This article was prepared by Rebekah Williams for The Challenger News, April 2019. Members of the Buffalo Food Equity Network with Leah Penniman, author of Farming While Black. Buffalo Public Schools spend $13.5 million dollars on food for students and the school community. Imagine if that money were spent on contracts with chefs, food processors, distributors, and … Continue reading Growing Roots: A New Buffalo Organization Addresses Climate Change through Local Economy and Healing
Category: Racial Healing
Who is Birch Kinsey?
Birch Kinsey agreed to join us for our “Art & Movement Building: Strategies for Food Systems Change” at the Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Working Group (NESAWG) annual conference in Philly, PA this October, and we need your help to get there. Click here to help us get to Philly. Birch's bio: Birch Kinsey is a Buffalo-based artist and just … Continue reading Who is Birch Kinsey?
Who is Paris Henderson?
Paris Henderson agreed to join us for our “Art & Movement Building: Strategies for Food Systems Change” at the Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Working Group (NESAWG) annual conference in Philly, PA this October, and we need your help to get there. Click here to help us get to Philly. Paris's Bio: Paris Henderson is a visual artist based in … Continue reading Who is Paris Henderson?
The Journey Begins
Our first Conversations on Race & Racism workshop took place this past Saturday at the Naples Library, in the Finger Lakes region of New York state. One participant said this of the workshop: "A beginning understanding of tools to see and listen beyond my own limited understanding." We are looking for partner communities to continue these conversations. … Continue reading The Journey Begins