NEWS | 2012

Bed-Stuy’s Summer “Playstreets” Series

July 2012

For those into urban gardening and general community events in Bed-Stuy, it may be of no surprise that the Hattie Carthan Community Garden is one of the best educational and cultural community centers in Brooklyn. Since 1991, Hattie Carthan has provided 45 plots to local residents and acted as a gathering space to share skills, food, and improve our physical, economic, and mental well-being. What you may not know is that every Saturday during the summer, they have a market selling foods, crafts, and other locally grown and made products.
However this season, they have outdone themselves and turned the weekends into amazing communityEVENTS called “Playstreets.” A free party every Saturday from 9:00AM – 3:00PM, Playstreet offers continuous...

Hattie Carthan Community Farmers Market Opens for Another Season

July 2012

On July 14, the Hattie Carthan Community Farmers Market opened for its fourth year since its 2009 inception. The kick-off event included activities for adults and youths. Located on Clifton Place at Marcy Avenue behind the Hattie Carthan Community Garden, the market is a volunteer based and led community revitalization project that has transformed what was a dumping ground for twenty years into a farmer’s market that has distributed over 15,000 pounds of fresh local food to community residents...

Hattie Carthan Community 'After Church' Farmers Market Opens for Second Season

July 2012

This happy Hattie Carthan Urban Agriculture Corps student will benefit from the Open Air Learning Centers -- at the Hattie Carthan Community Garden and the Hattie Carthan Herb Farm -- created by professional food, gardening, nutrition and holistic health experts who are changing the way young people regard the land and its bounty, one planting at a time. The Hattie Carthan “After Church” market, Bedford-Stuyvesant’s newly transformed and largest herb farm and community market, opens for its second consecutive season of healthy food and cultural activities for all ages, at 49 Van Buren Street (btw. Tompkins/Throop) on Sunday, July 29, 1:00pm-6:00pm, which will include a festive ceremony to take place between 2:00pm-3:00pm.

Growing Communities from the Ground Up

Yonnette Fleming July 2012

Long before I created the Hattie Carthan Urban Agriculture Corps, the youths that hunger for self-knowledge, intuition, good food, nurturance, acknowledgement and wisdom, graced my nightly prayers. As a woman farmer of color, it was clear to me that some of us had to take the initiative to begin working with our youth to heal the rift. I also began to think about what it means to be charged with an inevitable “green” future that one was not given the skills required to function within...

Hattie Carthan Community Farmers Market Starts Season with Voluntreer Drive and New Programs

July 2012

Beyond the hustle and bustle of the Fort Greene strip, located on Marcy and Clifton Street lies one of Bed-Stuy’s gems. The Hattie Carthan Farmers Market, now in their fourth season, is back with its objective to continue to educate the community and instill healthy eating, food preparation and shopping habits. What may appear to be just fruits and veggies growing from the ground is essentially the hard work and cultivation of the community and the market’s teenage volunteers who dedicate their efforts to spreading the word to residents of the origin of their foods through the garden and market.