Take the Locavore Challenge, and Support Bed-Stuy's Good Food Movement

Challenge yourself to buying most of your fresh fruits and vegetables from our neighborhood farmers markets and green grocers and commit to dining in Bed-Stuy at the restaurants who buy from regional farmers and food companies.

See below for a partial list of local/Bed-Stuy grown businesses committed to providing you with healthy foods.

This September, NOFA-NY will sponsor its 2nd Annual NY Locavore Challenge.  The NY Locavore Challenge is a first of its kind, month-long campaign aimed at engaging consumers across the state in actively supporting the local organic food movement. 

The Locavore challenge starts with the theory “vote with your dollar,” and takes it a few steps further, by appealing concerned citizens to participate in a wide variety of events and challenges that support their local economies, encourage organic and sustainable growing practices and propel the movement forward.

The aim is for 5,000 people state-wide to participate in the challenge this year.  By signing up, you can be part of a movement that is hungry, active and ready to change our food system.

How Does it Work?:

First, participants choose a level of commitment.

-Choose from a Bite-Sized (3 mini-challenges), Meal-Sized (6 mini-challenges) or a Feast-Sized Challenge (9 mini-challenges)

Second, choose your mini-challenges from  three fun categories:

-Grow, Cook, Eat; Join the Movement; and Take Action

Within the Grow, Cook, Eat category, explore fun mini-challenges such as: Gardening, Composting, Foraging or taking a 250 Mile Diet Challenge for a day, a week or the full-month of September.

Within the Join the Movement category, explore fun mini-challenges and events such as: Blogging, Attending a Potluck, or Hosting a Locavore Book Discussion.

Within the Take Action category, explore fun mini-challenges and events such as: Volunteering, Donating, Starting a Community Garden, or Speaking with your Representative to support local sustainable farms and food businesses.

How Can you Sign-Up to Participate?:

Registration is available online at www.nylocavorechallenge.com or by calling the NOFA-NY office at (585) 271-1979 ext. 512. 

There are still opportunities for partnering, sponsorship and to host events throughout September, as well as to host potlucks for the 2nd Annual Potluck Across NY on Sunday, September 25th.  If you are interested in hearing more about any of these opportunities, please contact Lea Kone at Lea@nofany.org or call (585) 271-1979 ext. 502.

Where to go in Bed-Stuy

Fresh Bodegas
http://www.grownyc.org/freshbodegas

Several bodegas in Bed-Stuy have committed to buying fruits and vegetables from regional farmers. Visit the Fresh Bodegas website to see the list of participating bodegas

Hattie Carthan Community Farmers Market

Saturdays, 9-2

Clifton Place between Marcy and Nostrand

Sundays, 1-6

Van Buren between Tompkins and Throop

Malcolm X Blvd Farmers Market

Saturdays, 9-2

Malcolm X Blvd between Marion & Chauncey Streets

Weeksville Farmers Market

Saturdays, 9-2

Bergen between Buffalo & Rochester

Cinnamon Girl

Nostrand between Clifton & Lafayette

Peaches Hothouse

Tompkins at Hancock

Saraghina

Halsey at Lewis