Baskin, citing 5/14 massacre, seeks $10M to expand food services to underserved communities Robert Gavin The Buffalo News ALBANY – Lawmakers and advocates from Western New York urged Gov. Kathy Hochul and legislative leaders Tuesday to include $10 million in the state budget to expand the number of grocery markets [...]
1 in 4 New Yorkers Experience Food Insecurity New York NOW One in four adults in New York are experiencing food insecurity. With the threat of federal funding cuts to food assistance programs, the governor and state legislature are both hoping to tackle the issue and provide hunger relief to New [...]
Second Mayoral Food Forum – Buffalo as a “Good Food City” Buffalo Rising An upcoming Mayoral Candidates Food Forum builds off of the first one held in June, by asking Buffalo’s Mayoral Candidates to listen to residents’ food-related experiences and to share their specific plans to foster fair food access for [...]
First Mayoral Food Forum – Buffalo as a “Good Food City” queenseyes Buffalo Rising The importance of food equity and food justice are becoming increasingly major issues in Buffalo. Recently, a food forum was held, where mayoral candidates James Gardner (R), Anthony Tyson-Thompson (D), Michael Gainer (I), and Sean Ryan [...]
Buffalo coalition, producers urge Gov. Hochul to pass Good Food NY bill Ben Tsujimoto The Buffalo News A bill that passed the State Legislature in June could tilt the competitive landscape favorably for small local food producers to serve public institutions. Passage of the Good Food NY bill is urgent, [...]
Good Food Buffalo Coalition, Assembly Majority Leader call on Hochul to sign Good Food NY bill Max Faery Audacity Buffalo, N.Y. (WBEN) - New York State Assembly Majority Leader Crystal Peoples-Stokes, standing with members of Good Food Buffalo Coalition, gathered on Thursday to call upon Gov. Kathy Hochul to sign [...]
Learn About the Fight for Values-Based Food Purchasing — and Recommendations from a New Report Cinnamon Janzer Salon While Taylor Farms technically produces fruits and vegetables, the word "farm" in its name is as close as the produce processing conglomerate — the largest in North America — gets to an [...]
Major Strides Toward Passage of Good Food NY Bill Made This Session Ribka Getachew Taylor Pate Jess Gilbert-Overland Susanne Donovan New York State Good Food Purchasing Coalition We know what the Good Food NY Bill means to communities across New York State. We know the stakes and the potential this [...]
Why Buying Locally Produced Food is Better for Society Noah Cohen-Cline The Guardian It’s not about transportation miles, but about bringing transparency to how our food is produced, says Noah Cohen-Cline Cecilia Nowell’s article on the environmental impact of local food offers helpful analysis, but relegates the most important points [...]
Centering Racial Justice Advocacy in the Good Food Buffalo Coalition: Lessons Learned from the 2022 GFPP Policy Roundtable Harrison Martinez, Jessica Gilbert-Overland, Susanne Donovan, and Rebekah Williams Good Food Buffalo INTRODUCTION The Good Food Buffalo Coalition (GFBC) is a grassroots coalition made up of 27 local organizations working to bring [...]
