Chinese-American Planning Council Fresh Food Box

4101 8th Ave, side entrance on 41st Street [map]
Open Wednesdays, beginning October 19
Site Hours: 12:00pm - 3:00pm
Community Partner: Chinese-American Planning Council

At a GrowNYC Fresh Food Box site, customers pay one week in advance for a pre-assembled box of healthy, fresh fruits and vegetables grown primarily by regional farmers and sourced through GrowNYC Wholesale. This allows customers to take advantage of the cost benefit of buying in a group and enjoy the flexibility of a weekly commitment while supporting farmers.

Cash, SNAP/EBT, Debit/Credit, Healthfirst OTC Plus and Humana Healthy Options insurance members (select plans), Health Bucks, Greenmarket Bucks, Fresh Connect coupons accepted.
Half-priced Fresh Food Boxes are available for customers shopping with SNAP! Receive the same great bag of produce for just $7 when you pay with your EBT card at every GrowNYC Fresh Food Box site.

Fresh Food Box Suppliers:

GrowNYC Fresh Food Box sources all of its food from GrowNYC's Wholesale program, designed to bring the freshest, highest-quality regionally grown farm products from our Northeast Farm Partners to the New York City community. 

Check our blog to find information on closures due to weather.

Due to air quality conditions, all GrowNYC outdoor programming sites will be closed Thursday, June 8th and Friday, June 9th. 

  • Food Access & Agriculture

    Our network of Greenmarket farmers markets, Farmstands, and Fresh Food Box sites, coupled with GrowNYC Wholesale, ensures that all New Yorkers have access to the freshest, healthiest local food.

  • Zero Waste

    We provide food scrap drop-offs, clothing collections, Stop 'N' Swap® community reuse events, and zero waste trainings to make resource conservation easy for all.

  • Green Space

    We build and rejuvenate community gardens and urban farms in all 5 boroughs, and support even more gardens through volunteer days, technical assistance, school garden grants, & more.

  • Education

    We foster future environmental stewards by providing 66,000 children each year with programs that provide meaningful interactions with the natural environment.