Hattie Carthan Community
The Hattie Carthan Community Market is a grassroots initiative in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, aimed at revitalizing local agriculture and increasing access to fresh food in a neighborhood classified as a food desert. Established in 2009 by community advocate Yonnette Fleming and local gardeners, the market operates on reclaimed land that was once a dumping site, transforming it into a thriving hub for locally grown produce and community engagement.
Through its commitment to food justice, education, and cooperative economics, the market fosters a holistic and self-sufficient community. It offers various programs, including the Food Sovereignty Shares and Community Supported Medicine programs, alongside cultural events that nurture intergenerational agricultural education and community resilience. Generated from the website