Author: Food for the Spirit

Food for the Spirit is a non-profit organization committed to racial healing, ecological justice, and equitable food systems. Using the arts and creative facilitation, we cultivate spaces for people to learn from each other and step into leadership roles honoring their unique talents, perspectives, and abilities. Based in the City of Buffalo, Western New York, and the Finger Lakes regions, we engage in training modalities and healing practices from national movement organizations and systems-thinkers to support local communities.

Join us for an Exclusive Film Screening Event!

April 9, 2024April 10, 2024 by Food for the Spirit, posted in Events

Join us for a virtual film screening event titled "Power of Narrative: Creating An Equitable Food & Farm Bill" hosted by Black Farmers United NYS, Equity Advocates, and others, showcasing a 15-minute film featuring BIPOC voices in food and farming. The event includes insights from guest speakers and is part of a collective farm bill campaign.

Spotlight on Community-Engaged Food Systems

December 18, 2023December 18, 2023 by Food for the Spirit, posted in Events, Farm to School, Food Justice

BFEN Director, Nnenna Ferguson, discussed Food for the Spirit and BFEN's Farm to School initiatives at the NY Health Foundation's conference on transforming food systems. Panelists talked about how institutions address food quality issues.

Race Forward’s Policy Innovation Lab in Buffalo

December 16, 2023December 19, 2023 by Food for the Spirit, posted in Events, Food Justice, Policy, Racial Healing

In September, the Buffalo Food Equity Network (BFEN) Policy Innovation Lab hosted representatives from four communities for co-learning and storytelling about Black-led food systems. The Lab is funded by Race Forward and includes groups from Buffalo, Albuquerque, Philadelphia, and Atlanta with the aim of supporting leadership of Black and brown communities in shaping climate justice policies.

Commodity Crops Our Ancestors Grew that Built this Nation

December 7, 2023December 7, 2023 by Food for the Spirit, posted in Agricultural Extension, Events, Farmers, Food Justice, Juneteenth Agricultural Pavilion, Racial Healing

Adamaah Grayse, a Food Justice Organizer, has added an agricultural extension component to Buffalo Juneteenth Celebration. The extension includes a gallery walk introducing six seedling plants of crops grown by African ancestors. The aim is to enlighten visitors about the relationship between European colonization, agriculture, enslavement, and the ongoing call for reparations.