Farmers Market Nutrition Education Program (FMNP)
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Locations & Directions
2007-season FMNP locations and directions for CUCE-NYC farmers' markets are available in the Events Calendar.
Farmers' markets are located in all five boroughs of New York City that are part of the New York State FMNP.
FMNP Programming in 2007
This season, paraprofessional staff, student interns, and volunteers are promoting fresh, locally-grown produce and the use of FMNP checks, delivering nutrition education to up to 12 markets throughout New York City.
Dates and locations are available in the Events Calendar.
Partner FMNP Programming
The following links will help you find the market that's closest to you:
- Greenmarket Farmers Market schedule and map
- Just Food's City Farms program locations and community gardens
- Map of all FMNP locations (New York State Farmers' Markets, Department of Agriculture & Markets)
For 2007, CUCE-NYC will work with the markets listed below. Markets with Food Stamp EBT redemption are indicated with an asterisk (*).
Manhattan
- West 175th Street Greenmarket*
West 175th Street and Broadway
Working Day: Thursday - East Harlem / 104th Street Farmers Market (Union Settlement)
104th Street & 3rd Avenue
Working Day: Thursday - Harlem Hospital Farmers' Market*
Lenox Ave and W.136th/137th
Working Day: Thursday - Mt. Sinai Hospital Farmers' Market*
East 99th Street and Madison Avenue
Working Day: Friday
Bronx
- Lincoln Hospital Greenmarket*
Morris Avenue & 148th Street, next to hospital
Working Day: Tuesday - Poe Park Greenmarket*
Grand Concourse and East 192nd Street
Working Day: Tuesday - Harvest Home Mt. Eden Farmers' Market
Mt. Eden and Morris Avenue (At Bronx Lebanon Hospital)
Working Day: Thursday
Brooklyn
- East NY Farms! Market*
New Lots Avenue & Barbey Street
Working Day: Saturday - Graham Avenue Farmers Market
Cook St. (between Graham Ave and Humbolt Streets)
Working Day: Saturday - Red Hook Farmer's Market*
Red Hook Farm (Columbia and Sigourney Streets.)
Working Day: Saturday
Queens
- Jamaica Farmers Market
160th Street, off Jamaica Avenue
Working Day: Friday & Saturday - Astoria Greenmarket
to be determined by July
Working Day: Wednesday
Directions to 2006 Farmers' Markets in NYC
| Location | Market | Address | Directions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manhattan | Mt. Sinai Hospital Farmers' Market | East 99th Street and Madison Ave | Take the #6 train to 96th Street. You will be on Lexington Ave. Walk 2 blocks West along 96th Street, to Madison Avenue. Turn right and walk 3 blocks to 99th Street. |
| Manhattan | Harlem Hospital Farmers' Market | Lenox Ave., near W.136th | Take the #2 or #3 train to West 135th Street. Walk North to West 136th and 137th, towards Harlem Hospital. |
| Manhattan | 104th Street Farmers Market (East Harlem) | East 104th Street & 3rd Avenue | Take #6 train to 103rd Street. You will be on Lexington Ave. Walk up one block to 104th Street and make a right. Walk one block to 3rd Avenue. |
| Manhattan | West 175th Street Greenmarket | West 175th Street & Broadway | Take the A train (get on towards the back of the train) to 175th. You can see the market and the tents when you come out of the station. |
| Queens | Jamaica Farmers Market | 90-04 160th Street, off Jamaica Avenue | Take the E (front of the train), J or Z train to the last stop, which is Jamaica Center Parsons/Archer. Exit the station and walk toward Jamaica Ave. Make a right on Jamaica, and keep walking; you will pass an Old Navy store on your right. Walk up to 160th Street and make a left. You will see the farmers market sign when you cross the street onto 160th Street. |
| Queens | Astoria Greenmarket | To be determine by July | |
| Bronx | Lincoln Hospital Greenmarket (with WIC) | 234 East 149th Street, between Park and Morris Avenues | Take the #2, 4, or 5 train to 149th Street, Grand Concourse stop. The hospital is about 1 1/2 blocks East of the stop. Walk east, along East 149th Street and you will pass over an overpass/bridge along the way. Look for a large, orange brick building on the right. |
| Bronx | Poe Park Greenmarket | Grand Concourse and East 192nd Street | Take the D or C train to Fordham Road (and Grand Concourse). Walk 1 long block North along Grand Blvd & Concourse to East 192nd OR... Take the #4 train to Kingsbridge Road (and Jerome Ave). Walk East 2 blocks to Grand Blvd & Concourse, and turn Right at Poe Park. Walk South 2 blocks (with Poe Park on your left). Pass East 193rd. The Market will be on East 192nd. |
| Bronx | Harvest Home Mt. Eden Farmers' Market | Mt. Eden and Morris Avenues at Claremont Park | Take the #4 train to Mt. Eden Avenue stop. Walk 3-blocks East (uphill) along Mt. Eden Avenue, cross the Grand Concourse, and look for the Farmers' Market tents. Walk 3 more blocks in the same direction, towards Claremont Park. |
| Brooklyn | East New York Farms! Market | Schenck, between New Lots and Livonia | Take the #3 train to New Lots Avenue. (You will be able to see the market from the platform). You will be on New Lots Ave when you exit the station. Walk West two blocks on New Lots Ave to the corner of New Lots & Schenck. The market is on Schenck between New Lots and Livonia. |
| Brooklyn | Red Hook Farmers' Market (at Red Hook Farm) | Red Hook Farm at Columbia and Sigourney Streets | Take the 4,5,2,3,R, or M train and get off at Borough Hall (Court & Montague Streets) in Brooklyn. Exit station and walk down Court Street (away from the City Hall buildings). You will pass a Barnes & Noble on your right side. When you see Eckerd on the corner of Court Street and Atlantic Avenues, turn RIGHT onto Atlantic Avenue. Wait on the Eckerd side of the street for the bus. Take the B61 bus heading to Red Hook, and get off on Van Brunt and Van Dyke. When you get off the bus, cross Van Brundt. Walk 3 blocks up Van Dyke to the Farm. OR... Train F/G Train to Smith and 9th Street stop. Take the B77 to Van Dyke and Dwight. Walk one block up Van Dyke to the Farm |