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This month, with the bounty of farm produce available at
local farmers markets Bronx Health REACH will launch a new campaign to promote
Bronx-based farmers markets. This campaign, which is part of a city-wide collaboration
of the Partnership for a Healthier NYC, seeks to increase access to farmers
markets.
The campaign’s intent is to connect Bronx communities to
local farmers markets. These markets are an important source for healthy
eating, and improved health in general. The local farmers markets serve as hubs
to supply and support increased consumption of fresh fruits and vegetables.
There are 29 farmers markets in the Bronx. To learn more,
check out the Bronx Farmers’ Markets map.
Next year we anticipate that that number will grow to 30, through collaborative
efforts led by Harvest Home,
Bronx Health REACH and the Melrose Community.
The campaign to promote farmers markets will focus on raising
the awareness that farmers markets are accessible to all. As part of the
campaign development process, community coalitions from the Bronx reviewed
materials to determine their effectiveness in communicating that message of the
accessibility of farmers markets.
In offering feedback, residents expressed that farmers
markets accessibility pertains to their location as well as offering good value
and prices for high quality produce. In New York, farmers’ markets accept a
variety of payments including: WIC FMNP coupons, EBT, SNAP, Health Bucks, cash,
debit and credit cards.
So, where is your nearest Farmer’s Market? To find out:
- Check the map online
- Text “sogood” to 877877
- OR, call 311.
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