Agriculture

March 13, 2024

Our WECGOD II, 501c3 Corporation (We Educate Communities Globally On Disparities) is asking for your support for the upcoming year growing season by contributing to our annual appeal. You can donate via the Buffalo Black Billion website by clicking here or by mail written to: WECGOD...

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Fruit Belt Farmers’ Market Coming Soon

by Loren B.

Agriculture, Buffalo Black Billion, Fruit Belt, McCarley Gardens, News, Urban Development

December 5, 2023

Over the past 13 years, Reverend Michael Chapman has worked to see the vision of Buffalo's Black Billion come to fruition. His plans for the redevelopment of the Fruit Belt neighborhood include a farmer's market which will help revitalize the area. The project was delayed for...

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Black Leaders on Buffalo’s East Side are Building Markets to Address Food Insecurity

by Loren B.

Agriculture, Buffalo Black Billion, News, Urban Development

December 1, 2022

Written by Claretta Bellamy, courtesy of NBC News. Please click here for original article. BUFFALO, N.Y. — The historic Fruit Belt neighborhood on Buffalo’s East Side, with its Grape, Peach and Lemon streets, was once thriving. Yet now, in place of the orchards that once gave...

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Buffalo’s Black Billion Invests $200,000 toward Community Market

by Loren B.

Agriculture, Buffalo Black Billion, Fruit Belt, News, Urban Development

June 14, 2022

Buffalo's Black Billion invested $200,000 towards the purchase of a plot of land in the Fruit Belt neighborhood. The plot of land will accommodate the nonprofit's vision of a mixed-used community space that will include an outdoor market place, an indoor retail space, a community garden...

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Agriculture

Cultivating Change in the Fruit Belt: Join WECGOD II’s Commitment to A Healthier Buffalo

Fruit Belt Farmers’ Market Coming Soon

Black Leaders on Buffalo’s East Side are Building Markets to Address Food Insecurity

Buffalo’s Black Billion Invests $200,000 toward Community Market

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