Central Brooklyn is one of 3 NYC neighborhoods with chronic food insecurity, especially exacerbated during the Covid-19 pandemic. These neighborhoods are predominantly made up of Black and Brown residents, and have the highest obesity, diabetes, heart disease rates in the city. People here get these preventable diseases at 2 or 3x the rate of richer white neighbors, and they are dying from Covid-19 at 2 or 3 times the rate of NYC citizens in higher income neighborhoods.  There is no need for this, as each of these community leaders is fully capable of running a successful healthy farmstand/flea or business, which can be sustainable.

These markets will provide a ring of fresh markets, drawn together and overseen by the Brooklyn Food Health Council, to erase "food deserts" or the lack of fresh fruits and vegetables and healthy opportunities in central Brooklyn. Every market will accept EBT/SNAP, Health Bucks, FMNP and any other incentives to buy fresh, plus be supplied with free Hip2B Healthy Bucks so everyone can buy fresh. We have asked for funding for fresh coupons at the petition change.org/freshcouponsforall (now with nearly 1900 signatures of voters).

Please work with us to create a sustainable network of access to fresh food that is for the people by the people and also offers economic development in neighborhoods that need it  the most. THE Centers for Disease Control says the cure to obesity and preventable diseases is to make fresh, healthy food nearby and affordable. This network will do so.