Resources
We hope this information will give you a starting point for resources related to food systems planning and policy in Buffalo and Erie County. This list is not an exhaustive list of resources, and additional resources may be added from time to time.
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Food related resources
Please use the dropdown below to sort the resources according to your interest.
The organization’s name in the first column is linked to the website. An additional website might be listed at the bottom of the description column.
| Title | Description | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| Double Up Food Bucks | Double Your Snap/EBT Dollars |
Economic Development Education Food Access |
| Emergency Eats Cookbook | A compilation of low-cost, easy to make recipes submitted by community members for use during weather emergencies. |
Education Food Access |
| Erie Grown | Get more information about locally grown foods, where they are, and how to win prizes for visiting these locations. |
Agriculture Economic Development Food Access |
| Erie Grown Passport | Get more information about locally grown foods, where they are, and how to win prizes for visiting these locations. |
Agriculture Economic Development Food Access |
| Erie Grown Recipes | Review these recipes for some ideas on how to use locally-grown produce! |
Education Food Access |
| Farm to Institution | Guide to help institutions adopt policies promoting purchase of local, healthy foods. |
Food Access |
| Feedmore NY Mobile Farm Market | Request Feedmore's Mobile Farm market come to your site to provide fresh produce to your community. |
Agriculture Education Food Access |
| FeedMore WNY Pantry Locator | Locate food pantries and soup kitchens. |
Food Access |
| FindHelp | Find resources such as food, jobs, and housing. It’s searchable by zip code to connect people to their local resources. |
Food Access |
| Food Insecurity Toolkit | An educational booklet for physicians and health care organizations to learn more about food insecurity. |
Food Access |
| GBUG Pledge | A pledge to grow food sustainably with health in mind. Find out more at the Greater Buffalo Urban Grower's Facebook page. |
Education Food Access |
| Healthy Community Store Initiative | An initiative hosted by Cornell Cooperative Extension of Erie County. Find healthy corner stores near you, access a recipe book that uses only items that are able to be purchased at these corner stores, and more! |
Food Access |
| Hunger Solutions New York | Get connected with food, nutrition education, and other resources to improve healthy food access. |
Food Access |
| Massachusetts Avenue Project | Located on the West Side of Buffalo, Massachusetts Avenue Project (MAP) is a non-profit urban farm located on Buffalo's West Side. Visit their website to rent space in their farmhouse, find jobs for youth, find a guide to urban agriculture, learn what to do with food scraps, rent space in their kitchen and find recipes, locate their mobile food truck, or support their efforts. |
Agriculture Education Food Access |
| Providence Farm Collective | Learn about Providence Farm Collective and their work to support underserved farmers, educate youth, and provide employment opportunities. |
Economic Development Education Food Access |
| Seeding Resilience | Learn about Seeding Resilience's work in mitigating the effects of COVID-19 on food availability and resources, as well as their food systems work from prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
Food Access |
| Taste NY Market at the WNY Welcome Center on Grand Island | Be a vendor or shopper! |
Agriculture Economic Development Food Access |
| The Broadway Market | Located on the East Side of Buffalo, the Broadway Market functions as a small business incubator, hosting food service and other retailers to help their business grow. They offer a shared kitchen for food preparation, as well as individual spaces for food and other vendors. They often host events featuring local producers as well. |
Economic Development Food Access |
| The Seeding Resilience Initiative Food Resource Map | Locate food distribution in your area. Often, these resources are low cost or free. |
Food Access |
| Veggie Van | A mobile farmers market located in Niagara County providing locally sourced food to their communities. |
Agriculture Economic Development Food Access |