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 message on Monday March 22nd 5:30pm at 271 Grant St. Please come and join in this discussion, it affects all of us!
Excerpt from the Buffalo News:
” A task force has been working for 20 months on a multipronged strategy for promoting gardens and urban farms. Many groups are involved, including Grassroots Gardens, a nonprofit organization that oversees about 70 community gardens.
Group president Kirk Laubenstein is a legislative staffer to Niagara Council Member David A. Rivera, who sponsored a resolution that was recently approved by lawmakers. The bill endorses efforts that would promote ornamental gardens, vegetable gardens and farms.”
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