly, traveling to the Greenmarket makes my week. I look forward to the full array of yummy and fresh produce, as well as the FISH from the awesome fish monger. I have no complaints at all — everything is awesome. I love the mushroom vendor, the pickle guy, the honey, the salad greens/​vegetables, the fresh fruit, the cheese, the bakeries, and the wine. This place has it all! I enjoy just wandering around Greenmarket, looking at the fresh produce. I am having pleasant memories of the place right now, just thinking about it.

Love having this just steps from my home. While this is a small greenmarket, their offerings are still great. Meat, poultry, fish, bread, eggs, dairy, fruit, vegetables, herbs, plants, wine, flowers, and honey are all sold here depending on the season. In addition, some vendors have products like jams, pickles, soap, hand-​dyed yarn, and baked goods. While some accept credit cards, be prepared to bring cash. You can also drop off your compost and textiles for recycling. Wish they had a coffee vendor here.

To have a greenmarket right across the street from home (although calling Queens Boulevard a street is underestimating its breadth) is a luxury that I never even considered when I moved to the area. Yet here I am, and there it is. And even better, GrowNYC’s Forest Hills location for a greenmarket is one of the year-​round ones, open every Sunday from 8 AM to 3 PM.
Relatively small but well-​represented, with dairy, vegetables, fruits, meats, seafood, honey, wine, jams, pickles, cheeses, breads and baked goods. Seasonally, there may be yarn, horseradish, and mushrooms. A favorite is Ronnybrook for delicious yogurts and yogurt drinks, butters, and a surprisingly wide range of ice cream flavors (e.g. coconut, ginger, blueberry, toasted hazelnut, raspberry, etc). Terhune Orchards has delicious and well-​priced apple pies. Red Jacket has more than just fresh apples, apple juices, and ciders in their arsenal (hint, the apricot stomp is fantastic). Blue Oyster Cultivation has gorgeous oyster mushrooms, although they just happen to not be there when I needed them! (proof that I haven’t learned to shop a greenmarket yet). And you might not even notice Dipaola’s sausages are made from turkey.
As a small neighborhood greenmarket, its a neighborhood crowd that is shopping and browsing. Space can be tight, traffic very slow-​moving, but its awesome to see the locals out and many are quite friendly.
Located on the corner of Queens Boulevard (south side) at 70^th Avenue, the vendor stands essentially surrounding the US Postal Service branch there. Look for the pointed white tent tops.

I love the Forest Hills farmers market
I work down the block and stop by that location every Sunday
They always have everything from fruits to veggies milk eggs honey and fresh bread
Sometimes they even have fish
And stop by the cakes and pie stand

We went and bought divine brine pickles, they are divine indeed. We also got mini plums, beets, onions and onions, all straight from farmers super fresh and half the price you get at supermarket.
One negative– very hard to get parking.

We caught the tail-​end of the Greenmarket this past Sunday but were lucky enough to discover Divine Brine Pickles! These pickles are Incredible!
Jalapeño
My FAV. Crunchy, sweet yet ends with a fiery bite. Reminds me on Pickle Me Petes «Sweet Chipotle» (my current #1 Fav Pickle).
Wasabi
I keep referring to this as horseradish because he’s sweet, tangy — a lil honey mustardy almost with a kick. But it’s actually Wasabi and Boy is it GOOD!
Horseradish
Although this is fantastic and I would easily buy a bucket of this, the prior two flavors blows this out of the water!
Honey Hot Bread & Butter
Insanely Spicy. Little mushy, prefer the Jalapeño Pickles
This place didn’t make me think twice about buying. Usually I’m there sampling going Ummmm… should I buy a quart? This place was like — Gimme 3 for $ 22! I don’t know which flavors yet but I want 3!
I love how close and accessible it is Vs the other Fair Pickle places that come every few months.
Come Buy Pickles

It started out seasonal, but it was so popular it became year round. We recycle our compost, get Red Jacket fruit juice, and Andrew’s honey, and tons and tons of produce. Bread Alone has great stuff and Devine Brine sells the best artesian pickles I’ve ever had! My sons like the chocolate milk and the turkey burgers that just taste so much better than grocery store turkey burgers. You can have conversations with the people about how they do what they do, and religion and Mets for that matter.

