Harvest Home Farmers Market Inc

HARVEST HOME FARMER'S MARKET SERVES OVER 100,000 SHOPPERS EACH YEAR AT 13 MARKET LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT NEW YORK CITY,PROVIDING ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE,LOCALLY GROWN PRODUCE,AND THE EDUCATION NEEDED TO ACHIEVE HEALTHIER LIFESTYLES. WE OPERATE IN COMMUNITIES WHERE THE PREVALENCE OF NUTRITION-RELATED CONDITIONS SUCH AS DIABETES,HYPERTENSION,AND OBESITY IS DISPROPORTIONATELY HIGH,AND WHERE LARGE CONCENTRATIONS OF LOW-INCOME RESIDENTS LACK EQUITABLE ACCESS TO HIGH QUALITY,FRESH FOOD OPTIONS. THROUGH THE HARVEST HOME FARM-TO-CITY PROGRAM,WE SEEK TO ACHIEVE OUR MISSION TO INCREASE ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE AND HEALTHY FOOD IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES BY BUILDING LONG-TERM ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY,THEREBY ENSURING THE SUSTAINABILITY AND GROWTH OF OUR DIRECT PRODUCER-TO-CONSUMER FARMER'S MARKETS IN NEW YORK CITY. OVER TIME,IT HAS BECOME INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT FOR FARMERS TO JUSTIFY THE HIGH COST OF BRINGING THEIR PRODUCE INTO THE CITY. WITHOUT THESE PRODUCERS-MOST OF WHOM OPERATE SMALL FAMILY-OWNED FARMSAND ORCHARDS THROUGHOUT NEW YORK STATE-WE WOULD BE UNABLE TO CONTINUE SERVING THE TENS OF THOUSANDS OF LOW-INCOME FAMILIES AND SENIORS WHO COUNT ON US TO PROVIDE AFFORDABLE AND HEALTHY ALTERNATIVES TO THE PRE-PACKAGED,OVER-PROCESSED,AND FAST-FOOD OPTIONS THAT DOMINATE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. THROUGH THE PROPOSED FARM-TO-CITY PROGRAM,WE SEEK TO RECRUIT AND RETAIN REGIONAL FARMERS BY PROVIDING THEM WITH SUBSIDIES THAT WOULD OFFSET THE ADDED COSTS OF TRANSPORTATION AND LABOR ASSOCIATED WITH BRINGING THEIR PRODUCE INTO NEW YORK CITY,THEREBY ALLOWING US TO ACHIEVE THESE GOALS AND OUTCOMES: PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO FARMERS WHO HAVE SUFFERED TREMENDOUS FINANCIAL LOSSES DURING THE COVID PANDEMIC AND ARE STILL STRUGGLING TO STAY AFLOAT,AND MAKE IT ECONOMICALLY FEASIBLE FOR THEM TO SELL AT OUR MARKETS OVER THE LONG TERM. IMPROVE HEALTH OUTCOMES FOR LOW-INCOME FAMILIES AND SENIORS LIVING IN "FOOD DESERT" COMMUNITIES THROUGH CONTINUED AND RELIABLE ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE,HEALTHY,AND NUTRITIOUSFOOD.

**AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** HARVEST HOME FARMER'S MARKET. INC. PROPOSES TO IMPROVE THE NUTRITION OF LOW-INCOME SENIORS AGED 60+WHO RECEIVE LESS THAN $200 PER MONTH IN SNAP BENEFITS AND LIVE IN ONE OF FIVE SELECTED DISADVANTAGED NEW YORK CITY NEIGHBORHOODS, THROUGH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF HEALTHY SENIORS HEALTHY SHOPPERS 2.0 (H2S2-2.0). THE PROGRAM WILL PROVIDE EACH PARTICIPANT A $4 INCENTIVE IN THE FORM OF H2S2-2.0 VOUCHERSTO PURCHASE FRUITS AND VEGETABLES AT ANYHARVEST HOME FARMERS MARKET LOCATION. WE ESTIMATE THAT THE AVERAGE INDIVIDUAL PARTICIPANT WILL RECEIVE $175-$200 IN INCENTIVES EACH SEASON.THE VALUE OF THE INCENTIVES WILL BE ENHANCED BY CULTURALLY AND AGE-APPROPRIATE NUTRITION-RELATED ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING SNAP ENROLLMENT ASSISTANCE. OBJECTIVES ARE TO: 1) EXECUTE PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL PROVIDERS IN TARGETED NEIGHBORHOODS; 2) DISPENSE 130,000 H2S2 COUPONS TO SENIORSOVER THE 3-YEAR PROJECT; 3) OFFER A ROBUST PROGRAM OF SUPPORTS TO REINFORCE THE NUTRITIONAL VALUE OF THE INCENTIVES; AND 4) INCREASE THE PURCHASE OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES BY LOW-INCOME NYC SENIORS RESIDING IN FIVE DISADVANTAGED NEIGHBORHOODS IN THE BRONX, BROOKLYN, AND MANHATTAN.LONG TERM, HARVEST HOME HOPES TO IMPROVE THE OVERALL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF PARTICIPATING SENIORS THROUGH INCREASED ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE HEALTHY FOODS AND DECREASED FOOD INSECURITY.

HEALTHY SENIORS HEALTHY SHOPPERS (H2S2)

INCREASING THE SALES AND CONSUMPTION OF LOCAL PRODUCE IN BRONX COUNTY OF AN EXISTING EBT PROGRAM

SUSTAINABLE HEALTH OUTCOMES - NEW EBT - PROJECT (SHOP)