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D. Organizations Involved in Regional Economic Development: The leader of publicprivate partnerships for economic development is the Erie County Industrial Development Agency (ECIDA). They leverage public subsidies, loans and tax abatements to spur business expansion and retention in Erie County. They also have programs for small and startup businesses, ranging from $35,000 loans to greater than $1 million dollars. (www.ecidany.com) There are several additional IDAs within Erie County, including Hamburg, Lancaster, Tonawanda, Concord, Cheektowaga, Amherst and Clarence. Similarly, there are other business improvement districts, like Buffalo Place, and J1'*'3"B&'#/( !"+B"+0/,"#$K( /40/( !0#( 3'*'+0-'( )#0#!,03( 0#1( 30#1( +'$"%+!'$( ."+( ,#!+'0$'1('!"#"&,!(2'#')/6((]#'E(."+('L0&B3'E(,$(/4'(d%..03"(T+20#(U'*'3"B&'#/( Corporation, which still remains after the closure of the Buffalo Economic Renaissance Corporation (BERC) and the reorganization of the Buffalo Urban Renewal Agency (BURA). d0#I$( 0#1( "/4'+( )#0#!,03( ,#$/,/%/,"#$( $4"%31( 2'( !"#$,1'+'1( 4'+'( 2'!0%$'( /4'5(!0#(B305(0($,-#,)!0#/(+"3'(,#(B+,"+,/,P,#-('!"#"&,!(1'*'3"B&'#/(+'30/'1(/"( agriculture or food. The two largest local banks are M&T Bank and the rapidly growing First Niagara Bank, which recently purchased all HSBC branches in Western New York during 2011. C#(011,/,"#03(/"(/+01,/,"#03(.%#1,#-($"%+!'$E(30+-'+(#"#AB+")/(."%#10/,"#$(3,I'( the John R. Oshei or Wendt Foundations, and the Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo (CFGB) can be tremendous drivers of publicprivate partnerships 0#1("/4'+(B%23,!(2'#')/(B+"9'!/$(0#1(!0&B0,-#$6(( E. Additional Small Business Groups & Resources One of the organizations that business owners should be aware of is the Chamber of Commerce for their local municipality. The chamber for the City of Buffalo and Erie County is the Buffalo Niagara Partnership, along with its sister organization, the Buffalo Niagara Enterprise, which has the mission of recruiting new businesses to locate in WNY. After the BNP, the 2nd largest group is the Amherst Chamber of Commerce, as listed in Business First of Buffalo in November 2011. Area chambers are essentially membership organizations that facilitate business networking, government advocacy, and publicizing information. There are additional membership organizations like the Elmwood Village Association, 151 Buffalo First, Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus (BNMC) and groups with a shared mission or boundary like the Erie Canal Harbor Development Corp. After membership organizations, there are governmentsupported programs like the Small Business Administration (SBA), SCORE (Service Corps of Retired Executives), or a local Small Business Development Center among the 24locations in the New York state system. These groups offer small business assistance to individuals, like farmers, that are starting a business or need help managing an existing business. Groups like these have a tremendous resource $40+,#-( !0B0!,/5( H,/4( $B'!,)!( -+"%B$E( ,#!3%1,#-( $"&'( ".( /4"$'( /40/( 40*'( 0#( agricultural mission listed below. F. Agricultural Advocates, Supporters, and Stakeholders: These groups involve the intersections of agricultural farming, food policy, small business development for farming, and protection of the natural environment. i. The American Farmland Trust is a national organization working at the state level to (a) save farmland, (b) protect the environment and (c) prioritize the consumption of locallygrown, nutritious food. This includes a “Grow Local” petition and supportive awareness spreading. ii. The WNY Environmental Alliance is an ad hoc committee of over 150 organizations connected through an arrangement formulated by the 7"&&%#,/5(e"%#10/,"#(:7ehd>(,#(_\\
iv. D4'(OMl(S0#1(7"#$'+*0#!5(,$(J0(B+,*0/'E(#"#AB+")/(30#1(/+%$/(1'1,!0/'1( to preserving our region’s irreplaceable natural environments, farms, forestlands and open space in order to maintain wildlife habitat, economic resources, the recreation areas and the unique scenic character of WNY.” (www.wnylc.org) v. Two additional landbased groups: the Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy promotes and maintains six parks designed by Frederick Law Olmsted, and the Buffalo Niagara Riverkeeper group pools resources to protect WNY freshwater. Both groups have community resources and land capacity that can be shared with the agricultural sector. Thinking broadly, other assets like The Broadway Market and Central