Please excuse our website-we are under construction! Look for new photos and updated information at the start of the new year!
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2011 has been a year of transition, progress, challenges and countless success! We have had the privilege of supporting community members as they worked to establish 14 new community gardens-bringing …
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Thank you to all who attended our 5th annual Harvest Celebration, it was a great success!! Thank you for continuing to support Grassroots Gardens and all the work of community …
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Save the date! Please join us for our fifth annual Harvest Celebration, fundraiser and annual meeting, on Thursday, November 10, 2011. There will be food, beer and wine, silent auction, …
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Join the inaugural event for the future Horsefeathers Community Market space at Connecticut St and Normal Ave as we celebrate Food Day 2011. Complete with speakers, educational poster sessions and …
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The 8th Annual World on Your Plate food forum will feature a full-day of interactive, informative, and inspiring workshops for youth ages 10 to 14 on Saturday, October 15th from …
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Grassroots Gardens of Buffalo has partnered with several organizations, under the leadership of Healthy Kids, Health Communities (HKHC) Buffalo, to host a two-day summit highlighting the role of the local food …
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The Urban Roots Education Committee is excited to announce some of the workshops in this year’s Fall Workshop Series. Workshops will begin at the end of September. Topics will range …
“Miracle Tomato,” a traveling story of love, bioengineering and the search for home, created and performed by Jessica Cerullo, will be performed at The New Alt Theatre Performance Group in …
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Once again the Garden Walk is back in buffalo and is hosting its 17th annual Garden walk from 10am to 4pm this weekend! Garden Walk Buffalo is a free, self-guided …
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Set sail along Buffalo’s waterfront for an evening aboard the Moondance Cat! Enjoy hor d’oeuvres and cash bar, along with beautiful views of Buffalo’s skyline, all while helping support community …
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Check out this article published in the Buffalo News Sunday June 5, 2011. Read about community gardeners in the City of Buffalo and their stories.
http://www.buffalonews.com/city/communities/buffalo/article444355.ece
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Grassroots Gardens of Buffalo would like to extend a sincere thank you to Arrowhead Spring Vineyards and the Niagara Wine Trial for thinking of our Buffalo community gardens this season. They recently donated herbs valued …
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The Buffalo Green Fund recently donated twenty trees, valued in excess of $2,000, to Grassroots Gardens of Buffalo. The trees were planted in several community gardens located throughout the City …
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For the second spring in a row we have had the pleasure of working at one of Frank Lloyd Wright’s famous architectural works, the Darwin Martin House. We started vegetable …
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Come join Buffalo in Bloom’s Seventh Annual Spring Kick-Off in the Lobby of City Hall on Historic Niagara Square on Saturday, May 14th. Come celebrate the 2011 gardening season 10:30 …
Valu Home Centers recently provided Grassroots Gardens of Buffalo with a $500 garden tool donation at Plantasia, the garden and landscape show hosted by the Western New York State Nursery …
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The $22,000 grant will be used to complete an organizational strategic planning and assessment process allowing us to explore new opportunities to secure long-term, permanent protection of vacant land for community gardens in the City of Buffalo.
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Grassroots Gardens is working hard to earn a $5,000 grant that will promote water efficiency in our gardens. In order to achieve our goal of having rain barrels in all of our community gardens, we need your help!
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It’s crunch time, as our open enrollment period for new garden applications ends on Friday, March 4th.
In our efforts to continue growing to better serve our community gardeners, we’ve recently moved our offices to the Tri-Main Building on Main Street.
Our good friends at Heart of the City Neighborhood have an upcoming fundraiser and we wanted you to know about it. Read below for all the details, and help out …
We at GGB would like to pass along a huge thank you to all of our supporters, sponsors and donors who helped make this year’s Fourth Annual Harvest Celebration a HUGE SUCCESS!
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Free Bulb Distribution for Community Gardeners, Thursday October 21st, 5:00-7:00pm at Buffalo ReUse
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Free Bulb Distribution for Community Gardeners, Saturday October 2nd, 10:00-1:00 at the greenhouse on 205 Grant St.
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Please join us as Grassroots Gardens of Buffalo hosts its 4th annual Harvest Celebration fundraiser on November 4th at the Karpeles Manuscript Museum from 5:30-900.
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Here’s an early notice that our 4th Annual Harvest Celebration will be coming up on Nov 4th!
Event details will be available soon, but mark your calendars! Last year’s Harvest Celebration …
Urban Roots has announced their Fall Workshop Schedule. Their a great way to celebrate the autumn season, and there are several scheduled throughout September and October, so check ‘em out!
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In June, Grassroots Gardens of Buffalo was given copious amounts of donated plant material by local businesses! With their help we have been able…
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We’ve been featured on Buffalo Rising for our efforts with Daniel Ash & the West Side to open a new greenhouse on Grant Street across from Sweet_ness 7 Cafe
Just in time for Spring! Take a look around and you’ll find some exciting new features including: photos, Google map of the garden locations and a complete listing of Grassroots …
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Urban Roots and Grassroots Gardens of Buffalo are pleased to present the Second Annual Recovery Garden Day. This year’s event is scheduled for Saturday, April 10th at the Buffalo Museum …
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On Tuesday March 23rd, an important policy regarding Community Gardens and Urban Agriculture is going to be discussed in the Buffalo Common Council Chambers. We are working to craft a …
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March 18, 5:30 – 7:30
Join us for a happy hour event at Just Vino wine bar on Main Street. This is a great opportunity to become familiar with our 2010 …
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For the past two years, 1st and 2nd graders from Buffalo Public School #30 have been working hard to establish and care for their own community garden. In February, the …
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Chris Carlsson in conversation with Justin Booth and Kirk Laubenstein, November, 6th 7:00 pm at Sugar City.
Join Chris Carlsson (San Francisco based activist, author and historian), Justin Booth (Green Options …
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Urban Roots renewed our commitment to the community this year through partnership with Grassroots Gardens of Buffalo. The two city focused groups (Grassroots a nonprofit, Urban Roots a cooperative) offer …
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Kerri Bentkowski of Buffalo Riverkeepers will be giving an explanation of rain barrels and rain gardens. How to use them and how to plant them, and why we should. We …
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Thank You to All Who Joined Us at the 2008 Harvest Celebration!
And a very special thank you to all of our gracious event sponsors and supporters
The event was a total …
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JOIN GRASSROOTS GARDENS OF BUFFALO AT THIS YEAR’S HARVEST CELEBRATION!
The Karpeles Manuscript Library will host the second annual fundraiser to garner support for the community gardens!
ON OCTOBER 16th 2008, from …
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Excerpt from Buffalo Rising, written by Joseph DiDomizio
This Saturday, June 28th, Swing Buffalo kicks off its summer series of dances, “Buffalo Hop!” at the Unitarian Universalist Church on Elmwood. Starting …