QUEENS COUNTY MARKET

Queens County, New York Farmers Market — Buy & Sell Local Crops Near You

🌽 Queens County has more backyard fruit trees and home gardens than anyone could eat from. Crop Market connects them with neighbors in Flushing, Jamaica and Queens Village. New York favorites like maple syrup and apples show up here when they're in season. Listing is free and you keep 100% of every local sale.

Farming in Queens County by the Numbers

Queens County has 19 farms on 69 acres (about 4 acres each). Together they sold $285,000 of farm products in 2022, led by vegetables and honey.

Local fields produce cucumbers, tomatoes and chile peppers. Beekeepers tend about 292 honey bee colonies.

14 farms in Queens County already sell straight to the public, about $189,000 a year in direct sales. Crop Market gives them, and every backyard grower, a free way to reach more neighbors.

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, 2022 Census of Agriculture.

Farm Life in Queens County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Queens County counts 600 egg-laying hens. Fresh farm eggs are one of the easiest things to buy and sell locally.

About 41 people run or help run farms in Queens County, with an average age of 52. 56% of them are women. 3 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 6 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.