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MAP's Mission StatementMAP nurtures the growth of a diverse and equitable community food system to promote local economic opportunities, access to affordable and nutritious food, and social-change education.
MAP is supported by public and private foundations as well as people like you. Please consider making a tax deductible donation. Your contribution will make an immediate impact on the economic development of Buffalo NY. Key SupportersMAP would like to thank its generous financial supporters: the Local Initiatives Support Corporation, United States Department of Agriculture, Western New York Foundation, Community Foundation of Greater Buffalo, Peter Cornell Trust, Community Health Foundation of Greater Buffalo, General Mills Foundation, M&T Charitable Foundation, Peter & Elizabeth C. Tower Foundation, William R. Rupp Foundation, John R. Oishei Foundation, ACE Bakery/Toronto Community Foundation, NYS Assemblyman Sam Hoyt, NYS Senator Antoine Thompson, Key Bank, HSBC, First Niagara Bank, The Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation, Inc., Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Wegman's, Councilmember David Rivera, the City of Buffalo and Erie County Youth Services as well as many individual donors. |
Programs at MAPThe Massachusetts Avenue Project proudly hosts the Growing Green Program, a youth development and urban agriculture program about increasing healthy food access and revitalizing the Buffalo community through urban farming, healthy nutrition, environmental stewardship and social enterprise. Growing Green's current projects include a youth enterprise, a farm to school initiative, a mobile market and runs various community workshops related to urban agriculture and aqua-ponics. Our offices are located at 271 Grant Street (the former Northwest Library) in the Grant St. Neighborhood Center, with PUSH Buffalo. MAP's urban youth farm is at 389 Massachusetts Avenue & features Buffalo's first straw-bale greenhouse, a 1000-gallon rain water catchment system, and Buffalo's first local aquaponics system. We provide on site demonstrations
Please join us for this fabulous event. No tickets necessary but you will have an opportunity to make donations support our work and to grow our aquaponics fish production. Come visit Buffalo's oldest urban farm and enjoy a first taste of our tilapia prepared by chef's from Delaware North. For more information or to RSVP contact Erin at 716-444-6839 ext 4 or at sharkey@mass-ave.org Buffalo's first Aquaponics System
WATCH VIDEO about our AQUAPONICS system. Read about our farmer- Jesse Meeder and the aquaponic system in the Buffalo News.
Are you looking for a way to support the work that MAP is doing? Please consider adopting a garden bed for the 2010 growing season. We are seeking adopters now- individuals, families, groups of friends, businesses, nonprofit groups, block clubs and school groups. No work is required on your part, we will care for the garden bed for you and make sure that the produce grown in your bed goes to good use. You will receive updates on your garden bed throughout the season written by Growing Green's Youth employees. Click here for more information
Check out this month's Farm to School Newsletter! Catalog of Educational Opportunities is Here!
The Farm to School Catalog of Offerings is
here! This catalog is a collection of
workshops, field trips and lessons for the Buffalo public
schools designed by the MAP staff with the help of Wegman's and
local farmers. It was created to facilitate a greater awareness
of healthy diet choices and food issues among Buffalo youth and
to help bridge the gap between them and Western New York
farmers. Here's a sample of offerings from the Catalog:
-Mobile Market Visit and Tour
-Taste Testing
-Green Business and the Green Economy
-Worm Composting at MAP's Growing Green
Urban Farm
-Sugar Mapling Program
Please contact us for more
information or click here to
view the full Catalog!
The Mobile Market is starting this week!! Spring is nature's way of saying, "Let's party!" ~Robin Williams Starting this Tuesday, May 18th, the Mobile Market will be selling seasonal, local produce throughout the city. Please see the Mobile Market page to find out which of our 2010 locations is near you! You can find more information about our Mobile Market here and on our Growing Green page.
Earth Day Special Event Ed Cassano, Conservation Director will speak at Growing Green Urban Farm
MAP is excited to announce the Senior Director of Conservation Outreach from the Monterey Bay Aquarium, Ed Cassano, will be speaking at the Growing Green Urban Farm for a special Earth Day event -- April 21st at 5pm. The Monterey Bay Aquarium is a world leader in ocean conservation and sustainable seafood. This event is for all ages, and is free and open to the public. Come for a tour of MAP's aquaponics system and learn about sustainable urban fish production.
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