I love, love, love that we have a green market in Forest Hills. I go here every Sunday to support the market and the local farmers & bakers.
I love the bread stand which has tons of amazing breads & pastries to choose from. There are also tons of great fruit & veggies here.
It’s every Sunday but not in the winter so hurry on over before it’s too late!

I love going early in the morning every Sunday to the farm market. I love buying fresh bread there and the very healthy yogurts. They even have fresh fish there which i never tried because of the lines that are there it must be good!

Small but has everything you need.

Not a huge market compared to others, but there are loads of items to satisfy. Lots of produce to choose from; kale, onions, berries, lettuce, corn… the list goes on. There are also baked goods, meat, local honey, juices, and more.
I just love coming home and making dinner using all the fresh ingredients, it makes such a difference to the flavor of your meals. The market runs every Sunday through the end of the year. It’s a great reason to break out those shopping totes and check it out.

I didnt even know we had a farmers market in my hood. I was in the area on Sunday and stopped by to check out the goods. Its not a big selection of vand I guess I got there late since a lot of stuff looked gone. I did buy some fresh juice and an apple walnut cake. When I have another free sunday I will come early to see what they have

The only reason I haven’t assigned a 5* rating is because the market is small and limited. However, I have reason to believe it will expand as the season moves on so I look forward to updating the status. Otherwise, I have to say I totally dig this local — and green — fresh produce/​goods spot in Forest Hills. It’s early in the season, I know, but this has been the «go-​to» spot for me and my husband after hitting the gym (on the corner), getting Belgian waffles (on the next corner) and doubling back for some locally grown/​produced goods. The vendors are all super friendly and highly knowledgeable about their wares. You can get honey from Andrew’s Local Honey from very specific areas like Union Square, Brooklyn and of course, spots in Queens. I’m also a fan of the Ronneybrook Farms vendor. I get their fresh milk and when I return with the empty bottle I get a nice discount on the next bottle ($ 1.50 OFF!). There’s also another dairy vendor where I get fresh eggs and the most delicious fresh cheeses. Oh my.
I can’t wait to see what else moves in as the season progresses.

A few reasons why I am looking forward to the spring and summer:
–wearing skirts with open-​toed shoes
–wkend trips out of the city
–swimming outside and really taking advantage of any opportunity to be on or near water
–warm summer nights
–hearing for the first time those songs that I know I will associate with the summer of ’13 for yrs to come
–THE FOREST HILLS GREENMARKET!!!
OK, the list is much longer than that, but those are some of the top reasons. I can’t wait to have the little farmer’s market back so I can buy some fresh produce and at least peruse some of the sundry items, ie fragrant things made with fresh lavender. Ahhhh… looking forward to summer Sundays…

it’s pretty awesome that we now have a small farmer’s market in Forest Thrills. in Union Square, you always gotta fight your way past the Causeheads, and Jeremy Piven is not always around to save you!
there’s a solid mix of produce, baked goods, meat, seafood, honey/​preserves/​jams/​jellies/​syrup, and even alcohol. prices are fair and the vendors are pretty friendly. all of them come in from the greater metropolitan area or upstate NY. a fair amount of the stuff is organic, free-​range, etc. — if that tickles your pickle.
this was the first season they’ve had it, on Sundays from 8 AM to 3 PM, and it’s ending November 18. I have a good feeling it’ll return next year, as it’s always busy. your best bet is to get there by 1 PM.

It’s about time that Forest Hills finally got a weekly Farmers Market!
This market is located right on Queens Blvd, in the local street just outside the Post Office. The Post office is closed on Sunday’s so great use of the block.
Go to the vegetable stand on the corner, across from Bui Bella. Search through the corn and find only the good ones with no missing kernels. The sweetest corn every week. Trust me on this.
Good find with the other vendors too, I finally found my Cinderella Pumpkin this year. The apple pie from the apple orchard (forget it’s name), is awesome they use whole sliced apples that keep their form and it’s a simple pie. Apples, great crust, and a little bit of lemon juice for a tartness. Not too sweet.
I hope they return every spring. Right now they’re schedule is EVERY SUNDAYS just after July 4^th through November.