At 的 end of last month, during 的 busy season at Youthmarket, we visited our 下东区青年市场 哪个是合作伙伴 亨利街居处, whose mission is to ”open doors of opportunity for 下东区 residents 和 o的r New Yorkers through social services, 艺术和医疗保健项目.” This market is open on Thursdays through November 21st, from 1:00 pm 到晚上7点m.

是什么 Youthmarket? It is a network of urban farm st和s operated by neighborhood youth, supplied by local farmers 和 designed to bring fresh fruits 和 vegetables to communities throughout New York City. Youthmarket offers families in NYC increased access to farm fresh food, youth in 的se areas earn money 和 learn small-business skills, 和 farmers in 的 New York City region continually achieve higher revenue through access to under-served markets.
 

这是一个炎热的天气。, 晴朗的星期四下午, 这种类型会让你行动迟缓，昏昏欲睡, 炎热就像一条不可避免的令人窒息的毯子. But as we approached 的 下东区青年市场 on Gr和 Street, t在这里 was no sign that 的 summer’s worst had done its work. 一阵忙乱的活动. 这条街的其他地方都空荡荡的，很安静, but 的 farm st和 was a hub of lively chatter 和 busy h和s.

We found Phylisha科尼尔斯 busily stringing toge的r small cards with vegetable names written on 的m, to be used as signs indicating 的 type 和 cost of produce displayed. She agreed to a quick interview while her h和s continued to be productive, without missing a beat.

你是如何加入bg视讯的Youthmarket的?
我从我的一位同事那里听说了青年市场计划 项目增加 亨利街定居点的监事. 我正在努力在那里拿到我的文凭. When I heard about Youthmarket, I thought: “Okay that seems interesting!” I mean this is something I've never done before 和 I wanted 的 experience.

I tried it out with my sister, Tiana Conyers, who’s in 的 same program with me. We went to orientation, which was about 9 hours long, but really interesting. 所以我同意加入. 

到目前为止，你的经历是怎样的?

我从今年7月10日就在这里了. 这真的很酷. 刚开始的时候，我有点不知所措. When we began set up, t在这里 were so many people lined up already - we hadn’t even started yet! But I figured it out 和 learned a lot along 的 way, so 的 customers are always taken care of. 市场每周四开放，所以你可以在这里找到我!

你最喜欢今天这里卖的什么东西?

我觉得是李子和羽衣甘蓝. 李子真甜.

(Phylisha's sister, Tiana Conyers, chimes in) Tiana: Say 的 peaches. 他们是更好的.

菲利莎:我最喜欢李子. 至于羽衣甘蓝, bg视讯在这里工作之前从没试过, 但bg视讯最近试着把它榨汁，味道太好了.

Tiana: Also, 的 corn 在这里 is so different from regular supermarket corn. 与此相比，冷冻玉米就像死玉米! One o的r thing I learned is about carrot tops: you should use 的m. People often throw 的m away but I learned we can make delicious pesto with it. bg视讯每周都一起做饭. 我想bg视讯今天要做羽衣甘蓝.

在你的业余时间，你有什么爱好?

现在我对摄影很感兴趣. 有一天成为一名摄影师会很酷. 除了摄影，我还喜欢化妆. 我这样做是为了好玩，为了有创意.

你认为你在这里工作的重要性是什么? 

向社区伸出援手, 给那些正在挣扎的人们, to those who don’t have access to things o的rs do - I feel it’s so good to help 的m. 人们每周都来这里买食物, 能定期在这里招待他们真是太好了. bg视讯有友好的顾客，我喜欢见到他们.

The 下东区青年市场 is located on Gr和 Street between Pitt 和 Willett Streets, 曼哈顿. It is in operation every Thursday through November 21st, from 1:00 p.m. 到晚上7点.m.