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QBG Farm’s weekly open hours offer a look at a one-acre urban growing project and its compost cycle. Visitors can observe and ask farm staff questions; harvesting and volunteer work are not part of the visit.
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At QBG Farm, the soil story loops back: the Garden composts horticultural waste and uses the resulting material to support the farm. During Farm Open Hours, visitors can look around the growing space and ask staff about the plants and the work behind them.
Founded in 2013, QBG Farm covers one acre. Queens Botanical Garden describes it as a place to connect sustainable agriculture, community and education, with particular attention to urban farming and soil health.
The Garden makes compost on site from food scraps, yard clippings, woodchips and leaves, then uses it as organic fertilizer. QBG says the compost helps nourish soil and encourage beneficial fungi and bacteria. Spent farm plants are composted too, returning nutrients to the ground for a following growing season.
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The farm grows fruits and vegetables selected to reflect Queens’ cultural diversity. QBG says it uses organic practices to limit effects on the surrounding ecosystem, and sends surplus produce to local food pantries. The Garden reported donating more than 6,000 pounds in 2023; that figure describes the farm’s wider work, not a promise about what visitors will find on a particular day.
The farm’s produce stand is a separate offering: the Garden lists it on Wednesdays from 3 to 5 p.m., June through November, with produce available on a sliding-scale donation basis. Farm Open Hours are on Thursdays, so the stand should not be treated as part of the visit.
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The Garden lists Farm Open Hours weekly on Thursdays from 10 a.m. to noon, with the recurring run ending November 19, 2026. Individual listings confirm November 5 and November 19; the published information does not establish an earlier start date.
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For April 1 through December 15, Queens Botanical Garden lists admission at $6 for adults; $4 for seniors age 62 and older, students with ID, and individuals with disabilities; and $2 for children ages 4–12. Children 3 and under and Garden members are listed as free. Groups of 10 or more receive 10% off. These are Garden-wide rates, not a confirmed Farm Open Hours charge.
The Garden also lists free admission through the American Public Gardens Association, Museums For All for SNAP and EBT cardholders, Blue Star Museums for active military members and up to five family members, and Cool Culture for up to five family members. Culture Pass participants with a library card must reserve through Culture Pass. The American Horticultural Society reciprocal program may provide free admission or other benefits at participating gardens; Flushing Town Hall members receive half-price Garden admission and a 10% discount in the QBG Store. The Garden says applicable credentials or vouchers must be presented. A caregiver accompanying a visitor with accessibility needs is listed as free when that visitor pays admission; the caregiver must show staff ID and cannot be the visitor’s spouse.
The Farm Open Hours listing does not say whether general Garden admission covers this visit or whether separate registration or a program fee applies. QBG notes that some events have separate fees or registration requirements, so check the Garden’s current terms before going.
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Farm Open Hours take place at QBG Farm within Queens Botanical Garden. The Garden’s Main Garden Entrance is at 43-50 Main Street, Flushing, NY 11355.
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The Garden lists Q44SBS and Q20A/B buses to Flushing. By subway or rail, take the 7 train or Long Island Rail Road’s Port Washington line to Main Street/Flushing, then continue by Q44SBS or Q20A/B bus, or walk eight blocks south on Main Street.
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The parking entrance is at 42-80 Crommelin Street. Parking is available during Garden open hours. The Garden lists rates of $8 on weekdays and $10 on weekends and holiday Mondays, with $2 off for members; its listed rate for special event or program days is $15. Rates are subject to change, so check which applies to your visit.
For drivers, the Garden’s directions route Midtown Tunnel traffic via the Long Island Expressway east to Main Street Exit 23, and Long Island traffic via the expressway west to Exit 23. From Queens, Brooklyn and Staten Island, directions use the Belt or Jackie Robinson Parkway to the Van Wyck Expressway and Exit 12A for College Point Boulevard. The Garden also gives approaches from New Jersey via the George Washington Bridge and Triborough Bridge, and from upstate or Connecticut via the Throgs Neck Bridge and Clearview Expressway. The map links can calculate directions from your starting point.
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The Garden says most pathways are paved and the grounds are generally flat. The Woodland Trail, Fragrance Walk and Herb Garden Bridge are unpaved; the event information does not specify the surface or route through the farm itself. Accessible parking spaces are in Bay 1. Wheelchairs are available first-come, first-served at the Main Street Entrance, Parking Garden Entrance and Visitor & Administration Building. Borrowers must provide a driver’s license or government-issued photo ID, which is held until the wheelchair is returned.
Mobility devices may be used in areas open to public pedestrian use. Restrooms are accessible by the ramp beside the Visitor & Administration Building, with additional restrooms inside when the building is open. Pets are not allowed, but service animals are permitted.
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No. The open hours are for observing and asking questions, not harvesting or farm work. The Garden lists volunteer shifts separately.
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No. The Garden lists the stand on Wednesdays from 3 to 5 p.m., June through November, on a sliding-scale donation basis. It is separate from the Thursday visit.
43-50 Main Street, Flushing, NY 11355
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