Category: Farmers

Join Us in Building a Food System That Serves Buffalo’s East Side

by Food for the Spirit, posted in Farmers, Food Justice

Apply to join our Buffalo Bypass steering committee - deadline Octo!ber 26 The white supremacist attack at Tops Market on Jefferson, which took the lives of 10 beloved community members and permanently changed the lives of thousands more, was an act of hatred enabled by food apartheid that has long plagued Buffalo’s east side communities. … Continue reading Join Us in Building a Food System That Serves Buffalo’s East Side

Connecting Growers and Community: Buffalo Bypass Launch & NY Foodways Gathering

by Food for the Spirit, posted in Cooperative Development, Events, Farmers, Food Justice

Food for the Spirit hosted a two-day gathering in Buffalo on March 22-23, launching the Buffalo Bypass Network with 48 food justice advocates, including QTBIPOC growers. The initiative aims to enhance food access, sustainability, and community collaboration. Participants shared resources and explored collective ownership models to strengthen regional food systems and empower communities.

Commodity Crops Our Ancestors Grew that Built this Nation

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.