ROOM AT THE TABLE - Intersight - University at Buffalo

First, the Legislature should authorize the sale of Agriculture Bonds.
These would be sold not for general purchase expenditures, but they would
function as dedicated bank accounts sold on the private market only for the
purpose of buying farmland. Clarence has already passed such authorizations
and now enjoys farmland protection funding funded by its bond purchase
program.
Second, a Food System Development Fund could take advantage
of the impact fees traditionally charged when any development somehow
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Development Fee could be accrued if, for example, a new road were built
through farmland. The developer of the road could be charged a fee to be
contributed to the Food System Development Fund. Thus, any negative
impact on the food system by development should be charged a fee.
With the creation of the Food Policy Council, the Council could
review developments to check for such negative impacts for the food system.
However, if there were a positive food system impact, the developer could
instead get a credit. For example, if a new convenience store were built, the
public health impact of a particular proportion of shelf space dedicated to
local and healthy food would serve as a credit for the developer.
IV. Buffalo Convention and Visitors Bureau
18. Develop an Agritourism Program (Medium Priority)
Currently, the Buffalo Conventions and Visitors Bureau does not
have a comprehensive agritourism offering for visitors. In working with
local stakeholders, the Visitors Bureau should devise an tourism plan that
highlights the region’s unique target clusters, coordinates all possible
tourism attractions, and places substantial capital behind a agriculturally
focused tourism plan within the next two to three years.
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dollars should go toward the recreational and educational opportunities to
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