Harlem Unity Market

Addressing Neighborhood and Built Environment & Healthcare Access and Quality

Harlem Unity Market

Addressing Neighborhood and Built Environment & Healthcare Access and Quality

Harlem Unity Market

Addressing Neighborhood and Built Environment & Healthcare Access and Quality

Farmers Market/Artisan Market
Community Supported Agriculture
Farmers Market/Artisan Market
Community Supported Agriculture
Farmers Market/Artisan Market
Community Supported Agriculture

Harlem Unity Market

Farmer’s Market
Statement of Need
Chronic illness and disease are among the leading causes of death in the United States and focal points of health disparities among racial/ethnic minorities.
Food security and access to healthy foods play a large role in the reduced risks of chronic diseases such as: heart disease, stroke, diabetes, and some types of cancer. While New York is arguably one of the most diverse cities in the nation, the composition of Hispanics/Latinos and African-Americans is significantly higher in the Harlem while leading causes of death and hospital admissions for the top ten leading causes of death are 45% higher in Harlem compared to New York City overall.
According to the Hunter College of New York City Food Policy Center, approximately 23.8% of Harlem is food insecure compared to 15.4% of New York City residents. Specifically, 4,548,222 and 6,300,973 meals are needed for food security in East and Central Harlem, respectively. Additionally, the ratio of supermarkets to bodegas in both Central (1:11) and East (1:17) highlights decreased access to healthier foods which aligns with Harlem’s higher rate of obesity (31% versus 24%), diabetes (14% versus 11%), and hypertension (34.5% versus 28%) compared to New York City.
Launched in 2021, NYS Health’s ‘Healthy Food, Healthy Lives’ priority area seeks to advance policies and programs that connect New Yorkers with the food they need to thrive through two strategies: a) policies that promote healthy and affordable food; and b) testing and scaling programs that connect people to healthy and affordable food. Subsequently, we propose a targeted push for nutrition equity as the foundation for a healthy community and as a key component of the Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access (IDEA) process.
Through simultaneously fulfilling the need for meals and healthier eating options in Harlem, we can create scalable, flexible, and adaptable processes that intentionally aim for equitable health outcomes.
About Us

Farmer’s Market

Our Farmers markets operate under the guidelines of the Office of Citywide Event Coordination and Management whereas we are an open-air markets where products grown, raised, caught or baked by local farmers and fishers are available for sale to the general public.

Harlem Unity Market

Adam Clayton Powell Jr, State Office Building
163 West 125 th Street, New York., NY 10027

Saturdays

Market Hours 9:00am – 3:00pm

Vendors

Participating Vendors

New York has more than 400 farmers’ markets, 250 farm stands, and 10 mobile markets. The state’s network of farmers’ markets promote improved nutrition, and help increase consumption of locally produced fresh fruits, vegetables, and foods. These programs enhance the important economic, educational, and social benefits that farmers’ markets bring to their communities.

Becoming a Vendor?

To be considered as a potential partner, please review our requirements for particiation.

  • Completed Application
  • The non-refundable application fee
  • Certificate of Liability Insurance indicating a minimum of $1 million in coverage naming as an additional insured: Market in The Heights: c/o Team Unity Incorporated;

Volunteer

a Team Unity experience

“Everybody can be great. Because anybody can serve. You don’t have to have a college degree to serve. You don’t have to make your subject and your verb agree to serve. You don’t have to know the second theory of thermodynamics in physics to serve. You only need a heart full of grace. A soul generated by love.”
Martin Luther King, Jr.
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