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Buffalo’s ‘Urban Farm Day’ tour grows interest in sustainable agriculture

“I don’t think people realize how many urban farms there are in Buffalo,” she said.

By Deidre Williams
Buffalo News
Aug 28, 2021

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The purpose was to raise awareness about the benefits and importance of urban agriculture while local gardeners learned growing techniques and traded gardening tips.

“Urban farming, growing … it’s a level of self-sustainability and community-building that I think we’re missing out on,” Burks said. “It really teaches you from beginning to end and builds that relationship with your food and your community.”

The event also featured interactive workshops and talks at some locations on specialties like raising chickens and harvesting honey.

“I’m here to learn, see everything, see how to get involved,” Burks said.

The Brewster Street Farm, located on two separate double lots on the same block, sits in the shadow of Journey’s End Refugee Services. The farm also is a training program for the organization’s refugee clients such as Bir Rai, who was born in Bhutan, lived in Nepal for 22 years and moved to Buffalo in 2014.

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