Terminal are of note. vi. Several examples of effective “agricultural coops” exist, including groups like the Eden Valley Growers. Their business farming group was founded in 1956 and involves about eight familyowned farms that grow, market and distribute over 45 vegetable specialty varieties. They report that over 60% of their vegetables are shipped to retail locations in the d%..03"(0+'06((D4'5(03$"($%BB35(-+''#4"%$'(&0/'+,03$(0#1(F"H'+$6 A similar group, the Field & Fork Network builds capacity for a local food network in the eight counties of Western New York by bringing consumers, food producers, and food buyers together through education and outreach. Separately, on the retail side, the Lexington Cooperative Market at 807 Elmwood Avenue illustrates a retail commitment to healthier, more local food. Founded in 1971, this market is a membership organization that promises the following to members and the community: a. “Providing a natural foods grocery store in a friendly environment, b. “Providing education about nutrition, consumer issues, and cooperative principles, c. “Nurturing the local economy and the environment.” vii. The growing forms of urban agriculture are increasing food production within the City of Buffalo. The Massachusetts Avenue Project is a locationbased community advocacy group on the lower west side of Buffalo (271 Grant Street), whose mission “nurtures the growth of a diverse and equitable community food system to promote local economic opportunities, access to affordable, nutritious food, and socialchange 152 education.” It is the host organization for the Growing Green initiative, which operates “an urban agricultural training program that provides healthy food to Buffalo communities and meaningful job training skills to youth in Buffalo.” These groups also take participate in an evolving task force, Buffalo Growing, that brings together a diverse group of organizations and community members committed to promoting healthy food access and fostering sustainable communities. viii. When the focus is placed on individuals living in poverty, there are public organizations that facilitate services like the Food Bank of WNY (www.foodbankwny.org). They help to improve access to food for atrisk populations and conduct collections, donations and related activities. More broadly, the Hunger Action Network of New York State (www. hungeractionnys.org) is a “statewide antihunger coalition that combines grassroots organizing at the local level with state level research, education and advocacy to address the root causes of hunger, including poverty.” Separately, “Healthy Kids, Healthy Communities” battles such problems as childhood obesity with local operations in communities across the nation, including Buffalo. G. Media Targets for Agricultural Reporting and Publicity: In order to increase exposure for farming, it is necessary to actively engage local news and media organizations for proper exposure and coverage. The exposure group with the most positive coverage would be the Buffalo Convention and Visitors Bureau, which aims to promote regional assets. They manage www.visitbuffaloniagara.com as a premier introduction to Buffalo and WNY. More traditionally, the leaders in print media are The Buffalo News, Business First of Buffalo, Artvoice and subscription magazines like Buffalo Spree or Buffalo Healthy Living. All of these publications are increasingly creating online content to supplement their hard copy editions, and there are other online blogs like Buffalo.com, Buffalo Rising, and WNY Media looking for timely, intelligent content for their loyal followers. The local TV stations are always looking for features, trends and more. A quick listing of them includes WGRZ, WIVB, WKBW, YNN, WNED and radio outlets WBEN and WBFO.
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ROOM AT THE TABLE Food System Asses
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2 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Darren Kempne
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List of Tables 1.1 Family & Nonfa
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Eating is an agricultural act, writ
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8 Introduction
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Assessment of Current Conditions
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soil fertility. 7 Over 48 percent o
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percentage has stayed near or above
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