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Ridgewood Farmstand

Opening 7/25!
Cypress Ave, between Myrtle and Putnam Aves, Queens [map]
Open Saturdays, July to November
Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Cash, SNAP/EBT, Debit/Credit, WIC & Senior FMNP coupons accepted.

Founded in 2008, the Ridgewood Farmstand is one of the longest running Farmstands, now in its thirteenth season! This lively market operates each Saturday in partnership with Ridgewood Local Development Corporation, the Myrtle Avenue Business Improvement District, and Make the Road NY. The youth, hired to run this market, learn about business skills, customer service, nutrition, agriculture and other related topics.

Farmstand Suppliers:

The Farmstand sources all of its food from GrowNYC's Wholesale program, designed to bring the freshest, highest-quality regionally grown farm products to the New York City community. Farmstand’s produce is grown by the following farms:

Bittner-Singer Orchards – Appleton, NY
Castle Valley Mill – Doylestown, PA
Dagele Brothers Produce – Florida, NY
Davenport Farms – Stone Ridge, NY
De Meyer Farm – Hilton, NY
Emmi and Sons – Baldwinville, NY
Farmer Ground Flour – Trumansburg, NY
Handsome Brook Farm – Various locations throughout New York
Heilig Orchards – Mullica, NJ
Hot Bread Kitchen – New York, NY
Larchmont Farms – Elmer, NY
LynOaken Orchards – Medina, NY
Madura Farms – Pine Islands, NY
Maine Grains – Skowhegan, ME
Mead Orchards – Tivoli, NY
Muzzarelli Farms – Vineland, NJ
Myers Produce – Craftsbury, VT
Pastore Orchards – Elm, NJ
Platte Creek Maple Farm – Saugerties, NY
Primordia Mushroom Farm – Lenhartsville, PA
Prospect Hill Orchards – Milton, NY
Radicle Farm Company – Newark, NJ
Red Gate Grocer – Moravia, NY
Reeves Farm – Baldwinsville, NY
Robert M. Olive – Hammonton, NJ
Row by Row – Hurley, NY
Satur Farms – Cutchogue, NY
S &SO – Florida, NY
Satur Farms – Calverton, NY
Small Axe Peppers – Bronx, NY
The Kitchen Garden – Sunderland, MA
Tremblay Apiaries – Van Etten, NY
Trapani Farms – MIlton, NY 
Upstate NY Growers and Packers – Clinton, NY
Wilklow Orchards – Highland, NY
Whalen Farms – Shamong, NJ

 

Farmstand Partners:
Myrtle Avenue Business Improvement District
Ridgewood Local Development Corporation
 

 

 

In a moment where New Yorkers have turned to parks and gardening to ease the mental and emotional strain the Covid-19 pandemic has taken on residents, when the need for education surrounding nutrition and health couldn’t be more critical, the same nonprofits that make green space and nutrition education possible are in danger of going under, while vital city agencies like the New York City Parks Department’s GreenThumb program are facing severe budget cuts.

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