Nnenna Ferguson, BFEN Director, was invited as a featured speaker in the NY Health Foundation's video series on food systems planning. The foundation supports efforts in Western New York, including the Good Food Buffalo Coalition and conference scholarships.
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.
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.
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.