About Find Fresh Erie County
The Erie County Office of Health Equity (ECOHE), in partnership with WNY 211, the Food Policy Council of Buffalo and Erie County (FPC), Erie Grown, the Cornell Cooperative Extension Healthy Community Store Initiative (HCSI), the University at Buffalo Food Systems Planning and Healthy Communities Lab (UB Food Lab), and the WNY Mobile Market Coalition, aims to address food insecurity and promote awareness of fresh food sources in Erie County with a new campaign, called “Find Fresh Erie County.”
“Find Fresh Erie County” will address food insecurity and promote awareness of fresh food sources by facilitating access to fresh produce in Erie County, NY.
Accessing Find Fresh Information
The ECOHE has collected a live database of local fresh food purchasing locations, including grocery and community stores, mobile markets, and farmers' markets. Information can be accessed three ways:
- Text “FINDFRESH” to 898211 to opt into messages, including links to fresh food resources
- Dial 211 and request information based on your desired location
- Visit 211 WNY's searchable resource page and use the search parameters to find resources near you.
The project promotes utilization of WNY 211 services to help Erie County residents find nearby locations selling fresh produce. Promotion of these services will be advertised through a public transit marketing campaign in fall 2025 and spring 2026, visible on public transit buses and bus shelters throughout Erie County.
Social Media Toolkit
To promote this campaign, download these social media tools.
Example caption: Find places to purchase fresh food near you! Text “FINDFRESH” to 898211 to learn more. WNY 211 can help you find places to purchase or acquire fresh produce, including pantries, grocery stores, farmstands, farmers markets, mobile markets, and corner stores.
Suggested alt text: A variety of bright and colorful fresh fruits and vegetables spilling out of a brown paper grocery bag. Above the produce is text that reads, "Find fresh food near you. Text ‘FINDFRESH’ to 898211," with the WNY 211 logo and Erie County seal.
Short link for sharing: https://bit.ly/findfresheriecounty
